Hello! This is a warning that I’m going to be switching payment platforms going forward! I’ll be using Square, and this journal will also serve as an explanation of what that means and how it works, in case anyone is worried about the switch from paypal.

Square is a secure payment platform with a lot of options for an independent creator like me!

Square takes domestic and international payments, from most big name credit cards as well as through both G-pay and Apple-pay, and will basically work exactly like paypal did, but without the paypal go-between.

How it will work

Auctions and commissions will run exactly as before.

Upon winning/commission acceptance I will ask you for your email.

Once logistics are settled, I will send you an Invoice from Square.

In your email you will get the invoice, where it will give you the option to pay.

You can enter whatever payment method you prefer, and send!

That’s pretty much it.

The only notable change is the input of payment method, which Will Not be saved under any circumstances (i don’t even see the information, and square’s privacy policy is similar to paypal’s in regards to your information). This is something that paypal does for you automatically, but with Square you Do Not need an account, it’s just like a checkout on any online vendor.

TLDR; Nothing is really going to change on your end, but I didn’t want anyone to be confused or concerned!