Card machine guide · Retail
For hobby and game stores the Clover Station Duo is the usual starting point: tournament entry fees and trade-ins. Read on for the layout we would quote and the mistakes we see most.
✓ Installed by our team and supported by phone. Rates and equipment are quoted to your business.
At Merchant Fund Express, we set up Clover for which credit card machine is best for a hobby and game store: the right devices, the features that matter in your workflow and on-site training for your staff.
For most hobby and game stores we start with the Clover Station Duo. The Station Duo pairs a 14-inch staff screen with an 8-inch customer-facing screen and a built-in printer, and it accepts contactless tap, chip and swipe.
Hobby and game stores run on events: tournaments, release nights and regulars who stay for hours, plus a retail wall of new and used items.
Tournament entry fees as items, trade-in credit and singles priced individually, with preorders for releases.
Cards and store credit, with entry fees collected at the door.
Staff run events and retail at the same time, so permissions for trade-ins matter.
A Station Duo at the main counter, a Flex at the event table for entry fees and a barcode scanner for inventory.
We configure your account and hardware before anything ships, then come to you to install, load your items, connect the extras and walk your staff through the first rush, with a phone number for anything that comes up afterward.
| Role | Device | Why it earns its place |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Station Duo | Counter |
| Add-on | Flex | Event table |
| Add-on | Mini | Singles counter |
Not tracking trade-in credit separately causes disputes.
What you get from Merchant Fund Express is a team, not a box: installation at your location, practical training and phone support, plus funding options from the same company if your plans grow.
Entry fees can be rung as items or collected with a handheld at the table.
Gift cards or credit tools can represent store credit.
Yes. Items can carry SKUs and barcodes, stock counts update as you sell and reports show what moves.
The Merchant Fund Express team installs on site, configures your items and trains your staff, then stays available by phone after launch.
It helps but is not required. A recent processing statement lets us compare your effective rate to what a Clover setup would look like for your sales mix.
Call Merchant Fund Express. We install it, train your staff and stay on the line after launch. Ask for a free rate review while you are at it.
