eCheck into CC processing?

Having a hell of a time getting CC processing going. Actively avoided eChecks as no one else uses them but someone said to try that and then transition into CC processing. Is that how it’s actually done?

Before you make merchant processor suggestions. No, we haven’t been processing for 3+ months. No, we don’t anticipate selling 75k+ a month. No, we wouldn’t be comfortable with a monthly fee that equates to 1200 a year.