Comments on: Google Checkout vs. Paypal http://www.webpuffs.com/2006/10/06/google-checkout-vs-paypal/ A vital part of your daily internet diet. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:56:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Blonde Jon http://www.webpuffs.com/2006/10/06/google-checkout-vs-paypal/comment-page-1/#comment-33098 Blonde Jon Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:37:02 +0000 http://www.webpuffs.com/2006/10/06/google-checkout-vs-paypal/#comment-33098 My brother-n-law wrote this post so I will have to see if he can come and answer your question. My brother-n-law wrote this post so I will have to see if he can come and answer your question.

]]> By: Judy http://www.webpuffs.com/2006/10/06/google-checkout-vs-paypal/comment-page-1/#comment-32928 Judy Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:21:09 +0000 http://www.webpuffs.com/2006/10/06/google-checkout-vs-paypal/#comment-32928 I create a shopping cart and use both Paypal and Google Checkout. Would you tell me how to encrypt my checkout button in google checkout? I can not find any information on google checkout website. Thank you! I create a shopping cart and use both Paypal and Google Checkout. Would you tell me how to encrypt my checkout button in google checkout? I can not find any information on google checkout website.
Thank you!

]]> By: ilektroniks.com http://www.webpuffs.com/2006/10/06/google-checkout-vs-paypal/comment-page-1/#comment-28428 ilektroniks.com Sun, 09 Dec 2007 09:49:40 +0000 http://www.webpuffs.com/2006/10/06/google-checkout-vs-paypal/#comment-28428 I am just beginning to use Google checkout on my stores site @ http://www.ilektroniks.com and have processed a few payments but ran into an erro where my shipping module doesn't calculate shipping. An issue but so far I think Google checkout is cool! ilektroniks.com I am just beginning to use Google checkout on my stores site @ http://www.ilektroniks.com and have processed a few payments but ran into an erro where my shipping module doesn’t calculate shipping. An issue but so far I think Google checkout is cool!
ilektroniks.com

]]> By: Michael Hamburger http://www.webpuffs.com/2006/10/06/google-checkout-vs-paypal/comment-page-1/#comment-22669 Michael Hamburger Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:14:16 +0000 http://www.webpuffs.com/2006/10/06/google-checkout-vs-paypal/#comment-22669 I am so grateful to see there is finally a real alternative to PayPal. I have not been a PayPal fan & find PayPal to be only viable for small ticket items, subscriptions or ebay transactions. It is too hard to get your money out of PayPal - who wants a monthly limit to the amount of money you can withdraw or be forced to use a debit card to buy other stuff??? Who wants the hassle of slowly withdrawing your money? I love the incentives for AdWords users! I have been using AdWords to effectively grow my business over the past few years. Now Google is rewarding me for services I already use… it is a win win. I continue to grow my business & get to process my orders through Google Checkout. It appears I may have to FIRE my merchant account provider now due to the fees they charge. This is a HUGE savings annually. I have begun to use Google Checkout for my mid-ticket items & it seems flawless thus far! Thank you Google! I am so grateful to see there is finally a real alternative to PayPal. I have not been a PayPal fan & find PayPal to be only viable for small ticket items, subscriptions or ebay transactions. It is too hard to get your money out of PayPal - who wants a monthly limit to the amount of money you can withdraw or be forced to use a debit card to buy other stuff??? Who wants the hassle of slowly withdrawing your money?

I love the incentives for AdWords users! I have been using AdWords to effectively grow my business over the past few years. Now Google is rewarding me for services I already use… it is a win win. I continue to grow my business & get to process my orders through Google Checkout. It appears I may have to FIRE my merchant account provider now due to the fees they charge. This is a HUGE savings annually.

I have begun to use Google Checkout for my mid-ticket items & it seems flawless thus far!

Thank you Google!

]]> By: Jimmy Lee http://www.webpuffs.com/2006/10/06/google-checkout-vs-paypal/comment-page-1/#comment-662 Jimmy Lee Sat, 07 Oct 2006 15:33:20 +0000 http://www.webpuffs.com/2006/10/06/google-checkout-vs-paypal/#comment-662 Hey john... i think you should contact this people www.merchantequip.com They will tramit with several gateways... as authorize.net the chances to get apporved are high.. it cost $39.95 to get started and only $10 a month for the gateway. Rates are 2.25% (regular Visa/MC) and 2.00% (checkcards) both cardtypes are .25 cents per transaction with the check crads having an additional .05. The account includes a 15 dollar minimum and an 6 dollar statement fee Hey john… i think you should contact this people

http://www.merchantequip.com

They will tramit with several gateways… as authorize.net
the chances to get apporved are high..

it cost $39.95 to get started and only $10 a month for the gateway.
Rates are 2.25% (regular Visa/MC) and 2.00% (checkcards) both
cardtypes are .25 cents per transaction with the check crads having an
additional .05. The account includes a 15 dollar minimum and an 6 dollar
statement fee

]]> By: Blonde Jon http://www.webpuffs.com/2006/10/06/google-checkout-vs-paypal/comment-page-1/#comment-661 Blonde Jon Sat, 07 Oct 2006 13:44:28 +0000 http://www.webpuffs.com/2006/10/06/google-checkout-vs-paypal/#comment-661 That's cool. You should sell that script. Could that script work inside on a completely static site? I was actually working on setting up a Virtual Terminal with my local bank, but they haven't called me back. Makes me want to deal with a different company since my bank has such lame customer service to get me started on their VT. I wanted to switch from Paypal's VT since it has rejected several cards since we've been using it. I set the the VT to be more lenient so we'll see how it performs the next few months. That’s cool. You should sell that script. Could that script work inside on a completely static site?

I was actually working on setting up a Virtual Terminal with my local bank, but they haven’t called me back. Makes me want to deal with a different company since my bank has such lame customer service to get me started on their VT. I wanted to switch from Paypal’s VT since it has rejected several cards since we’ve been using it. I set the the VT to be more lenient so we’ll see how it performs the next few months.

]]> By: Jpauls http://www.webpuffs.com/2006/10/06/google-checkout-vs-paypal/comment-page-1/#comment-659 Jpauls Sat, 07 Oct 2006 04:19:03 +0000 http://www.webpuffs.com/2006/10/06/google-checkout-vs-paypal/#comment-659 Shipping by weight has always been a difficulty, so what I did was write a script that caculates the shipping based on weight and service type. It worked, but in the end, I always wanted to set my price manually to be certain it was calculated correctly. The USPS shows exactly how they caculate shipping prices on their website, so I based my script off of that. As far as virtual terminals. Google only offers one solution. Take the order in person or over the phone; post custom item/amount to Google Base (https://www.google.com/base/); email customer a link to the Google Base item for sale. In short, the answer is no. Shipping by weight has always been a difficulty, so what I did was write a script that caculates the shipping based on weight and service type. It worked, but in the end, I always wanted to set my price manually to be certain it was calculated correctly. The USPS shows exactly how they caculate shipping prices on their website, so I based my script off of that.

As far as virtual terminals. Google only offers one solution. Take the order in person or over the phone; post custom item/amount to Google Base (https://www.google.com/base/); email customer a link to the Google Base item for sale. In short, the answer is no.

]]> By: Blonde Jon http://www.webpuffs.com/2006/10/06/google-checkout-vs-paypal/comment-page-1/#comment-658 Blonde Jon Sat, 07 Oct 2006 03:57:23 +0000 http://www.webpuffs.com/2006/10/06/google-checkout-vs-paypal/#comment-658 Hey Jeff, Does Google Checkout have a virtual terminal? I haven't looked too extensively into Google Checkout. I have customers who need 3 day shipping, 2 day, or overnight. Can this be set up in GC? We offer free shipping, but we usually charge for faster shipping methods. Since our products range in weight is there a way to set different prices for shipping by weight? The one thing about Paypal, like you said, is they have been around longer so they have a little more clout especially if you have a lot of customers who are Ebayers. Hey Jeff,

Does Google Checkout have a virtual terminal?

I haven’t looked too extensively into Google Checkout. I have customers who need 3 day shipping, 2 day, or overnight. Can this be set up in GC? We offer free shipping, but we usually charge for faster shipping methods. Since our products range in weight is there a way to set different prices for shipping by weight?

The one thing about Paypal, like you said, is they have been around longer so they have a little more clout especially if you have a lot of customers who are Ebayers.

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