I use google checkout for my site (www.5thWallGaming.com - Shameless plug). Right now, it's in beta, but it works fine in their sandbox. Easy to use and if I want to really delve into the API, I seem to be able to do lots of things.
I'd recommend it. William Seiter wrote: > I get the feeling that Paypal is a bad choice. > > I have had some runins with them not being very helpful as a buyer, but I > just assumed their main focus was on the seller. Apparently their main > focus in on themselves. Hmmm.... > > Anyone have any experience with Google Checkout or any other companies that > I should look into? > > William > > ---------------------------------- > William Seiter > ColdFusion Web Developer / Consultant > http://william.seiter.com > > Free Website Trade Publication >> Website Magazine > http://www.websitemagazine.com/referrals/?id=51344&f=text2 > Don't forget to answer the survey questions, it's a 10 second task , > a very small request for access to this incredible resource. > > Have you ever read a book that changed your life? > Go to: http://www.winninginthemargins.com > Use PassKey: GoldenGrove > You'll be glad you did. > > > ::-----Original Message----- > ::From: Mike Kear [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ::Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 1:47 PM > ::To: CF-Talk > ::Subject: Re: [ot] - Payment Gateways? > :: > ::I guess it works great until you start to sell virtual goods, such as > ::software, music downloads, hosting, video, etc. > :: > ::Once you sell something that you cant demonstate fits in a box and > ::goes in the post or you can get a signed receipt for a UPS voucher, > ::you're screwed. It will be a matter of time before PayPal tell you > ::that your customer MIGHT HAVE used fraudulent funds, and without the > ::right of appeal or entering into any discussion, they'll just take it > ::out of your account. Your customer might be a crook or might not. > :: You have no way to find out, nor any way to see on what basis they > ::said it was fraudulent. > :: > ::If your customer stole money out of someone else's account, then > ::probably you dont have the right to the funds. It's similar to the > ::situation where you buy a stolen car from someone, and then the > ::rightful owner locates it, they still have ownership of the car and > ::can take it away. But with Paypal you get no backup from them, no > ::evidence, no statutory decs, nothing. They just say 'we think this > ::might have been fraudulent funds, so we're taking it back." > :: > ::And with Paypal, thats the end of the discussion. You meet a brick > ::wall if you attempt to discuss it with anyone. > :: > ::Cheers > ::Mike Kear > ::Windsor, NSW, Australia > ::Adobe Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer > ::AFP Webworks > ::http://afpwebworks.com > ::ColdFusion, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET hosting from AUD$15/month > :: > :: > :: > ::On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 4:32 AM, Radek Valachovic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ::wrote: > ::> We are e-commerce store and have many customers but not huge and using > ::> Payflow Link: > ::> > ::> https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_payflow-link-overview- > ::outside > ::> > ::> works great! > ::> > ::> Radek > ::> > :: > :: > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:309780 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4