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[rheabs]

So what if any is the pros/cons with this I ban..?

OK.. it will cost £10/20 for a TT but only if your know who your dealing with..
But what if your dealings with such a company who can just pack up and move on...
What leg have you to stand on...?

This Method sounds to me Not much more protection than Western Union..

Google check out seems to be good for selling/buying inside the Uk anyway..and free upto jan 2008 then after that a small charge of 1.5%
and Escrow /moneybookers seem to be best when outside the uk..

Pay pal well...No back bone if over £500 and even more,bad when using this method outside e/bay..
And also why do P/P charge us brits to move our cash from P/P account to our Uk bank account? where if your in the us then there's no charge ! seems like they want the penny and the bun !

I Think pay pal has burnt to many People all over the World and there going to pay the price i feel....i sure hope so as there just getting very greedy with there fees..

Just my 2 cents thats all..

Originally Posted by greedyboy

International Bank Account Number (IBAN) is basically an account number for international payments? So you mean TT payment?

Originally Posted by greedyboy

TT Payments should only be sent to companies you can trust as they are irreversible.

[greedyboy]

Originally Posted by rheabs

OK.. it will cost £10/20 for a TT but only if your know who your dealing with..
But what if your dealings with such a company who can just pack up and move on...
What leg have you to stand on...?

Pretty much the same amount of legs a worm has. Once the TT (it is not called IBAN!!!) clears the recipient can clear the account out and then you are only left with the very slim chances of the authorities doing anything.

However TT is standard business practice when dealing with international companies.

You pays your money and you takes your chances.

Hence I said earlier in the thread that you should only use TT if you are 100% sure that you are dealing with a genuine company. You must do the necessary checks to satisfy yourself that all is in order. No one can make that decision for you.

[rheabs]

Thanks greedy .lol a worm That's Funny

So what you think about Google checkout then? they seem to be more in tune in the uk that is..and there fees seem to be ok..what ive read and more and more buyers/sellers are using them nowadays..

Originally Posted by greedyboy

Pretty much the same amount of legs a worm has. Once the TT (it is not called IBAN!!!) clears the recipient can clear the account out and then you are only left with the very slim chances of the authorities doing anything.

However TT is standard business practice when dealing with international companies.

You pays your money and you takes your chances.

Hence I said earlier in the thread that you should only use TT if you are 100% sure that you are dealing with a genuine company. You must do the necessary checks to satisfy yourself that all is in order. No one can make that decision for you.

[greedyboy]

Personally never used Google Checkout either buying or selling.

[Beefy]

i highly recommend google. alot more transparant and functional than paypal.

[rheabs]

Yep ..i agee mate...they seem to be in touch with the world but pay pal there getting on my tits here lately...

Ive just signed up for google and going to add them to my site...they also give you discount when you advertise checkout..

I hear that P/P and Google have fallen out and Google checkout is on the war path....

GO Gooooogle

Originally Posted by Beefy

i highly recommend google. alot more transparant and functional than paypal.

[greedyboy]

Originally Posted by rheabs

I hear that P/P and Google have fallen out and Google checkout is on the war path...

Not in our lifetime

[anotheruser]

You'd better hope the GC developers start getting their act together quickly, Beefy and rheabs. I've just had a look at configuring their API with a web site. It's a bitch. It's underdeveloped. It's hasn't got the required flexibility.

The problems are with the shipping modules rather than elsewhere. They should get it ironed by some time in the early New Year, but I won't be recommending it this side of Christmas at least.

[Pete]

Here is the lowdown on Google Checkout.

Forget the rates, they are not in it to make money.

They are in it to sell advertising.

The problem it's "under developed" is they don;t want it developed. Here are two things that you agree to when you hook up with them -

1 - You cannot make your customer register on your site. No Way can you have a must Register Before You Can Purchase Policy. Your site must be totally open so that they leave no information with you. You will get their order informatio from Google, just what you need for filling the order. No email, no name in your customer file, just the order itself.

2 - You have no way to bring the customer back to your site at the completion of the order. Google retains YOUR customer and routes them where they want - maybe your competitor. Knowing Google they will route to whoever pays the most for that keyword.

Googel is in the payment business to sell advertising. They are going to take customers from your "little bittie" site and route them to the high street guys you all cuss so much. Or to Walmart of Target for us.

So, sit back and think they are giving you a great deal, all the while they've got their straw in your milkshake and they are going to suck you dry for the fat cats that can pay their adverting fees.

YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST! Beware, Google is out for Google, always has been, always will. They'll give away card processing to get the customer. They'll even give you some free or reduced rate advertsing in order to route your traffic to them.

So, cut your own throat and go with Google.......

[anotheruser]

Not quite, Pete. The one bit we were impressed with was we were able to point them to wherever we wished once the sale was complete. The options are go back or log off.

However, on Google's track record, that most probably is one to keep an eye on for the future.