----- Original Message ----- From: Olin Lathrop To: Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 9:30 PM Subject: Re: [PIC]: Product pricing > Picdude wrote: > > Google for "merchant account", "online payment processing" or similar. > > First you'll find links to how to setup your own merchant account and a > > custom website, but delving deeper, you'll find sites with host > > providers that provide a service similar to yahoo store. IE: shopping > > cart systems w/hosting and payment processing. > > Are there any that you know of or could recommend? > Hi Olin, If you are prepared to set up a merchant account you can have things the way you want them at a reasonable price. If you are looking at someone else to host your eShop then you will have a hard time finding a good fit. Some providers will limit the number of items you can offer, some will charge you for changes to your price list, some will only pay you after you have reached a certain balance, some will pay you after 30 days from the date of your sale. Some have very bad order fulfilment facilities (the client may not get a confirmation at the end of the purchase or there may be some other browser related problem). Some have very long checkout procedures. Some will want you to sign personal guaranties. The list goes on and on. My advice is, if you have a good long standing relationship with your bank talk to them first and investigate setting up a merchant account. If they cannot help you directly they may have a partnership scheme with some other bank that can. If your bank proves to be a dead end or you don't like what they tell you, shop around at some of the other banks local to you. Use google to find a "Payment Service Provider" that suits you. Look at what they have to offer and seek advice regarding shopping cart systems that integrate to their service. They will have demo sites set up for you to test drive. Your bank or card aquirer may have a list of preferred PSPs and even a list of dispraised PSPs Regards Sergio Masci -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu