Re: Small business sites?
From: Frank Bemelman (f.bemelmanx_at_xs4all.invalid.nl)
Date: 11/09/04
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Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 23:04:08 +0100
"martin griffith" <martingriffith@yahoo.co.uk> schreef in bericht
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> On 9 Nov 2004 06:18:25 -0800, in sci.electronics.design you wrote:
>
> >martin griffith wrote...
> >>
> >> For some unknown psycholigical reason I dread and fear
> >> Ebay systems, so any alternatives would be appreciated
> >
> > Sadly the alternates don't have as many customers... eBay
> > isn't so bad, but their PayPal subsidiary can be bad news.
> >
> > PayPal is preferred by buyers, in part because of its deep
> > integration with eBay, allowing minimum-click payment and
> > winner's item-list payment indication. That may be why it
> > is used by most sellers, but some *refuse* to accept PayPal.
> >
> > The problem is PayPal has direct access to your bank account
> > and credit card. It's their sudden withdrawals and arrogant
> > attitude that have led to some rather serious complaints.
> >
> > http://www.paypalsucks.com/ http://www.paypalwarning.com/
> > http://www.paypalwarning.com/WallOfShame/Default.asp
> > http://www.consumeraffairs.com/online/paypal_01.html
> > http://paypalsuit.com/ http://www.ygoodman.com/paypal.asp
>
> thanks Win.
> Its your last paragraph that worries me,
> I'll wait to see who else uses non ebay/paypal services
It's not that bad, Ebay and Paypal. You could give it a try
at least. There's no need to give your creditcard or banking
account out of hands - at least not for receiving money.
It's also possible to place simple pieces of html om your
own web pages that link to paypal, and create a very simple
shopping cart that way.
Another option is a complete webshop running on your own
website. A free open source solution is www.oscommerce.com
and not too difficult to install/maintain.
But for starters, I'd put it on Ebay and see what happens.
At least that guarantees that you have an audience ;)
-- Thanks, Frank. (remove 'x' and 'invalid' when replying by email)
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