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Setting up an online store

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  • 05-04-2006 4:25pm
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    ballinasloe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 92 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I was hoping to set up an online facility for our customers to buy our products. I spoke with our bank (AIB) and they advised us to use "RealExPayments.com".

    However, I notice there are quite a few charges here and we will only be trading small quantities online for the first year. I know Paypal is another option though there are drawbacks.

    Anyone know of any other possibilities?

    Thanks


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    Eoin
    Registered Users Posts: 21,254 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    ballinasloe wrote:
    Hi,

    I was hoping to set up an online facility for our customers to buy our products. I spoke with our bank (AIB) and they advised us to use "RealExPayments.com".

    However, I notice there are quite a few charges here and we will only be trading small quantities online for the first year. I know Paypal is another option though there are drawbacks.

    Anyone know of any other possibilities?

    Thanks

    You may get more responses in the webmaster forum. I am in the process of doing something similar, and PayPal is looking like the best option. When you set up a business account, people do not have to sign up to PayPal to buy anything from you, they can just enter their CC details as they would on any other site.

    Also, you don't have to worry about shopping carts and all that stuff.


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    DOLEMAN
    Closed Accounts Posts: 850 ✭✭✭DOLEMAN


    I use Paypal and 2checkout.

    2checkout are reliable, honest, and very popular.


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    steve-hosting36
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    Unless you are making at least several hundred euro per month, consistently, then paypal is your best option. The transaction fees are high, but you only pay when you get paid and it is simple to implement.


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    miju
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    indeed if your initially anticiapting a lowish volume of sales then paypal is definitely the way to go as steve says, if you need any help PM me and i'll be more than happy to give you any advice about selling online / developing a store


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    misetusa
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    I'd have to echo that. I use Paypal on my own sites & a couple of my clients.
    Easy to implement, charges are low(ish) and if you don't make a sale you don't pay a penny.


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    whizzbang
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    Relex are starting to face competition in Ireland with some new service providers. I heard of one the other day, I'll see if I can dig up the name for you.


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    ballinasloe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 92 ✭✭ballinasloe


    thanks for that


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    whizzbang
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    www.worldnettps.com is one started by a friend of mine. It has a very nice Web Merchant and API driven interface that allows you to process credit card sales like Relex. In addition to this you can get SMS Messages whenever you get a sale and a number of other features new to the market.

    Definitly worth checking out.


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    Vazelothir
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46 ✭Vazelothir


    there is also a crowd in the UK called protx who are very good, though don't know if they require a uk bank account....


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    fintan
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    I would recommend www.2checkout.com

    was easy to set up, they pay out every week and have never had a problem.

    I didn't go with paypal as i find their payments screens too confusing...as they are encouraging the customer to register and personally I want my customer to do as little work as possible when paying me.


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    Eoin
    Registered Users Posts: 21,254 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    fintan wrote:
    I would recommend www.2checkout.com

    was easy to set up, they pay out every week and have never had a problem.

    I didn't go with paypal as i find their payments screens too confusing...as they are encouraging the customer to register and personally I want my customer to do as little work as possible when paying me.

    I had a look at that site, and it all looked good until:
    Suppliers without a US Bank account can have their payments air mailed at a charge of $4.00 USD per check, or have the option of an international wire payment.

    If your currency is included in the list of supported currencies below then you can choose to receive the wire in your local currency at a fee of $5.00 per transfer or you can choose to receive the wire in US Dollars at a fee of $20.00 per transfer.

    On top of the quite high 5.5% commission, this begins to add up for people who don't have a large volume of sales.


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    fintan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 647 ✭✭✭fintan


    Hi Eoin S

    5.5% is not that high, paypal for low transactions is 2.9% A difference of €2.60 per €100 sold

    I sell in euros so my wire transfer costs $5 which is cheaper than what my bank would charge me.

    People have enough problems paying by credit card on the internet, without throwing more barriers as presented by paypal in the way. Which is why 2checkout works for me, other people may have different needs.


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