twinsoft
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posted on March 12, 2005 01:22:50 PM new
Here are three free shopping cart enabled stores you can use on your web site. I'm not affilliated with them. I've used OSCommerce and recommend it.
OSCommerce: http://www.oscommerce.org/
CRE Loaded: http://creloaded.com/index.php
Zen Cart: http://www.zen-cart.com/modules/frontpage/
One of the advantages of OSCommerce is that it has a huge community with online help readily available. Depending on your features requirements, one of the others might be a better choice for you.
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replaymedia
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posted on March 12, 2005 02:08:51 PM new
I've tried OSCOmmerce and like it a lot, but they haven't updated it in AGES. If it were more "active" I'd be more inclined to implement it for actual use.
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Gtootie
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posted on March 12, 2005 02:45:32 PM new
Replay
Do you have a merchant account and accept CC's? If so, is it through Verisign or some other company?
" Never mind looking for the light at the end of the tunnel. Run down the tunnel, and light the bloody thing yourself"!!
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replaymedia
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posted on March 12, 2005 03:08:32 PM new
Yes, I do have one.
It's just a regular "manual" terminal that works though my bank. I've never been quite confident enough in my stock levels to hook my website directly into my bacnk account.
I just key in and process the credit card numbers manually. I've never been busy enough to call THAT a problem 
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Replay Media - The best source for board games, card games and miniatures on the web!
http://www.replaymedia.com
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twinsoft
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posted on March 12, 2005 07:59:23 PM new
CRE Loaded (above) is supposed to be a supercharged version of OSCommerce.
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pelorus
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posted on March 14, 2005 01:15:07 PM new
Do these sites actually host stores, or do they just provide software and the user has to pay someone else to host?
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pelorus
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posted on March 14, 2005 01:21:15 PM new
Gtootie,
An alternative to a merchant account: Paypal has a shopping cart system and/or payment buttons that you can incorporate into your own website. I have been using their payment buttons for years. I want to implement their shopping cart but just haven't gotten around to it. You can see how I use it here:
http://pelorus.scriptmania.com/cars/cadillac.htm
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Gtootie
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posted on March 14, 2005 05:28:25 PM new
I already have a merchant account, I was asking for a different reason. Thanks anyway.
" Never mind looking for the light at the end of the tunnel. Run down the tunnel, and light the bloody thing yourself"!!
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replaymedia
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posted on March 14, 2005 05:44:26 PM new
Peleorus, everything mentioned in this thread so far is just the software. You still need to have a web hosting account to have a place to put the software. One good choice is ipowerweb.com ($7.95 a month).
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Replay Media - The best source for board games, card games and miniatures on the web!
http://www.replaymedia.com
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Gtootie
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posted on March 14, 2005 05:46:53 PM new
I'm looking for a good and cheap shopping cart that is compatible with my merchant account through Verisign. I also want one that is easy to set up.
" Never mind looking for the light at the end of the tunnel. Run down the tunnel, and light the bloody thing yourself"!!
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twinsoft
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posted on March 14, 2005 08:27:00 PM new
Mal's Ecommerce is an old favorite if you already have a merchant account. It's not a store, it's a free shopping cart. (There's also an upgrate version for $6/month.) You can incorporate it into your existing web site.
http://www.mals-e.com/services/index.htm
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twinsoft
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posted on March 15, 2005 03:32:33 PM new
This one looks interesting: PHP Multishop
http://www.php-multishop.com/
It's a "virtual mall" for OSCommerce. Kind of like a portal to a group of stores, with news, chet, etc.
You could get a bunch of sellers together, or else create your own mall and rent space out to other people. Check out their demo.
http://multishop.tropic.it/index.php
Free, open source.
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