hwahwa
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posted on June 9, 2007 05:53:20 PM
How does it work for Ebay seller??
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deichen
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posted on June 9, 2007 06:24:44 PM
Google checkout is great BUT...Ebay won't allow it! They can't stand competition. Ebay sucks with all of their payment rules, it is none of their business IMO
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on June 9, 2007 06:25:07 PM
Poorly. Which is why you don't see people raving about it here.
You are not allowed to mention Google Checkout in your auction, anywhere on eBay or in communications through eBay's messaging system. You can, of course, send a GC link to your customer by regular email. eBay can't stop you from doing that.
However, not every customer will go the GC route. Some, on entering Google Checkout, will discover that they have to set up a GC account and will back out right then. (That would be me, for example.) The problem here is that they may never complete the sale at all. Some people refuse to click on links in email. (Smart move, that.) And some just prefer PayPal because they have cash there or they are familiar with how it works.
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hwahwa
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posted on June 9, 2007 06:47:47 PM
Well,I went to the site and I just dont see how it works for the Ebay seller?
Google wants a seller to register and then install google checkout on his /her website.
There is no website for Ebay item,unless the seller has a website and then list the Ebay item on his website with the final bid amount and ask the bidder to complete the google checkout.
I must be missing something here, how does the seller receive the $$??
The reason I become interested is that it would work great with overseas bidders,Paypal charges 3.99 % and Google charges none.
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hwahwa
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posted on June 9, 2007 07:00:43 PM
You can, of course, send a GC link to your customer by regular email. eBay can't stop you from doing that.
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what does it say in the GC link?
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on June 9, 2007 07:13:02 PM
Um, didn't I hear Google is going to start charging, first of the year?
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pixiamom
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posted on June 9, 2007 07:35:44 PM
Hwahwa- it doesn't work for the eBay seller. Ebay banned it. To make it work, you would have to bring it in through the back door, a private email to the buyer forcing them to go off eBay to pay for the item. Buyers won't put up with it. Fluffy's right - the first obstacle is that the huge majority of buyers aren't registered with Google checkout. Edited to add: I have never run across an eBay seller offering Google checkout - if I did, I would surmise their primary objective is not to make money.
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hwahwa
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posted on June 9, 2007 08:27:59 PM
Google will be charging a fee starting 2008,but we dont know how much ??
Right now Paypal charges 3.99 percent on intl transaction.
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I recently bought some merchandise from a website which uses Google checkout ,I used my Paypal debit card as a credit card to make payment-
seller pays no fee to Google
I get a 1 1/2% rebate from Paypal
and Paypal makes 1 % from the transaction.
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hwahwa
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posted on June 9, 2007 08:32:49 PM
Ebay does not have to ban it,without Ebay installing a Google checkout like it does with Paypal on the item page,there is no way for the bidder to use Google checkout unless like you said -do it thru the backdoor in an email with a clickable link .
But a clickable link to where?to a replicate Ebay page with the final bid amount and replace the paypal checkout with Google checkout?It is too much work and the bidder may think it is a scam??
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pixiamom
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posted on June 10, 2007 12:07:36 AM
Just curious, Hwahwa. If you knew all this, as all of us did when Google Pay first announced its release, why did you post the question?
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queenofcollectibles
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posted on June 10, 2007 01:47:55 AM
Did anyone notice that Vendio will be offering Google Checkout? This is their new ad page for Sales Manager on their site:
http://www.vendio.com/services/sales_manager.html
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deichen
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posted on June 10, 2007 12:37:51 PM
buy.com is offering a discount on purchases paid thru google check-out. I just saw the commercial. Ebay just won't allow it because they don't make any money that way. I personally do not see any difference between it and having a different merchant account. Does anyone know?
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hwahwa
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posted on June 10, 2007 12:45:05 PM
Pixiamom,
I know about using Google checkout as a buyer,but not as a seller.
Since Agitprop always come to this board and sing praises of how Google works for her,I start looking into how it would work for me as an Ebay seller .
I just dont see how it would for my Ebay auctions,not like Paypal where a bidder can just enter my email address and I will get a notice from Paypal saying you got cash!
I was hoping to ask my overseas bidders to pay me thru Google.
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hwahwa
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posted on June 10, 2007 12:52:24 PM
diechen,
Google is not the same as having a merchant account,there is no monthly fee,annual fee,and minimum discount fee.
But you must have your own website to have GOOGLE CHECKOUT installed on your site.
I know Aspire auction,Sierra trading and someone just said Buy.com all have Google check out software installed on their sites.
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deichen
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posted on June 10, 2007 04:54:09 PM
I have google checkout on ecrater. So far, I am very happy with it (as a seller). I have not used it yet as a buyer.
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ST0NEC0LD613
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posted on June 11, 2007 10:12:11 AM
Works GREAT. You just can't advertise on eBay that you offer it. You can offer it when you send your Winning Bidder Notice however. I have had many people pay this way. It is way safer than PayPal and much easier to use.
Go for it. Glad I did.
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ST0NEC0LD613
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posted on June 11, 2007 10:16:26 AM
I must be missing something here, how does the seller receive the $$??
Google sends the money directly to your savings or checking account. No "BS" holding period like PayPal.
Google is not the same as having a merchant account
Acutally it is. Your just using Google as your merchant.
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hwahwa
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posted on June 11, 2007 11:04:58 AM
Stone,
so in your email to your Ebay bidder,you sent them to Google checkout,what do they see when they get there?
your Ebay item they just won?
Google is technically not a merchant account provider,like Paypal ,it has merchant accounts with various banks/merchant account providers.
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ST0NEC0LD613
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posted on June 11, 2007 01:39:22 PM
Actually you have it a little off. Both Google and PayPal are merchant accounts, only difference is Google actually processes the transaction at the time of the transaction and PayPal will process them as much as a week after the fact.
In my Winning Bidder Notice, I offer Google as an option and then direct them to e-mail me if they would like to use it. Then I send the Google invoice.
However, on all of my other auction sites, I send the WBN directly from Google.
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hwahwa
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posted on June 11, 2007 03:13:59 PM
Thanks,I will look into how to send a GOOGLE invoice.
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sthoemke
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posted on June 11, 2007 05:24:57 PM
Wouldn't it be funny if...
Google started an auction site, and didn't allow PayPal as an acceptable method of payment.
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deichen
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posted on June 11, 2007 06:09:09 PM
sthoemke:
That would be funny and well deserved!
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