rserpe Posted September 16, 2002 Share Posted September 16, 2002 Hello everyone, I am hoping to get some advice here. I am looking to design ecommerce sites for my clients using oscommerce v 2.2. The question is, what is the best gateway to offer my clients? Paypal or merchant account such as authorize.net? Paypal is free to setup, no monthy fees, and low transaction rates. I am just a bit confused as to why one would bother with a merchant account if they can just use paypal? Another thing : has any actually gone into production with version 2.2? is it stable enough? THanks for you help... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajeh Posted September 16, 2002 Share Posted September 16, 2002 Mainly it is based on client preference. Some people are willing to allow one company like PayPal know all their personal details whereas a regular credit card purchase means many places know all their details. Even if I had Authorizenet I would still offer PayPal as there are a lot of folks with money to burn sitting in their PayPal accounts and it looks more professional to cover all the bases on the options available for payment menthod. :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfatula Posted September 16, 2002 Share Posted September 16, 2002 A hearty Amen to Lindas post. A real credit card gateway is preferred as it is less hassle for the user. If all you offered was Paypal, you would lose quite a few customers, the majority of them. That being said, some people like using Paypal for mainly privacy reasons. So, for those, you would lose *some* customers if you do not offer Paypal. Also, Paypal shops is a nice "free" advertisement for your business, I get a few hits per day from it. So, ultimate is both, it serves your customers better. But, if only one, I would go with a regular merchant account. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rserpe Posted September 16, 2002 Author Share Posted September 16, 2002 Thank you for taking the time to respond, I appreciate the assistance. 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbzilla Posted September 16, 2002 Share Posted September 16, 2002 Is there a resource up somewhere that contains a directory of respected processors to use online? I already have a merchant account.. & PayPal for that matter.. I'm just curious about processors. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New 
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.