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Hi Rosanna, Thank you.

Yes, it will be far more then 500.00 and I do not mind giving the SS, its the info the buyer sees on the invoice that concerns me.

I would not be too worried if I were you because if most of your items differ, I believe in another thread it was mentioned that you sell collectibles, most customers do not care. I.E. when I buy a book on amazon, I rarely look at the packing slip other than the price, shipping cost, etc. to make sure it matches my invoice by email. As long as people are happy with the product, you will be ok. Even if ebay takes you down, GC, will not as long as your tracking information, etc. is entered on their end. Good Luck.

Can I use google checkout if I'm from Canada, using a REAL us bank account and a bogus address??

New to this !!!
 

Hi group,
I have about 9 items listed on ebay with a new account with 0 feedback. I get a notice from ebay saying they will permit me to continue to list items if I use paypal while they see if i am capable of processing cc transactions with my merchant account.

Can anyone suggest anything !!! Last time I fax ebay my proof of merchant acct, they suspended my other acct last week. Saying it might be fraudulent.

I dont want to use paypal.

Thanks.

Marti

Honestly i think paypal is better than google checkout

paypal is 10000 times worse then google checkout

So nervous whenever customers mention Google
 

I am using Google Checkout to process payment. I manually send an invoice from Google Tools. However, sometimes, customers reply back to me via Ebay official message telling me that they paid me through Google (or Google Processor). I just get so nervous that Ebay may read this. Luckily, no one has written down the entire word (Google checkout) so far. But who knows, they may mention it in the future.

I may have to apply for Merchant Plus. However, Auctiva asks you to use Authorize.net as a gateway, which is very costly for integration while Merchant Plus provide Navigate for free. To be able to accept American Express and Discovers, how do you apply?

Really appreciate the answer.

Merchant Plus is an affiliate of Authorize.net, just it's a lot cheaper but the same exact thing. So much so you're running off authorize.net. This is my login URL:

https://account.authorize.net/merchantplus/

Notice, authorize.net.

It's Authorize.net but a lot cheaper. You get everything you need for it to work with Auctivia.

Hi Apskin,

I clicked on the link but it asks for Login ID and password. What should I do? With that link, will I get a cheaper Authorize.net? I thought that Authorize.net just a gateway. Please help explain.

Notice I stated this is my login URL.

It's where I log into my Merchant Plus account.

Authorize.net is a payment gateway yes, and a reseller of the service is Merchant Plus.

Trust me, if you want Authorize.net sign up with Merchant Plus. It's worth it.

OK, I got it. Just looked at the Authorize.net rate offered by Merchantplus: $9.95/month and $0.05 per transaction (1st 250 transaction free/month). Great.

The guy at Merchant plus told me that they don't require a long term contract but their Issuing Bank does require a 2 year contract, so basically it is a 2 year-contract. However he added that if I need to cancel it, just give them a call and the account will be canceled with cancellation fee waived. It is no problem for me.

If I register with Merchantplus (of course with my real name & address) and integrate it Auctiva through Authorize.net, the checkout process will occur at Auctiva's website, and I should be safe then. Am I right?

google checkout
 

Well I have been using paypal and money orders for payment options but finally am tired of paypal like many others. I will now be looking to setting up a google checkout account with cartmanager. My question is though, With paypal, I had to have a new paypal with ebay account. So if i have 3 ebay accounts, do i need 3 google checkout accounts and 3 cartmanager accounts. Or could i use the same google checkout and cartmanager for all 3 ebay accounts. Sorry very new to this merchant account game. thanks

Just one Checkout and cartmanager I believe.

Modee can probably set you up with cartmanager if you don't have one already, he's a reseller of it. Let him know.

You can use the same google checkout account but you will need 3 cartmanager accounts

Tired of sending Googlecheckout invoice
 

I've been using Google checkout for a month. At first, I used it with Cart-manager but sometimes, for some reason, the link provided by cart manager didn't work. Sometimes, buyers simply forgot and I had to resend another invoice, either through Cart Manager or directly from Google. I then quit Cartmanager and just manually send invoice from Google checkout tools. I send an invoice right after buyer makes a purchase. However, I've had 4 buyers so far that didn't pay. I keep resending invoices from Google checkout to ask them to pay in vain. They simply don't pay.

My conclusion is we've got to make buyers pay right after they've made a purchase. By this I mean we need to use a real merchant account which integrates with Ebay PayNow button so it is convenient for buyers to pay. If they can't pay that way they either forget it or ignore it. A lot of them won't bother opening their email to look for the invoice unless they really want the item. Everybody is busy to do other things.

I do like Google because of its great low fees but am very tired of resending invoice over and over again.

I will go with Merchant Plus and Authorize.net. That way I can list via Autiva and have the merchant account integrate with Ebay through authorize.net as Apskin has suggested. I know it will cost more but at least it gives me a way to catch customer's money right away.

I like Merchant Plus; it's fast, easy to use and automated with Auctivia. There are a lot of ways to get your customers to pay, you just have to find what works best for you and I guess stick to it. Good luck.

Google Checkout Bank Question
 

So I have this buyer who is deliberately trying to rip me off. I told him payment was via Google Checkout and he accepted. I shipped item out. 7 days later he says that he hasn't received the item; even though I confirm that he has. He sends me an email telling me he's going to get his money back and keep the item and there's nothing I can do. I send this email to google but they don't seem to care or they don't believe me. So at this point in time, I want to scrap google and forget selling things online ever again. Too many risky factors like idiots like these. Now google might want me to pay or something. I originally had a bank account that I was using on that account but now I removed it and added one that I have closed. My question is, can google or anybody else take money out of the first bank account I added? Can anybody trace me back to that bank account? Are collectors going to come knocking on my door someday? Thanks for your replies.

HI:
I'd probably call law enforcement in his area.

BuyItNow Buttons
 

Hello All,

I haven't found anything regarding this, so I hope this isn't a repeated question.

I am in the process of setting up GCO with CartManager for FeeBay sales. My question is regarding the Custom BuyItNow buttons that can be created with GCO.

I am aware that we can't advertise GCO in our listings, but has anyone ever embedded GCO buttons in their auctions with any success. I'm assuming that FeeBay is watching for this, but thought I would ask.

Thanks for any help that may be provided.

Thanks,
Sevn:D

Seems as if u will loose sales using Google Checkout b/c people have been brainwashed to think that Paypal is "safer." Most buyers will only pay with paypal.

Hello,

I have recently setup my CM, GCO, eBay accounts to sync together, and appears to be working for my auctions. I wanted to know if anyone knows how the BuyNow feature is processed. I assume CM still sends an invoice to their email, but does it overtake the default eBay shopping cart?

What I mean is; if a customer chooses BuyNow, does the CM window pop-up for payment, or does the default eBay window pop-up?

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks,
Sevn:D

How to get customer's email
 

I have been reading the posts on google checkout where some suggest to send your ebay customers an email invoice so you don't have to use paypal. My question is how do you get the customer's email address? I assume if you send the invoice to their ebay address, ebay will catch it and suspend you.
THANKS

When you sell a item on eBay, they will send you a item sold email.
This email is from eBay and tells you what item was sold and WHO it was sold to.
This email also contains the buyer eBay ID name and their email address.
And no eBay does not track your personal email messages.

Thanks
 

Thanks for the help.

making purchases with google checkout
 

Can you use the balance you have in google check to make purchases like you do with paypal?

no it is transfered to your attatched bank acct

Ebay no longer allows mail in payments
 

Everyone should let buyers know that they accept credit/debit cards by putting it in their listing descriptions. Since all you need to do with Google Checkout is email the buyer an invoice that the buyer can use to pay with their credit/debit card. Everyone needs to do this now that Ebay has banned mail in payments. Those cods are trying to heard their cattle to Pay Pal to tighten their grip on their internet auction monopoly.

I got one Dispute after I closed my google checkout Account.
 

Acutally, I have 2 Google account used the same info. First account was closed by me around weeks ago, maybe one month, I don't remember, Now, I got an email from google.

Hello,

We advise buyers to contact sellers directly to resolve any order-related issues. However, we'd like to bring your attention to the following order:

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Google Order #648228958463091 – Order is different from description. Please send prepaid return shipping label and refund buyer’s order.
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You can review this order at
https://checkout.google.com/sell/mul...48228958463091

Please refund the buyer immediately and respond to this email with information about a prepaid shipping label you can provide the buyer for the incorrect item that was sent and the associated return instructions for this order. If we do not receive a response from you within three days, this amount will be passed on to your account. Your account may also be limited and become ineligible to receive payouts.

We appreciate your help in delivering an outstanding shopping experience. If you have any questions, or would like to be contacted at a different email address, please reply to this email.

Sincerely,

Taylor
The Google Checkout Team

I have no idea what's this, since I closed that Google Checkout Account, I am no longer able to log in and check for that order.

So, now, I am wonder, how can they charge me, the account has been closed, can they still take money from my bank account?

Yes, they can take the money from your bank account you had on file unless you close that bank account.

Yes just close the bank account.

Has anyone had a Google acct. Frozen for
 

Large transactions? I've got about $4000 in there now and I'm hoping I don't have any problems getting it. :confused:

I never recieved any money by my GC account but I did surely sent large amounts of money through it. Google always flags large transy, atleast this happened to me frequently with large transactions.

What will they do if the "flag" them?

As I feared AFTER I shipped the goods, they closed the account saying "we where unable to verify information within your account" .... I'm out four grand I guess

This is the email I got from there

Any processed orders for which you have not been paid will be refunded
back to your buyer(s). If you have shipped any of these unpaid orders, I
recommend ordering a stop shipment with your preferred mail carrier. You
will not receive any future payouts through Google Checkout.

and i indicated that they had been shipped but didn't include the tracking number (like a idiot i guess)

so wait, for google checkout, if you get paid and dont provide tracking, they cancel your account?

I think the following sentance sums it up

You will not receive any future payouts through Google Checkout.

This was their reason for account closure

Please note, Google Checkout was unable to confirm details within your account. As a result, your merchant account has been closed.

Modee, if you had a way to get my $4,200 back I would hire you in a heartbeat.. but I don't think anything can be done now. If there is something you can do please PM me

Biggest rule when useing any online payment processers is NEVER SHIP NOTHING TILL CASH IS IN HAND.