Online payment services for eBay needed!

funkfoshannyn

I'm having a lot of trouble with online payments. My merchant account is still in the process to set up. Is there any other payment options besides paypal, bidpay, merchantinc that is useable for eBay?

Does anyone know if these 3rd party credit card services pull your personal credit profile at risk of review?

jimmy_huber

Bidpay is another I know of but it's a pain in the rear as they are very quick to cancel a transaction if they think there may be an issue with it. As far as others that are reliable I'm not sure.

ofozo88

Hi,

Is there any reliable alternative to bidpay?

Thanks for any information out there,

jimmy_huber

Hi, I personally dropped using payment services and signed up for a free merchant account using Link hidden: Login to view so I'm uncertain as to why you're waiting for setup as it only takes around 24 hours to be setup.

Almost losing a small fortune to paypal and having issues with bidpay I needed a reliable alternative.

Setting up a real merchant account has been great and the fees are much lower than money handling services like paypal and bidpay. All the money goes right into our checking account within a few days.

It does take a day or two to get the merchant account setup but you can take Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and Diners club cards. 5 Cards Versus the 2 you can take with the other services. This also increases your chances of sales.

You also get access to a free shopping cart you can link to your auctions. All the bidder has to do is enter their email address in the link you provide on the auction page and all of their winning bids come up in a shopping cart page where they can arrange payment.

If you ship using FedEx like me you can use a program called ship rush to automate your shipping so you can handle shipping quickly. And this program is free for FedEx users.

There are many things you can do as far as payment options to your bidders. You don't have to rely just on bidpay or paypal.

If you intend to do a lot of sales like 50 to 100 per month then it's best to use a real merchant account.

grahamg

Can non-US residents get Bidpay as a merchant?

designerthriftshop

I'm pretty sure BidPay is not accepting any new customers according to their website. I'm not sure how this will affect existing ones.

grboutique

Even existing customers will not be able to accept payments according to bidpay. All you can do is just look at your previous transactions and that's about it. They have totaly discontinued their service since December 31st.

grahamg

Any other suggestions for a merchant service? Especially for a non-US resident?

designerthriftshop

How about Google checkout?

grahamg

I thought you had to wait for 45 days before you got your money.

bacpro

Google checkout transfers your money

to your account within (5) days...I use them

and they are great....Got scammed by a

seller of iPhones and google got me a refund.

So I'm very happy with them.

John (ala bacpro)

jimmy_huber

Google checkout is a great service only problem is ebay wont let you use it

grahamg

Thanks Jimmy,

There are always work around for eBay policies...

you could use eBay classifieds to list an item send buyers to your website, to an opt-in list or sales page where the Google Checkout is...

lilembz

So im uncertain as why your waiting for setup as ite only take around 24 hours to be setup.

So can you used this merchantinc account with ebay as a substitute for Pay Pal?

jimmy_huber

So can you used this merchantinc account with ebay as a substitute for Pay Pal?

Yes I have currently done over 1100 transactions using Merchantinc over paypal. I personally do not trust paypal with a dime of my money after the incident I had with them in september trying to freeze and steal 23k in money I had in my account. The merchant account is a little more involved in setting up then a paypal account but the extra work is worth the security of controlling every transaction.

I recently had a incident with a NIntendo Wii I sold. The buyer begged me for express shipping. I told him the Price and he agreed. I sent him a invoice and immediately shipped the item. Even after confermation of the delivery and 2 weeks later that bidder did not pay the additional 105 for the shipping.

With paypal I would have no control of that situation. I would have taken a 105 loss for my act of kindness and shipping the unit immediately.

With my own merchant account I manually charged his credit card for the payment. I had full control of that transaction from day 1.

You cant get that with PAYPAL.

grahamg

I would be good if they offered this to the UK!

looking at their application form, it appears it's only for US residents!

greenbrett55

I sent an email asking if they accept international sellers. I also think it is an American only company, but I will wait for an answer from them.

greenbrett55

I received a reply stating that they can only accept US customers. However, they said I qualify for their 'international special offer'. The webpage they gave me leads to Link hidden: Login to view I have heard about this company and have actually used it when I bought an item from ebay. Seems ok, but there is a $49 sign up fee.

ofozo88

Thanks to everyone who took the time and the energy to give me and others a lot of information that will benefit us for sure!

jimmy_huber

With all the new changes and the retarded 21 day BS that paypal is pulling on sellers Everyone should switch to A Merchant account. You will save a ton of money in the long run and will NEVER and I MEAN NEVER worry about your money being HELD AGAINST YOUR WILL..

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