Good online payment systems – NOT paypal!

[the fury]

I'm getting a lot of customers buying but moaning about problems with paypal, or even worse people who are reluctant to buy anything purely because they'd have to go through paypal!

I currently have a 'merchant' account where folks can pay using a credit card (without setting up a paypal account), but am looking for a better (and cheaper for me!) system.

Any recommendations?

[6ixZero]

Have you looked at Nochex? www.nochex.com/

Seems to be a viable alternative to PayPal.

[d stanley]

I recently had a problem with PAYPAL. I was trying to buy something expensive (Hi Fi)over the web. I entered my details into the form and as soon as I put my email address in a PAYPAL dialogue popped up. I do have a PAYPAL account but the money for the purchase was in a different account than the one PAYPAL debits. Once the site had "discovered" my PAYPAL account it would not let me pay any other way. I was so pissed off I cancelled the transaction and complained to PAYPAL. Their reaction went something like "this is the way we work, whats wrong with that?".

I eventually made the purchase, using the phone and a cheque book.

I would say that you are probably right to look for an alternative.

[cannedheat]

is this for stuff sold on ebay?

[944psi]

I can recommend doing some more research here www.electronic-payments.co.uk/. This has a tool that shows who is the cheapest overall.

The last time I checked Paypal were the cheapest. If you want the prestige and convenience of a traditional online payments system then you'll have to pay for it.

Phil

Edited by 944psi on Wednesday 23 August 22:36

[jazzybee]

Datacash has been very good since the late 90's. Most merchants that I've known prefered them to any of the others.