Taking orders / credit card details ??

A.N.Other · 31 Jan 2006 at 22:07

I'm looking at setting up a webpage for my aunt (for a small sum

) selling old teddy bears.

The website is no problem to me - I've done several for friends and parents - but this presents a new problem. Obviously, this could be done via bank transfer - as this isn't a big site, customers may not be expecting to purchase online. However, out of interest, how easy is it to set up an online purchasing system? Could I do this, or would it be more sensible to set up a company to handle this?

I thought if anyone could answer this, this forum could be the place

. Any help really appreciated.

Indy500 · 31 Jan 2006 at 22:12

Perhaps you could have it done through worldpay?

paulsheff · 31 Jan 2006 at 22:14

Worldpay, Protx, Paypal, all have pretty easy guides to follow to integrate your cart into their payment systems. Well worth a bash.

Beansprout · 31 Jan 2006 at 22:50

Easiest & cheapest way for what sounds like a small site is Paypal. Not as professional as a proper merchant account setup, but by far the easiest to use as an additional cheap option for a site where most people may not pay online:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_wp-standard-overview-outside

A.N.Other · 1 Feb 2006 at 23:58

Thanks for the replies. I think the paypal is probably the best solution for her - and that should be pretty easy to set up

.

I'll take a look at the others as well - no point having more than one tbh though, as many customers will be quite happy with bank transfer anyway. Do you have to pay to get a PayPal business license?

MehulLakhani · 14 Mar 2008 at 09:16

Beansprout said:
Easiest & cheapest way for what sounds like a small site is Paypal. Not as professional as a proper merchant account setup, but by far the easiest to use as an additional cheap option for a site where most people may not pay online:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_wp-standard-overview-outside

Quick question - can someone buy goods from your site, even if they dont have a paypal account ?

Sic · 14 Mar 2008 at 09:22

yes they can - paypal have a wotsit where you can pay by card as well.

~J~ · 14 Mar 2008 at 09:42

Sic said:
yes they can - paypal have a wotsit where you can pay by card as well.

Best technical description of the year!!

Sic · 14 Mar 2008 at 11:00

~J~ said:
Best technical description of the year!!

you should see the reason I'm not asked to write technical specs anymore!