On Wed, 23 Dec 2009, Tom M. Blenko wrote: } I think there is usually an intermediate solution, i.e., your page, } their form (in an iframe or the like).
Or just an SSL-hosted secure form on one's own site; it's the easiest and SSL certs cost less than $50/year for a good one [via theplanet.com] or $25 for a meh one. } On a related note, there are more organizations issuing merchant } accounts than there are flies in summer. There are a small number of That is the truth! Too many resellers! Deal directly with the payment gateway itself and you'll get a lot better service and sometimes cheaper prices [at the worst, the same price]. } vast array using the gateway you prefer. Cardservice International is } one of the largest merchant account providers, I've used them a Cardservice is great - used them a while ago, but for over 7 years I've been using Authorize.net with great results also. I've actually e.mailed direct to 2 of the authorize.net developers when I needed documentation clarification [due to a bad typo in the docs that they fixed]. I've been impressed by their responsiveness and willingness to work with even a small vendor [disclaimer: the sites i use them with do not sell software, only physical goods]. /vjl/
