Hi, and thanks for all the thoughtful feedback. Here's some answers to questions various folks have posed:
Thus spake "Chris Lott" <[email protected]> on 10/7/12 9:40 AM: >>> How much higher are the fees for PayPal than the current method of >>>credit card payment? Don't recall the exact numbers, but I think the fees were around 40% higher, with some dependence on the size of the transaction. The differences matter the most with micropayments, of course. >>> Is this the essence of "the case" for not supporting it at The Source? Not sure I'd call it the "essence," but it was a significant factor. Thus spake "Madeline Read" <[email protected]> on 10/7/12 9:18 AM: >>> I also wish to purchase on line diagrams is my information encripted? Yes. checkout uses https. Thus spake "Rob" <[email protected]> on 10/7/12 1:12 PM: >>> PayPal account holders can get a PayPal debit card for free that works >>>for any vendor that takes credit cards. Cool, I did not know that. We should probably work that into the FAQ. Thus spake "John Scully" <[email protected]> on 10/7/12 1:25 PM: >>> Here is a thought does OrigamiUSA own the rights to a lot of >>>designs? If so, why not put them in the store? especially if there >>>are a lot that have never been in print. We're working on putting past Origamians, Newsletters, and The Paper into the store. As you might expect, there's a fair chunk of work associated with making that happen (and, apologies if I get too repetitive on this point: most of it will be done by volunteers on time-available basis), but it's definitely under way. Thus spake "John Scully" <[email protected]> on 10/7/12 1:10 PM: >>> Most vendors make these choices based on the ³discount rate² they were >>>told they are paying likely around 2.3 to 2.5% for the source. But, >>>what they do not mention clearly is that when the buyer uses a ³rewards >>>card² that gives him cash back, those funds actually come from the >>>seller, in the form of much higher discount rate as much as 5%. That's also good to know & take a deeper look at. >>>Another possible suggestion for the future might be to add the ability >>>to ³add funds to my account². i.e. put in $25, then make purchases >>>against that balance. Means some additional programming, but it also >>>reduces total fees, which helps when you are doing ³micro payment² >>>processing. Another good idea to put into the hopper of possible enhancements (and yes, that does feel like a good chunk o' programming). Thus spake "Gareth Chen" <[email protected]> on 10/7/12 1:55 PM: >Maybe there could be a section in the metadata of the model that >specifies a license. Perhaps the designer can even be presented with a >list of conditions (i.e. diagram distribution, commercial use, etc) where >they can specify levels to make it easy for them to customize their >license. One of the biggest challenges of setting up such a metadata system (whether recorded at the artist level, or product-by-product) is defining what the set of possible licenses should be to cover 90% of the circumstances of interest -- and not making it so complex or annoying that sellers are put off. I think everyone who's started looking into serious implementation runs into this issue, and I'm sure the rightsowner directory project will have to deal with it. (And if they find a good working solution, that might then get integrated with the file download sales.) Thanks again, Robert
