[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-04-12 Thread andreas
Is there anything new about selling from other countries - like Germany? In the official andorid blog it said: We will also enable developers in Germany, Austria, Netherlands, France, and Spain to offer priced applications later this quarter. By the end of Q1 2009, we will announce support for

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-04-12 Thread Mariano Kamp
They want to do it right, so they take the time. On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 1:49 PM, andreas andreas.str...@googlemail.comwrote: Is there anything new about selling from other countries - like Germany? In the official andorid blog it said: We will also enable developers in Germany, Austria,

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-04-12 Thread andreas
Nothing against doing it right. But if you set a timeline in a sowhat official statement and you miss this timeline from my point of view it is necessary to give a statement and explain what are the problems and what is coming next. On 12 Apr., 15:58, Mariano Kamp mariano.k...@gmail.com wrote:

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-04-12 Thread Mariano Kamp
Sorry Andreas, I was being sarcastic. Looking at the sorry state of the Android Market I thought that was obvious, but on 2nd thought I should have made the sarcastic tone clearer. On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 9:03 PM, andreas andreas.str...@googlemail.comwrote: Nothing against doing it right. But

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-04-12 Thread andreas
Oops, I'm sorry I didn't get you. Now it makes sense ;-) But maybe somebody from Google is reading here... and somebody will send us an answer, someday. I have a nice application (as far as I can say that, but I use it and need it ;-)) and I would like to publish it - but I would like to get a

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-04-12 Thread vencent
I wish android market available in china ,too. And the google checkout Why does not google china do their job for this? On Apr 13, 2009 8:01am, andreas andreas.str...@googlemail.com wrote: Oops, I'm sorry I didn't get you. Now it makes sense ;-) But maybe somebody from Google is reading

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-16 Thread shimo...@gmail.com
I would believe Google are not that easy to trick - the UK address will probably be checked against the credit card billing address. Anyway - no point in registering a UK address/credit card for them to send my money to - how will I get it ? I tend to think Al's solution is the only current

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-16 Thread Al Sutton
Don't assume a UK bank account is that easy. It took me about a month and a half to get a business account for my company, and part of that involved a face to face interview at the bank with myself and the other director where we produced our passports and a proof of home address. Prior to

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-16 Thread Al Sutton
And at the moment there is still no answer as to whether or not Google will allow it (you can track the question at http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Android+Market/thread?tid=0d53b75e0f699d18hl=en). I've got to admit that given the amount of time it's taking someone from Google to even

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-16 Thread Sena Gbeckor-Kove
Agreed. S On 16 Feb 2009, at 15:49, Al Sutton wrote: And at the moment there is still no answer as to whether or not Google will allow it (you can track the question at http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Android+Market/thread?tid=0d53b75e0f699d18hl=en) . I've got to admit that

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-16 Thread Sena Gbeckor-Kove
Absolutely, I'm not trying to play down the issues involved in running one, but it is possible to set the company up and get an introduction from your accountants, or formation company. Usually for around 50GBP to get an account setup expedited. Having set up the company, the onus is on

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-16 Thread maribou
Al, It's a national holiday in the US. That's probably why you cannot get any response from Google. Besides, they will be quite busy ironing out the wrinkles of the paid market launch for the next few days. Please wait a bit before giving up on the idea. On Feb 16, 9:49 am, Al Sutton

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-16 Thread Al Sutton
Maribou, It's not a national holiday in the UK which they've stated they support. I wouldn't mind if it was even a OK, we're looking in to it, we'll get back to you, but nothing, that's just the sign of a serious lack of interest. Al. maribou wrote: Al, It's a national holiday in the US.

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-15 Thread Mariano Kamp
Still, paypal can do it, why can't google checkout? On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 4:41 AM, brs bernhard.r.su...@gmail.com wrote: I would suspect that any such restrictions are due to the intricacies of banking regulations in various countries and where Google checkout has a license perform certain

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-15 Thread bouvetloz...@gmail.com
By the end of Q1 2009, we will announce support for developers in additional countries. Probably it means not Q1, but hopefully Q2 for Canada and other countries. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-15 Thread bouvetloz...@gmail.com
The first page of Checkout registration doesn't strictly require US/UK citizenship, only a contact address in US/UK and a credit card number. Of course I have to pay local taxes using the local rules, but it seems that Google doesn't need my local tax number for the payment. Sure, it's a strange

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-15 Thread Konrad
You are right, I think exactly same. Why there was no information about available countries when I was spending money on developer account and Dev G1 ? On Feb 13, 8:38 pm, Evgeny V evgen...@gmail.com wrote: Why they didn't inform me that the market is actually closed market for me? I believe

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-14 Thread Mariano Kamp
You wouldn't be on equal footing with us/uk developers. The category winners could already be picked when you are allowed to finally publish your app. On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 8:41 AM, Mads Kristiansen mads.kristian...@nullwire.com wrote: I'd like to see someone create a solution like armadillo

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-14 Thread Mads Kristiansen
Yes, well hopefully I can create apps that are able to compete with the other really skillful developers out there. What happens is that I'll probably just give it away for free sarcasmand make it my mission in life ruin it for somebody else trying to sell a similar app until I can charge

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-14 Thread brs
I would suspect that any such restrictions are due to the intricacies of banking regulations in various countries and where Google checkout has a license perform certain kinds of financial transactions or not. Bernhard On Feb 13, 6:06 pm, Mariano Kamp mariano.k...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, that

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-13 Thread Evgeny V
But it's available for US and UK countires! Means it that only US and UK citizen could be a sellers? On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 7:24 PM, g1bb corymgibb...@gmail.com wrote: Woah, now I can specify a price! On Feb 13, 10:12 am, g1bb corymgibb...@gmail.com wrote: I noticed a 'Setup a Merchant

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-13 Thread Ivan Soto
I wonder the same. Will it be possible to sell from Canada to the rest of the world? On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Evgeny V evgen...@gmail.com wrote: But it's available for US and UK countires! Means it that only US and UK citizen could be a sellers? On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 7:24 PM, g1bb

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-13 Thread Evgeny V
Just now received the message from google ... Developers who do not already have a Google Checkout merchant account can easily sign up for one via the publisher website... ... What does it mean publisher site? On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 7:57 PM, snctln catlin.s...@gmail.com wrote: I just

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-13 Thread Ivan Soto
In the same site you post your application there's a link to setup a merchant account. On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 11:13 AM, Evgeny V evgen...@gmail.com wrote: Just now received the message from google ... Developers who do not already have a Google Checkout merchant account can easily sign up

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-13 Thread Al Sutton
Google have already stated UK US first, then Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands, followed by France, Italy, and Spain. It was all in an email Google sent out at the end of last year (http://www.talkandroid.com/526-android-market-paid-apps-2009/). Al. Ivan Soto wrote: I wonder the same.

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-13 Thread Agus
no Canada? On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 10:24 AM, Al Sutton a...@funkyandroid.com wrote: Google have already stated UK US first, then Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands, followed by France, Italy, and Spain. It was all in an email Google sent out at the end of last year

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-13 Thread Al Sutton
Does Canada appear in the list in the email? Agus wrote: no Canada? On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 10:24 AM, Al Sutton a...@funkyandroid.com wrote: Google have already stated UK US first, then Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands, followed by France, Italy, and Spain. It was all in an

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-13 Thread snctln
Just thought I would follow up, In the 30 minutes since I posted my last post in this thread I got an email from Google describing the paid apps plan (which was posted at the Google developers blog http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2009/02/android-market-update-support-for.html) Basically

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-13 Thread Romain Guy
The Android team and some specific testers have access to paid apps. On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 10:39 AM, snctln catlin.s...@gmail.com wrote: Just thought I would follow up, In the 30 minutes since I posted my last post in this thread I got an email from Google describing the paid apps plan

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-13 Thread Ivan Soto
I knew you wouldn't be able to buy or sell IN Canada. But I had no idea that if I was IN Canada I wouldn't be able to sell to another countries. Now I'm sad. On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 11:29 AM, Al Sutton a...@funkyandroid.com wrote: Does Canada appear in the list in the email? Agus wrote: no

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-13 Thread Agus
@Ivan: same situation here. Dear Google, can i have my $25 back? On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Ivan Soto ivanso...@gmail.com wrote: I knew you wouldn't be able to buy or sell IN Canada. But I had no idea that if I was IN Canada I wouldn't be able to sell to another countries. Now I'm sad.

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-13 Thread Ivan Soto
It's pretty dissapointing. I wonder if that will change anytime soon. On Feb 13, 2009 11:58 AM, Agus agus.sant...@gmail.com wrote: @Ivan: same situation here. Dear Google, can i have my $25 back? On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Ivan Soto ivanso...@gmail.com wrote: I knew you wouldn't be

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-13 Thread Mads Kristiansen
I'm excited about this.. Does anyone know if Denmark is among the countries, which will be supported for developers by the end of Q1? Would be kind of nice to know for me.. BR, Mads 2009/2/13 Agus agus.sant...@gmail.com @Ivan: same situation here. Dear Google, can i have my $25 back? On

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-13 Thread Shane Isbell
If you guys who can't sell, still want to sell your app, you can go to http://slideme.org and stock your app. We don't draw the traffic Google's Android Market does; but if there are good applications out there, word-of-mouth goes pretty far. We are working hard on improving the visibility of

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-13 Thread Mads Kristiansen
Slideme looks good. I will definitely have a look at that for my app - now that I can't use Android Market (yet).. BR, Mads 2009/2/13 Shane Isbell shane.isb...@gmail.com If you guys who can't sell, still want to sell your app, you can go to http://slideme.org and stock your app. We don't draw

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-13 Thread george_c
Speaking about visibility : http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090212/bs_prweb/prweb2035414_4 On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 9:24 PM, Shane Isbell shane.isb...@gmail.comwrote: If you guys who can't sell, still want to sell your app, you can go to http://slideme.org and stock your app. We don't draw the

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-13 Thread Evgeny V
I'd like to get back my 25$ too! On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 8:58 PM, Agus agus.sant...@gmail.com wrote: @Ivan: same situation here. Dear Google, can i have my $25 back? On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Ivan Soto ivanso...@gmail.com wrote: I knew you wouldn't be able to buy or sell IN

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-13 Thread Ivan Soto
I don't want my $25 back I just want to be able to sell applications. I wonder what was the point of allowing developers get Dev phones in Canada. I mean, it's nice to be able to publish free application but if we are going to be stuck on that until Google releases a phone in here it really killed

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-13 Thread Evgeny V
Why they didn't inform me that the market is actually closed market for me? I believe hunderds or thousands developers are agree with me now. On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 10:31 PM, Ivan Soto ivanso...@gmail.com wrote: I don't want my $25 back I just want to be able to sell applications. I wonder

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-13 Thread Mariano Kamp
Yeah, that is really really bad and even worse and too late communicated. I wonder why? On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 7:55 PM, Ivan Soto ivanso...@gmail.com wrote: I knew you wouldn't be able to buy or sell IN Canada. But I had no idea that if I was IN Canada I wouldn't be able to sell to another

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-13 Thread Ivan Soto
I've been reading a lot about this whole Google Merchant thing and it's actually that Google Checkout only allows to sell goods from US and UK. It's not an Android thing, it's their system is not even complete and operational for all countries. Well, I know they will add more countries like they

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-13 Thread Robert Green
That's cool. I didn't opt to do the trial version of my app and now I'm thinking maybe I should to increase visibility. I really liked your game btw - you should check out mine and let me know what you think (when it's available!) It's called Wuzzle and has been my big project for the past 2

[android-developers] Re: Setup Merchant Account link now available

2009-02-13 Thread Mads Kristiansen
I'd like to see someone create a solution like armadillo - i.e. a wrapper to make apps available in the Android Market while using an external DRM/payment solution. There is no word on when I will be able to publish priced apps form my country, so that could be anywhere from 1 month to years from