Re: PAYPAL [was] [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-21 Thread Andres Martinez
Hello Malte We only use PayPal and so far it has worked very good for us. Except for a couple of cases where customers prefer not to use it, in which case a check by mail is an option, these are the advantages we get: - Processing fees are reasonable. - All the card processing hassles are

Re: PAYPAL [was] [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-20 Thread Malte Brill
Thanks for the feedback. Anyone successfully using google checkout? Options on that? All the best, Malte ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription

Re: PAYPAL [was] [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-20 Thread Neal Campbell
I have it set up for my publishing site but have not activated it yet. The only complication is that Google checkout requires you to have a SSL certificate which adds more cost to the equation. If you do go that path, certs from GoDaddy are very reasonable. Neal On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 3:31 AM,

Re: PAYPAL [was] [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-20 Thread Kay C Lan
On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 1:21 AM, Richard Gaskin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Email addresses used with other vendors are a different story. Oh the spam I get from an address I've only used with JetBlue, and as much as I like their flights I must say I've found it disturbing that I've been

PAYPAL [was] [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-19 Thread Malte Brill
Hey Colin, Well, I got to 2nd best score for the last 20 days during my trial play time, but sadly I can't buy it, as I've had bad spam experiences from using PayPal, and so won't use them anymore. Actually this is a very interesting topic. Is there any Web payment method you would trust?

Re: PAYPAL [was] [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-19 Thread Colin Holgate
On May 19, 2008, at 8:23 AM, Malte Brill wrote: How do others handle this? Usually there is an ordinary secure payment option. When I have had an active PayPal account it has been accompanied with endless emails telling me to go here or there to confirm a fictitious payment of some

Re: PAYPAL [was] [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-19 Thread Petrides, M.D. Marian
As a buyer, I have used PayPal only twice but have not gotten an undue number of spam emails. In general my method for dealing with spam is to just go through my emails selecting anything that appears to be uninteresting and deleting these messages. Takes but a second each time and I tend

Re: PAYPAL [was] [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-19 Thread Shari
As a buyer, I have used PayPal only twice but have not gotten an undue number of spam emails. In general my method for dealing with spam is to just go through my emails selecting anything that appears to be uninteresting and deleting these messages. Takes but a second each time and I tend to

Re: PAYPAL [was] [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-19 Thread Colin Holgate
On May 19, 2008, at 8:55 AM, Petrides, M.D. Marian wrote: As a buyer, I have used PayPal only twice but have not gotten an undue number of spam emails. But if you suddenly got lots and could figure out what it was that you had done to deserve them, you might stop doing the action that

Re: PAYPAL [was] [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-19 Thread jbv
Hi list, As a buyer, I have used PayPal only twice but have not gotten an undue number of spam emails. But if you suddenly got lots and could figure out what it was that you had done to deserve them, you might stop doing the action that caused the spam. I don't think there's any

Re: PAYPAL [was] [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-19 Thread Marian Petrides, M.D.
still cannot confirm the card details. FWIW, I solved that one by getting a PayPal credit card. I use it ONLY for PayPal transactions, making it easy to figure out if it has been misused and also giving me the same consumer protections that any other credit card affords. I DID, however,

Re: PAYPAL [was] [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-19 Thread Jim Sims
On May 19, 2008, at 2:23 PM, Malte Brill wrote: Actually this is a very interesting topic. Is there any Web payment method you would trust? The reason why we use PAYPAl is that it was pretty easy to integrate with our Key generator. Also PAYPAL does charge the lowest fees for a

Re: PAYPAL [was] [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-19 Thread Ian Wood
On 19 May 2008, at 13:23, Malte Brill wrote: Hey Colin, Well, I got to 2nd best score for the last 20 days during my trial play time, but sadly I can't buy it, as I've had bad spam experiences from using PayPal, and so won't use them anymore. Actually this is a very interesting topic.

Re: PAYPAL [was] [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-19 Thread Neal Campbell
I use Esellerate for my stuff (none of it is Revolution-based so need to find/write an Esellerate external) but I have been very happy with them. Neal On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 8:23 AM, Malte Brill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Colin, Well, I got to 2nd best score for the last 20 days during my

Re: PAYPAL [was] [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-19 Thread Neal Campbell
We do paypal for our publishing business and have had no problems but I have had one horrendous experience using them personally for an ebay sell and I will try to avoid them in the future if at all possible. Do a google search on people hating paypal and you will get a taste of it (has nothing to

Re: PAYPAL [was] [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-19 Thread Trevor DeVore
On May 19, 2008, at 10:33 AM, Neal Campbell wrote: I use Esellerate for my stuff (none of it is Revolution-based so need to find/write an Esellerate external) but I have been very happy with them. Neal, We have an esellerate external we use. You can ping me off-list if you would like to

Re: PAYPAL [was] [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-19 Thread Colin Holgate
At 9:15 AM -0500 5/19/08, Marian Petrides, M.D. wrote: No problem when I switched to Firefox and attempted the same transaction. Maybe you have a browser issue? Of course, you mean THEY have a browser issue. I have no problem using Safari, I enjoy it. But I will try Firefox when I work out

Re: PAYPAL [was] [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-19 Thread Marian Petrides, M.D.
On May 19, 2008, at 10:24 AM, Colin Holgate wrote: At 9:15 AM -0500 5/19/08, Marian Petrides, M.D. wrote: No problem when I switched to Firefox and attempted the same transaction. Maybe you have a browser issue? Of course, you mean THEY have a browser issue. I have no problem using

Re: PAYPAL [was] [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-19 Thread Richard Gaskin
Neal Campbell wrote: I use Esellerate for my stuff (none of it is Revolution-based so need to find/write an Esellerate external) but I have been very happy with them. What is the benefit of replicating the web payment form in the software? It's easy enough to just pop open a browser to the

Re: PAYPAL [was] [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-19 Thread Ian Wood
On 19 May 2008, at 16:24, Colin Holgate wrote: About PayPal and just using a credit card, yes, that's how a lot of sites are, but this one (wherever it is) only has options for signing into, or signing up for PayPal. There doesn't appear to be a way to do just credit card payment. Like

Re: PAYPAL [was] [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-19 Thread Colin Holgate
At 8:33 AM -0700 5/19/08, Richard Gaskin wrote: What is the benefit of replicating the web payment form in the software? That side of eSellerate is cute, but it wouldn't matter if you had to go to a web page. It's just the not having to sign up for something part that I like.

Re: PAYPAL [was] [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-19 Thread Richard Miller
I had to create a store inside my Rev software which did not use a browser. Unlike with others, my software has requirements which made use of a browser difficult (for example, the software is driven by a touch screen and any given user may need to use the store often). I found it to be

Re: PAYPAL [was] [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-19 Thread Trevor DeVore
On May 19, 2008, at 11:33 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: Neal Campbell wrote: I use Esellerate for my stuff (none of it is Revolution-based so need to find/write an Esellerate external) but I have been very happy with them. What is the benefit of replicating the web payment form in the

Re: PAYPAL [was] [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-19 Thread Neal Campbell
Thats the reason! Most of my customers do end up using the traditional browser but its nice having the serial number/key managed outside of cut/pasting the info in. I also own a Kagi account but I felt that once you cost in the factor of everything that ESellerate is cheaper. Would be interested

Re: PAYPAL [was] [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-19 Thread Colin Holgate
I found the Buy Now page, but alas it won't work in Firefox either. ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences:

Re: PAYPAL [was] [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-19 Thread Marian Petrides, M.D.
Bummer :-( On May 19, 2008, at 11:49 AM, Colin Holgate wrote: I found the Buy Now page, but alas it won't work in Firefox either. ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and

Re: PAYPAL [was] [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-19 Thread viktoras didziulis
check this alternative: http://webstore.amazon.com Any number of web stores for $59 per month + 7% commission. Hmmm... Seems a little too expensive, but maybe their service is great... All the best! Viktoras ___ use-revolution mailing list

Re: PAYPAL [was] [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-19 Thread J. Landman Gay
Richard Miller wrote: I had to create a store inside my Rev software which did not use a browser. We did something similar with TeachMac, an app that provides tutorials and teaching materials for (often very new) computer users. We originally started by using a browser for purchases, but

Re: PAYPAL [was] [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-19 Thread Ben Rubinstein
On 19/5/08 13:55, Petrides, M.D. Marian wrote: As a buyer, I have used PayPal only twice but have not gotten an undue number of spam emails. In general my method for dealing with spam is to just go through my emails selecting anything that appears to be uninteresting and deleting these

Re: PAYPAL [was] [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-19 Thread Richard Gaskin
Ben Rubinstein wrote: But I do get a ton of PayPal phishing spam (7-10/day that gets past my spam filters) and find it very convenient to know without looking that any message about my PayPal account is spam. I think that's a positive reason to avoid setting up a PayPal account. There is no

Re: PAYPAL [was] [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-19 Thread Ben Rubinstein
On 19/5/08 18:21, Richard Gaskin wrote: Ben Rubinstein wrote: But I do get a ton of PayPal phishing spam (7-10/day that gets past my spam filters) and find it very convenient to know without looking that any message about my PayPal account is spam. I think that's a positive reason to avoid

Re: PAYPAL [was] [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-19 Thread Stephen Barncard
I've done literally HUNDREDS of Paypal/Ebay transactions, always in Safari (I don't like Firefox -ugly) and never had problems, except with a couple of sellers - not a browser issue. sqb I DID, however, find it impossible to pay for an eBay item (couldn't log into PayPal from eBay) with

[ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-18 Thread Malte Brill
Hi all, some of you have wondered why I was so quiet the last few months. (Thanks for the off list conversation guys). Well, I am still alive and actually have some quite exciting news. derbrill Multimedia aquired awesome mega mighty games, a game design company.

Re: [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-18 Thread Malte Brill
What I forgot to mention. To those of you who own a copy of drops! 1.0... The update is free. Your old unlock code still works. All the best, Malte ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe,

Re: [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-18 Thread Colin Holgate
On May 18, 2008, at 5:24 PM, Malte Brill wrote: Our first release is the sequel to my game drops. You can download the game at Instant gratification Well, I got to 2nd best score for the last 20 days during my trial play time, but sadly I can't buy it, as I've had bad spam experiences

Re: [ANN] The reason why I was so quiet recently.

2008-05-18 Thread Shao Sean
Colin, he also accepts large bags of money left on the doorstep or pizza ;-) ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: