Ben Sgro (ProjectSkyline) wrote:
Hello,
I'm using paypal to take CC payments from clients.
One of our products, is subscription based, and I need to be able to
check if the client has paid for the month. And if not, I'd like to
suspend
access.
Can this be done w/paypal.
If not, what type of E-Commerce or Merchant account allows that?
Paypal recurring payments/subscriptions combined with IPN works well,
( https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/xcl/rec/subscr-intro-outside )
The only downside to using the paypal subscriptions is when you need to
modify the amount to be charged (upgrades? downgrades?) It is a real
pain. To do that, most people just cancel their existing subscription
and sign up with the new plan.
You could also obtain a regular merchant account and use a processor
like authorize.net
The break even point between authorize.net and Paypal is somewhere
around 150 transactions at an average of $20/transaction per month.
Above that, paypal becomes more expensive.
~Rolan
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