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Google Purchases

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George P Burdell

Lifer
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[Feb 26, 2006] The new 'Google Purchases' service (purchases.google.com) will be launched in a few days, and is to allow users to make micropayments within 'Google Base' (buy and sell all kinds of items), to acquire licences of 'Google Earth', non-free videos from 'Google Video', and to pay products of the Google Store.

Users only need their 'Google Account' (it's free and your Gmail account is your pass), and they have to add their credit or debit card information (only Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover are allowed). For security reasons, it's not allowed to use the same credit card for more than one Google Account.

Credit card information is housed in a single location on Google secure servers, and data are encrypted during transmission with SSL technology.

With this payment information, each time users want to buy an article, they must click 'Buy' button (view image) and Google knows which card to charge (with no extra fees) and which address to deliver items (view image). In addition, users are to receive a confirmation email reporting the buy and the amount charged.

At any time users can review their order's status (view image), along with a link to cancel or have refunded (if sellers's refund or cancellation policies allow it).
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I don't think this will post a threat to PayPal until Google comes out with a service that will rival ebay...

Google has their classified services now, but no auction services...
 
Originally posted by: BCYL
I don't think this will post a threat to PayPal until Google comes out with a service that will rival ebay...

Google has their classified services now, but no auction services...
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They have to build up the system slowly before going full blown.
 
Think they'll eventually allow you to pay for things bought from other sites (esp. ebay), like Paypal? This thought so last year.

 
And the largest data mining company keeps getting larger.

I love Google, but it's kind of scary how fast they are venturing into so many areas.
 
Originally posted by: MrCodeDude
And the largest data mining company keeps getting larger.

I love Google, but it's kind of scary how fast they are venturing into so many areas.
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I said that years ago and got flamed.

 
A good marketing campaign, along with a well announced opening of an auction website, with fees that aren't raping the users, and they could put a huge dent in Ebay/Paypal... Go Google!!!
 
Someone asked Kim Komando this weekend for alternatives to paypal and she mentioned Stormpay and e-gold. Anyone know about them?
 
Originally posted by: MrCodeDude
And the largest data mining company keeps getting larger.

I love Google, but it's kind of scary how fast they are venturing into so many areas.
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was just thinking the same thing the other day......
 
Originally posted by: Slickone
Someone asked Kim Komando this weekend for alternatives to paypal and she mentioned Stormpay and e-gold. Anyone know about them?
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Those are popular with online gambling sites but thats about it. I'd imagine that they deal with a decently large amount of money though because of the nature of their use.
 
I don't think they have totally rolled it out yet. They have a couple example products that I've seen screenshot to show how it would work, but they always say that there are only a few invited users currently. Seems ok, but I was reading that they have no reputation system. Think that will hold it back?
 
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