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PayPal v. Google Checkout v. ???

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AtlantaBob

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So, I'm going to be in charge of a small alumni association's finances (likely in the $100-$3000 / month range). A lot of the money that we'll be taking in will be over the Internet (e.g. tickets to a homecoming event, etc.). Obviously, making it easy on the donor/purchaser is important, as is not taking too much out in fees, screwing us over, etc. The group is pretty young and very tech savvy, so I don't think that that is a big concern.

I've done some quick looking, and it appears that the fees for Google Checkout and PayPal are about the same. I have heard some horror stories re: PayPal, but nothing too bad about Google Checkout (maybe I haven't been listening in the right place).

Does anyone have any experience running a small business/organization with either of these (or another) financial services? If you were purchasing a ticket from us, which one would you rather use? Thanks for any insight.
 
Actually can't you setup a credit card merchant account instead? stop giving money to paypal if you can help it. Again, fuck them.
 
http://checkout.google.com/sell/

Wow, no one's ever used this? I used it to purchase some software once from a Canadian company and thought it worked pretty well.

As far as a CC merchant account -- I really don't have the time (or expertise) to set up a web page with the necessary security -- hence, outsourcing it to PayPal/Google/someone else.
 
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