google's checkout scam

[imaginarynumber]

I am one of the many Google Checkout users here- for now at least..

Once the new pricing structure goes live I will drop them like a red hot brick. I don't have an issue with the fact that they want to make money but I resent the bait and switch mentality that they have adopted.

I expected more from them.

International orders will be more expensive to process than both paypal and my worldpay account.

I will also spend more of my advertising budget with live/msn and yahoo.

I shall probably sell my soul and offer paypal as an option- I have never liked them (albeit irrationally) and drop the google option.

I guess that I am not alone.

[ieguana]

I am one of the many Google Checkout users here- for now at least..

Once the new pricing structure goes live I will drop them like a red hot brick. I don't have an issue with the fact that they want to make money but I resent the bait and switch mentality that they have adopted.

I expected more from them.

International orders will be more expensive to process than both paypal and my worldpay account.

I will also spend more of my advertising budget with live/msn and yahoo.

I shall probably sell my soul and offer paypal as an option- I have never liked them (albeit irrationally) and drop the google option.

I guess that I am not alone.

I don't recommend PayPal they are more of a headache than google. It took me a month to get money from one of my orders.

[makelightreal]

can you link to the details of their new rates, I was just thinking of switching to using GC cause of the adwords credit/integration

I'm currently using paypal...but the $30/mo is kinda steep

With the GC module, does it only process orders on their 'page' and not on a ZC page (https://mysite.com)?

[schoolboy]

Realise that in the current economic climate, practically all banks are looking at ways of raising more revenue - and they tend to look first at how they can milk the commercial sector.

I think that wherever we look now for payment systems and gateways, prices will rise across the board. I would go for reliability, because a handful of faulty payment processings from a "cheap 'n nasty" gateway can lose you more than you would otherwise save if the bank was reliable, but more expensive.

[Kim]

does it only process orders on their 'page' and not on a ZC page

Yes, that is the way it works.

[makelightreal]

Thanks Kim,

Timely advice schoolboy - I guess I'll stick with PayPal because Google not only raised their rates, but removed the credit for linking an adsense account to a checkout account!

[pricediscrimination]

but I resent the bait and switch mentality that they have adopted.

Yeah, the whole "beta" thing is obviously the primary gimmick in their business plan.

I have never liked them (albeit irrationally) and drop the google option.

There is nothing irrational about not liking PayPal. There's nothing irrational about avoiding them.