Ok i am really SICK & TIRED of PayPal, so i wanted to know if i can use Auctiva checkout as an alternative to using paypals checkout... if so how do i signup because i went to authorize.net i think it is and tried to sign up but there was no form or nothing to sign up with, please help if you can, i would really like to get started on this right away... thanks in advance...

yes, you can use auctiva's checkout as an alternative to paypal's. Note: customer cannot currently combine items on same purchase when using 3rd party checkout and 3rd party checkout isnt compatible with ebay motors, payment immediately required, and a few other things.

that being said, to do it you have to have an authorize.net account. to get an authorize.net account you have to have a merchant account from one of the many merchant account providers that are authorize.net compatible. Authorize.net is merely a gateway.

Ie: I have my merchant account through Woodforest National Bank in Texas and all my transactions go through authorize.net's gateway.

List of merchant account providers that are authorize.net resellers http://www.authorize.net/solutions/merchantsolutions/resellerdirectory/

Note: there's a few other solutions out there too. just gotta make sure that whoever you sign up with to process credit cards through is authorize.net capable.

hope all that made sense

here's another merchant account provider that uses authorize.net that i just came across. dont know anything about them, but their fees look competitive.

posted on tuliptools.com forums

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This one was mentioned in a post on the eBay boards and uses the Authorize.net payment gateway.

MerchantPlus http://www.merchantplus.com


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Application Acceptance Rate True 98%
Authorize.net Setup Fee FREE
Authorize.net License Fee FREE
Application Fee FREE
Programming Fee FREE
Annual Fee NONE
Discount Rate 2.29%
Transaction Fee $0.25
Statement Fee $9.95
Customer Service Fee FREE
Internet Gateway Fee (Choose Authorize.net OR NaviGate) $7.95
Gateway Transactions (First 250 are FREE each month!) $.05
Credit Restrictions Not an Issue


Monthly minimum $25