There are hundreds of hosts out there for reselling but I still dont know how to charge customers?? do you have to settup a merchant account? surely there must be an easier way?

Also, just out of interest, how well can you do as a small time average reseller?

www.hostcharge.com

handles ya billing and invoicing :)

there are many card processing companies out there who all charge different prices, its not necessary to set up a merchant account to begin with.

Here are a few, as quoted from our own customer forums:

2Checkout
URL: http://www.2checkout.com
Accepts: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover/Novus, Diners Club and JCB and derivatives of those brands, Online checks.
Fees: $49 setup fee
$0.45 per transaction plus 5.5% of transaction amount
Chargeback Fee: $10-$30
Billing in US$
Payments made by bank wire or check every 15 days.
Bank wire fees: free for US bank accounts / international wire starts at $36 and goes down $3 for every hundred dollars in gross sales
Checks are mailed free of cost.


HostCharge
URL: http://www.hostcharge.com
Accepts: Visa, Visa Premier, Visa International, Visa Electron, MasterCard, MasterCard Gold, EuroCard/MasterCard, EuroCard, Maestro, Diners Club, JCB, E-Carte Bleue, Carte Bleue, Carte Bleue Affaires, American Express and Darty American Express
Fees: $19-$39 setup fee
$0.50-$0.75 per transaction plus 4%-4.5% of transaction amount
$2.95-$9.95 monthly fee
Chargeback Fee: $12
Billing in 56 currencies.
Bank Wire fees: $6 for US bank accounts; $30 for international bank accounts. On each USD 100.00 transfered the wire fee is reduced by USD 00.50, but the fee is never less than USD 04.00
Checks are mailed at a $1 cost.


Revecom
Accepts: Visa, Mastercard, Novus/Discover, American Express, Diners Club, and JCB cards
URL: http://www.revecom.com
Demo: http://revecom.com/services/tppsale/demo.htm
Fees: $49.00 setup fee
$1 per transaction plus 3.95% of transaction amount
Billing in 180 different currencies.
Payments are made every week.


WorldPay
URL: http://www.worldpay.com/
Fees: http://worldpay.com/uk/pricing/pricing_worlddirect.shtml


PayPal
URL: http://www.paypal.com
Accepts: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express
Fees: 0.7% + 30?to 2.9% + 30?


ProPay
URL: http://www.propay.com
Fees: $35 setup
3.5% of transaction plus $0.35


Clickbank
URL: http://www.clickbank.net
Accepts: online checks, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Eurocard, Bravo, Visa Debit, Mastercard Debit, and Novus
Fees: $49.95 setup fee
$1 per transaction plus 7.5% of transaction amount


EchoInc
URL: http://www.echoinc.com
Fees: $99 setup fee
$19.95/mo
$0.30 per transaction plus 1.99% - 2.49% of transaction amount

Hope that helps...

Jo

hostcharge is no longer accepting new sign ups. I recommend phpManager and PaySystems.

I'd be careful of PHP Manager. After paying them to set it up on my site and buying every damn offering they had it never got up and running...and when I gave up trying and asked for a refund they only gave back the license fee of forty bucks. That makes about fifty bucks they steal from you.

What gets me is that they are more motivated in stealing your money than they are in customer support.

Hi,

"I'd be careful of PHP Manager. After paying them to set it up on my site and buying every damn offering they had it never got up and running...and when I gave up trying and asked for a refund they only gave back the license fee of forty bucks. That makes about fifty bucks they steal from you.

What gets me is that they are more motivated in stealing your money than they are in customer support."

It is clearly stated on the website that optional extras are non refundable and that $10 is deductable from the license fee.

Originally posted by Locutus
Hi,

"I'd be careful of PHP Manager.

why does your sig say phpmanager?

Originally posted by macielter


why does your sig say phpmanager?

Loticus is the creator (?) of phpmanager. He was quoting what someone said above. :)

(he's also the inventor of the lame password encoded zip file) whoops! Was that my out loud voice?

Sorry, loticus...just slipped out...:D

Hi,

lame it may be, but there is a valid reason behind it (if you are a member, you probably know the reason why) which is nothing to do with protecting the files. Even if they were unprotected, unlicensed users still wouldn't be able to use the scripts.

Originally posted by Locutus
Hi,

lame it may be, but there is a valid reason behind it (if you are a member, you probably know the reason why) which is nothing to do with protecting the files. Even if they were unprotected, unlicensed users still wouldn't be able to use the scripts.

Yes...I know they wouldn't be able to...I was just kidding around. Actually I am a member and I really don't know the reason. I do know I was plenty pissed that it was kind of difficult to find the pass though.

What do people know about PaySystems? I am also looking for some sort of billing method.

Hi,

its not difficult to find the pass - as long as you read the license ;)

:) if you say so...lol

Just want to say, I purchased a phpmanager license from a member here, and had it running in less then 10 minutes on the site. The only problem I had was the whm module....had to browse the forums for the install location as there was no documentation it. But even that works...and it's now integrated into the 2checkout account... I, for one, am happy with it. Runs beautiful!



Locutus, please send endorsement checks to.....

Hey, WHM was the only hangup I had too. Locutus sent me files and instructions only the instructions didn't jive with the files. When your told to go to line 54 and change xyz to 123 and you get to line 54 and see abc?! I had to throw in the towel.

The reply lightnin got in this forum is the same tone I was getting when trying to resolve my install debacle....and think about it....here is a internet merchant that wants to fight me over 54.00. Here at our hosting company we offer a 100% refund in the first thirty days plus 'amazing' tech support.

I think it is a personality issue. Locutus just has to be himself and that is who he is - testy little bugger. That isn't to say that phpmanager isn't a good program, I think it is a good program but I advise be prepared to mesh with a strong and unforgiving personality....and don't pay for installation unless you pay someone other than locutus. Check out the forums at phpmanager and you'll find others who can install it for you, or install it yourself if you've a mind and the time.

—Flash

Originally posted by ikellen
What do people know about PaySystems? I am also looking for some sort of billing method.

I currently use PaySystems, and switched to them from HostCharge.com. I am extremely pleased with the way they work and handle themselves. Given that do have problems, but not nearly as many as HostCharge did. I would definately recommend PaySystems.