You know what...I share your frustration completely. I hear you and it's time to get that taken care of. I'm going to hi-jack your thread a bit and change the title. For those of you wondering the original title was "Paypal? really?".
I am looking at other processors and can hopefully find a way to offer Amazon and Google again using their new options. If Shannon and I can come to a consensus, I would like to implement Bitcoin and (maybe) other crypto-currency. As far as why there aren't more options at the moment? The short answer is I've been deathly sick this year and only "very sick" the last three years. I've actually been ill for 8 years now, but that's another story. When I could work, it has been on keeping the lights on only. I may talk about it soon but I'm not interested in doing so publicly at this time. The good news is I'm starting to feel better, and have finally been able to get back to work in a meaningful way.
So- both Amazon Simple Pay and Google Checkout no longer exist - we really enjoyed those products, and it pained me to no longer be able to offer them but both Amazon and Google decided to shut down those services. I am looking at new ways of getting both Amazon and Google on board as they have never had any issues with our products.
Unfortunately, a lot of processors have very restricting rules on what can be sold, and sometimes even when we have met those rules they have turned around later and said they will no longer process us. There have been some strange middle ground of processors that said they would but only if they were able tell us what we can/cannot sell. Obviously that doesn't work with us or all of you.
We offered Dwolla as an alternative for years, and not a single person used it. I do believe I could just turn that one back on with a few changes, but seeing that no one ever used it...not even once, I don't think anyone wants it.
So here's the "what I would like as a checkout option" thread, inspired by Morkey. Speaking of which Morkey, here's your chance as you never said what you'd like to use. Everyone, you have our ears on what kind of payment options you'd like to see. At the end of this discussion I will implement as many as I can, at which point I will shelve the issue until there are more options out there.
I am looking at other processors and can hopefully find a way to offer Amazon and Google again using their new options. If Shannon and I can come to a consensus, I would like to implement Bitcoin and (maybe) other crypto-currency. As far as why there aren't more options at the moment? The short answer is I've been deathly sick this year and only "very sick" the last three years. I've actually been ill for 8 years now, but that's another story. When I could work, it has been on keeping the lights on only. I may talk about it soon but I'm not interested in doing so publicly at this time. The good news is I'm starting to feel better, and have finally been able to get back to work in a meaningful way.
So- both Amazon Simple Pay and Google Checkout no longer exist - we really enjoyed those products, and it pained me to no longer be able to offer them but both Amazon and Google decided to shut down those services. I am looking at new ways of getting both Amazon and Google on board as they have never had any issues with our products.
Unfortunately, a lot of processors have very restricting rules on what can be sold, and sometimes even when we have met those rules they have turned around later and said they will no longer process us. There have been some strange middle ground of processors that said they would but only if they were able tell us what we can/cannot sell. Obviously that doesn't work with us or all of you.
We offered Dwolla as an alternative for years, and not a single person used it. I do believe I could just turn that one back on with a few changes, but seeing that no one ever used it...not even once, I don't think anyone wants it.
So here's the "what I would like as a checkout option" thread, inspired by Morkey. Speaking of which Morkey, here's your chance as you never said what you'd like to use. Everyone, you have our ears on what kind of payment options you'd like to see. At the end of this discussion I will implement as many as I can, at which point I will shelve the issue until there are more options out there.
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