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- phucku2, on 10/12/2007, -5/+42google + paypal > paypal, I love copetition.
Can anyone tell me why comments on this site must be expressed as inequalities? - the_snitch, on 10/12/2007, -0/+32They already know it, they just have to ask for it for the legal reasons.
- MrLunar, on 10/12/2007, -7/+31Because... inequalities + comment > comment
- superstewy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+19Did anyone notice that it doesn say BETA in the title?? You can't even find the word beta on the page anywhere. Are you sure this is google?
- davdav, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16eBay accepting Checkout? Please. eBay owns PayPal.
- xmpcray, on 10/12/2007, -0/+15Google Checkout fee - 2% + $0.20 per transaction.
Paypal fee - 2.9% + $0.30 USD per transaction. - tweeto, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14Online stores that accept Google Checkout:
http://www.google.com/buy/m.html - chris9902, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12I was going to say your "google>Paypal" comment is wrong but now that I think about it Google is a trusted name online so selling Google checkout to people with ecommerce software could a good thing.
time will tell. - beelz, on 10/12/2007, -18/+29google>paypal.
- icekold, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9After being shafted for near 90 dollars by Paypal, It was with great pleasure that I typed my credit card information into the signup page. Here's to the beginnings of actually having a choice.
- d3bruts1d, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8"Why do they always start with US first ?!"
I don't know... it might have something to do with the fact that they are a US based company. Or something silly like that. - gaznet, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Guys, i have just attempted to sign up...
Just to let you know it's only avalible to the US.. oh well i can wait for UK..
this is the seller signup page... https://checkout.google.com/sell/signup?entryPage=ac¤tPage=ac&lastPage=ac&agent=Merchant& - chuyskywlk, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9ywong: Yeah, but google-fraud-rates > paypal-fraud-rates too.
Pleas figure out wtf you're talking about -- click-fraud and purchase-fraud are not comparable.
ywong: I would also be leery of this service because unlike Visa or PayPal, Google's main line of business isn't payments. This matters because both Visa and PayPal, being companies focused on payments, have made conscious decisions to keep customer purchasing info private, and not share it with marketers. Google's main business is the explicit scanning of all user data it can get their hands on, and user purchase data is enormously beneficial when it comes to targeting more products.
Now, paypal may not be, but I KNOW my CC company scans my purchase history and sends me ads and crap that are inline with what I buy. And to be quite honest, I'd be happy if Google did exactly what you're so afraid of -- and then tied it into adsense. I would much rather get well targeted ads for things I might actually give a damn about than get ads for random anythings.
If you don't want to give up that information, then put your tinfoil hat on, stuff your money in a matress, and get off the internet. You have that option. - limewood, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7I don't think they had a choice, Would you trust a beta payment service?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -30/+37Yeah, but google-fraud-rates > paypal-fraud-rates too. The low end of estimates on real clickfraud rates is 13.7% (high end estimates are ridiculous, claims of 35% or even 70% are bandied about, but let's use the low one to be conservative). PayPal's fraud rate is less than 0.5%. So if Google is as good at fighting financial fraud as they are at fighting clickfraud, GCheckout may soon start hemorrhaging money. Even if they are better, a fraud rate in the low single digits still generates a much higher customer service load when problems arise (and they will, inevitably through bugs or user error), and people are much less patient or forgiving when it comes to money, and Google's automated customer service systems have not been reported to be very satisfactory.
I would also be leery of this service because unlike Visa or PayPal, Google's main line of business isn't payments. This matters because both Visa and PayPal, being companies focused on payments, have made conscious decisions to keep customer purchasing info private, and not share it with marketers. Google's main business is the explicit scanning of all user data it can get their hands on, and user purchase data is enormously beneficial when it comes to targeting more products. So amongst the companies providing payment services, Google actually has the *greatest* economic incentive to "be evil" with their user's purchase histories, especially if fraud rates force them to turn it into a loss leader. Don't let the fanboy-ism blind you; Google is a business like any other, and the road to hell is paved with good intentions. - thatsiebguy, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8So much for the "paypal killer" :
You may only use the Service to process a Payment Transaction for a Product that is purchased from a Seller through a legitimate, bone fide sale of the Product. The Service may not be used to process a Payment Transaction, or otherwise transfer money between a Buyer and Seller, that is unrelated to a purchase of a Product. The Service may not be used to receive cash advances from Sellers or to facilitate the purchase of cash equivalents (travelers checks, prepaid cards, money orders, etc.). You may not use the Service to process Payment Transactions in connection with the sale or exchange of any illegal goods or services or any other underlying illegal transaction. - ahmerhussain, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Is this accepted at AllofMP3.com ?
- Sanchez, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Woah! So do many online shops and paypal!
- obeattie, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Shame it isn't like a basket, too. Then, you could checkout from multiple stores simeltaniously. Now that would be ace.
- eridius, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Unlike most people, I'm not only willing to share my personal information with Google, but I'm actually quite interested to see what the result will be. Assuming Google's mantra of Don't Be Evil is actually followed, this quest to organize the world's information, whatever it may be, could have some very intriguing results. I'm very interested in what Google could spawn from all this information they're gathering. Perhaps a real AI? Or perhaps something else. I don't know, but whatever it is, I can't wait until it's here.
- bathroomninja, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Alas! It works for gmail Hosted domain accounts as well.
- matx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4It dont take my cards :( I hope they dont take long to support them. Why wont they think of the children and the ones without credit cards!
- crxnamja, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5seen some decent reviews of the service already:
http://blogs.forrester.com/charleneli/2006/06/google_unveiled.html
http://okdork.com/2006/06/29/breaking-google-launches-checkout-and-the-10-people-in-the-blog-world-go-crazy/
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/29/technology/29google.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
enjoy. - xamox, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Is this going to be what Microsoft's Passport was suppose to be? Looks pretty slick though. Doesn't it infringe on Amazon's 1-click buy patent?
- Experiment626, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Non-US users take note: Regardless of whether or not you are able sign up for Google Checkout from outside the US, note that the Terms of Service reads as follows:
By agreeing to this Terms of Service for Buyers, you represent that you are:
* 18 years old or older;
* capable of entering into a legally binding agreement; and
* a resident of the United States. - d3bruts1d, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Thankfully, Google Checkout is one of those things that you have to log into after you've been inactive for so long... I just tried to go back to it, and it displayed the logon box (browser has not been closed since I was first there, only the tab that had GC open). Also, once you input your credit card, the number is never displayed again. Only the last 4 digits. Even if you go to the "edit card" section, you don't get to see the entire number. So far, it looks like they put a lot of thought into it.
- bazac, on 10/12/2007, -5/+9Well, it took you boys 20 years to release Mandela. You've only got yourselves to blame:)
- timpkmn89, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Wow, it even comes with decent coupons!
- gmillerd, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3free when you advertise with adsense, that must be amazing for people.
- kyriakos, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3at least that one will be available internationally!
- Bloc, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4comeon amazon and ebay...
- T0PS3O, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Is down:
http://code.google.com/apis/checkout
Gives me a 404 here in the UK - that link is from the integration instructions: https://checkout.google.com/seller/developers.html - AndreGerber, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I doubt this will ever be released in humble South Africa. Oh well.
- sfinx, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5No, it's really up now! this thing even got an API!
https://checkout.google.com/seller/developers.html - LayZ, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I thought GBuy was going to go after problems that PayPal didn't already solve? This seems mostly the same to me, with some neat touches admittedly. Just another way to use your credit card online. I was hoping they were going to come up with some kind of interesting payment scenario that would actually challenge the status quo.
Videos are very cool, way above Google's usual marketing standard. - shaolinpunks, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I really like the video when the shopping card gets teeth and eats the fraud!
it's silly! - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Actually Paypal, and Google and all those companies start in the US not only because their US based, but because it's much easier getting money back from credit card companies in the US, and people trust credit cards here
You can't start Paypal for example in a country like colombia or even japan, where no-one trusts credit cards. Down there (or west there?) they have credit card rates of 5%-8% (much more than the 1%-3% here) and the bank will charge YOU to have the OPTION to use credit cards, and banks WON'T let you purchase online UNTIL YOU CALL THEM and tell them to ADD THAT WEBSITE to your list.
Overdraft fees might be high here, but ANYTHING to do with banking in the rest of the world is a complete rip off. So consumers DON'T trust banks (or credit cards) so they don't use them, so web sites can't get paid by their customers, so they don't advertise, so......
You see where I'm going here....
P.S. Anything that's "US ONLY" is probably US, and Canada only, and probably US, CANADA, PUERTO RICO AND MEXICO only.
Google might limit you to a US address only, but they'll never know it's my CANADIAN credit card I've registered for them. so US ONLY is just a myth (if you want to get technical about it ;-) - d3bruts1d, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Wow. An idea like that never crossed my mind. If they could do that, they would change online shopping forever.
- blanski, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Did anyone else try to imitate the flash demo and type in a product on the google search, then go to the ads to see if they accepted google checkout only to realize they had no ads because of adblock.... I wonder if this would limit other functionality.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2i predict microsoft checkout in less then a year, and intergrated into vista as a "core component" unable to be removed.
- gweedo767, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2and on top of that, for every $1 you spend on AdWords you get $10 in free transactions. So this could work out very well for a lot of online shops.
- synaesthesia, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I wouldnt worry, it'd be a challenge for google to do any worse
- movieking, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I am one of the many many people that got screwed by PayPal, so any alternative is welcome to me.
- kimos, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I had added my Credit Card, and now I'm remvoing it...
You know how easy it is to leave your gmail account logged in by accident? Well i'm not too concerned about someone reading my email, but with one click they're logged into Google Checkout. No extra authentication. I'm all for a single login idea, but it should at least prompt you for a password again if you're going from mail to checkout. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Come on...that's just Google Analytics. If you're not using those things in your e-commerce shop then it's running out of your basement and it ain't gonna be making you too much money.
Heck.. I'm using it right now to see how many people read this comment.
See ----> . - boycy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Second that! The video was brilliant, how I laughed. Hilarious animation :D
- dH2K, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2As I see the seller USA only now - I hope it will extend soon to the rest parts of the world. Also AdWords (like Google Video) could accept their internal payment system after i provided my credit card details at google checkout as a buyer. BTW I hope the best for Google with this kind of business model.
- SpookyET, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2This looks exactly like Microsoft's Passport.
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