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Shopify looks to be a good option. It's nice that the technology has advanced to a point where the process is relatively easy. Thanks!

We use this store which after lot of research i found better than other in terms of my needs. http://www.volusion.com/

Thanks,
Bob

how big do you excpect your company to grow is the question...if you just want to stay small then just get a basic website with paypal....if you want to get really big then get a nice custom website with merchant services from someone like bank of america

We sell online with three retail venues: our own custom website, Ebay and Amazon.

Keep in mind that selling is always a numbers game. First you have to get people to see your merchandise - wherever that is. Of the millions of people surfing the net only a very, very small fraction will become aware of you. Of the ones that notice you only a portion will actually go to look at your merchandise. Of the ones that look only a fraction will actually buy something.

The biggest myth on the internet is "If you build it, they will buy." It's not true - no matter where you showcase your merchandise.

Start by defining your goals and be really specific. Once you konw what you want then you can investigate different options systematically to see what role they can play in helping you meet your goals.

Also look at what other merchants that sell similar items are doing. Learn as much as you can from them.

I think your best solution is to: Ditch Yahoo Merchant solutions. Go with your own Stand-alone shopping cart system that can handle multiple products and payment processing solutions. If you're planning on selling your stuff on E-Bay, I have a solution that might work perfectly for you.

I can totally Customize your shopping cart for you using Zen Cart which is an Open Source Shopping Cart (Open source means it's fee).
I can add a module for you that will help you syndicate any of your products to your E-Bay store.
What does this mean to you? If you decide to use E-Bay, Imagine being able to upload your products to your stand-alone shopping cart and syndicate which product you want on E-Bay, without having to go over to E-Bay and enter all the information manually. This would solve the headaches of having to keep up two shopping carts.

Syndicate as little as 1 or all 15 products to E-bay and have all your customers check out through your web site, rather than E-BAY...

The shopping Cart handles, Pay Pal, Authorize.net, LinkPoint and many other payment processing solutions.

NEVER use another merchant's credit card processing account. Strictly against V/MC regulation,
illegal in many states, will get both you and owner of the merchant account in grave difficulty.
If you need a merchant account, apply for your own.

AMSPCS
amspcs@juno.com
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