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Posted by smorrey on 10/09/05 12:08
@Bradley, I'm relatively certain your suggestion would violate the
PayPal EULA since IIRC it says you can't take payments on behalf of
someone else.
That said the mass payment utility in PayPal could be utilized to
effect the desired result if I'm wrong about the EULA.
@ phpuser32423,
In PHP all things are possible, PHP is a programming language and as
such there are a million ways to do what you're asking, both in code
and in concept.
For concept, once you get past how do "YOU" get paid safely (Note:
PayPal is notorious for downloader fraud, where once the item is
downloaded the person just issues a chargeback, and you're left holding
the ball).
You're better off taking e-Gold or some other form of non-reversible
payment., in this instance. Also watch out for transaction fees,
Micropayments (payments of less than a dollar) tend to be fairly
costly.
Anyways back to what I was saying earlier, once you get past how YOU
get paid, then you need to get past the problem of how to pay the
artist(s). Monthly is by far the best solution (it's alot cheaper in
terms of fees), and giving them as many different options as possible
to choose from is a great idea, since most artists may not even want to
be paid the same way... Some will want checks, some will want PayPal,
some will want Direct Deposit, some may desire other forms of payment.
I'm currently working on a project for a client who wants to set up a
payment facilitating service specifically targeted to merchants whos
average transaction is < $20USD (thats a market that's evidently all
but untouched at the moment), the service handles both Micro and Macro
payments. Right now I'm working on a seamless unattended debit/credit
gateway. Once that works they will be entering beta.
If your interested in some more advice, interested in the beta, or need
some help setting up shop, please feel free to drop me a line, smorrey
at gmail dot com
And I'll see what I can do.
Have a great day!
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