ProductCart Shopping Cart Software Forums : Buy Safe https://forum.productcart.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:33:32 +0000 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:18:13 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.productcart.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=1815 <![CDATA[ProductCart Shopping Cart Software Forums]]> https://forum.productcart.com/forum_images/pc_logo_50.png https://forum.productcart.com/ <![CDATA[Buy Safe : Katharina, Boy, I wish my horses...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/buy-safe_topic1815_post6602.html#6602 Author: macleather
Subject: 1815
Posted: 02-September-2008 at 4:18pm

Katharina, Boy, I wish my horses were in Texas. That facility is beautiful and offer a lot service and care. Alas, I'm stuck here in So. Cal. Thanks for offering to get me in touch with your sister in law however, we are 95% Western and it appears they are English so we probably wouldn't have anything they need or use.

Alan
]]> Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:18:13 +0000 https://forum.productcart.com/buy-safe_topic1815_post6602.html#6602 <![CDATA[Buy Safe : I should get you in touch with...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/buy-safe_topic1815_post6595.html#6595 Author: katharina
Subject: 1815
Posted: 01-September-2008 at 9:13pm

I should get you in touch with my sister in law.  She is a horse trainer in Texas.   Her name is Holly Croft http://web.mac.com/foxcroft2/foxcroft-farm.com/Instructors.html
I think it is a good idea to offer some kind of insurance for high prices items.  I hope buysafe works for you.  I think the best is a good reputation, which brings new customers from existing customers. 
Katharina
]]> Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:13:37 +0000 https://forum.productcart.com/buy-safe_topic1815_post6595.html#6595 <![CDATA[Buy Safe : Hi Katharina, This is set up...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/buy-safe_topic1815_post6594.html#6594 Author: macleather
Subject: 1815
Posted: 01-September-2008 at 8:56pm

Hi Katharina,
 
This is set up on my site as an optional purchase bond. In my instance, we sell some expensive saddles and for a small cost, a buyer can insure that they will get what they are paying for. Does it really help? I don't know but since we sell some high ticket items my feeling was it couldn't hurt. If not for the saddles, I wouldn't offer it. You're correct, there is much to much out there now to clutter up our sites.
 
Alan
 
Alan
]]> Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:56:11 +0000 https://forum.productcart.com/buy-safe_topic1815_post6594.html#6594 <![CDATA[Buy Safe : The question is how many customer...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/buy-safe_topic1815_post6593.html#6593 Author: katharina
Subject: 1815
Posted: 01-September-2008 at 8:49pm

The question is how many customer have heard about buy safe.  I certainly have not, so I did check out their site.  Quite honest it does not give me peace of mind, since I don't know this company.  It gives me the feeling of a gimmick trying to get more money out of me as a customer or seller.  I do not think that it will boost sales as they state.  Where are their numbers are coming from anyway?  I may see a point in this if it is something really expensive, like a car, expensive jewelery, or some antiques.  Is it just me or are there more and more companies like that popping up.   I guess they all want a piece of the retail pie.    Sorry for being to blunt.   I get tons of those kind of business offers, and they start to make me sick.  What else to we need to sell?  Secure site with certificate should be enough.  But no there is the Better Business Bureau with their high rates,  the child safe rating, and, and, and, and....  Man we will be cluttering up our sites, spreading our revenues to everyone in no time. 
Katharina
]]> Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:49:27 +0000 https://forum.productcart.com/buy-safe_topic1815_post6593.html#6593 <![CDATA[Buy Safe : Bearlygrins, I understand. If...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/buy-safe_topic1815_post6592.html#6592 Author: macleather
Subject: 1815
Posted: 01-September-2008 at 8:41pm

Bearlygrins, I understand. If you have a contact name you are emailing with at Buysafe and want to provide that to me, I'll send them my request as well. You're right, there is a financial gain for them to provide us with the code.
 
Thanks Again
 
Alan
]]> Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:41:05 +0000 https://forum.productcart.com/buy-safe_topic1815_post6592.html#6592 <![CDATA[Buy Safe : I had thought of the same thing,...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/buy-safe_topic1815_post6591.html#6591 Author: bearlygrins
Subject: 1815
Posted: 01-September-2008 at 8:29pm

I had thought of the same thing, but it doesn't really matter. The BuySafe interface provides a list of the products the customer has just purchased and calculates a very small amount per item to charge the customer if they opt to bond the item. It's like an insurance policy for the buyer, to make sure they get what they're paying for. Shipping and handling fees are not included.
 
So for instance, for a $25 item, BuySafe would ask for $1.50 fee to bond the item; other items would each have assigned fees as well. The BuySafe widget then adds the fees for the items the buyer has selected and takes them to their site to buy the insurance. Proceeds are then split with the seller.
 
The service helps to convert potential customers into sales by providing peace of mind. It's a great tool to have in an online store.
]]> Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:29:49 +0000 https://forum.productcart.com/buy-safe_topic1815_post6591.html#6591 <![CDATA[Buy Safe : Hi folks, One thought occurs to...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/buy-safe_topic1815_post6586.html#6586 Author: Hamish
Subject: 1815
Posted: 01-September-2008 at 6:08pm

Hi folks,
       One thought occurs to me - do the figures you send to BuySafe need to take into account discounts etc? The total a customer pays is not always and in some stores hardly ever, the sum of all the individual product prices + postage as discounts of various sorts may need taking into account. 
]]> Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:08:00 +0000 https://forum.productcart.com/buy-safe_topic1815_post6586.html#6586 <![CDATA[Buy Safe : Here is the documentation from...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/buy-safe_topic1815_post6583.html#6583 Author: bearlygrins
Subject: 1815
Posted: 01-September-2008 at 3:41pm

Here is the documentation from BuySafe, which is instructions included within the widget code to be added to ordercomplete.asp. Basically, all items in brackets (highlighted in red) need to be replaced with PC variables for each item ordered:
 
<!-- BEGIN: buySAFE Other Platform widget -->
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://seal.buysafe.com/private/rollover/utils.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
// Instructions: Replace any items in <brackets> with JavaScript variables or literal values from your cart.
// Basic order information
var buySAFE_Merchant  = 'unique code given to each merchant';
var buySAFE_OrderNum  = '<the unique order number>';
// Then, for EACH ITEM in the cart, call the function buySAFE_addCartItem:
buySAFE_addCartItem( "<item_title>", <item_quantity_purchased>, <item_price>, "<item_item_number>" )

// Sample of a cart with 2 items in it
// var buySAFE_Merchant  = 'abcabcabcabcabcabcabc...abcabcabcabcabcabcabc%3D%3D';
// var buySAFE_OrderNum  = 'order_2007-05-11_00123';
// buySAFE_addCartItem( "iPod 30GB", 1, 199.99, "AIP1234" )
// buySAFE_addCartItem( "iPod Carrying Case", 2, 15.99, "AIP-CASE-100" )
//-->
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://seal.buysafe.com/private/rollover/widget.js"></script>
<!-- END: buySAFE Other Platform widget -->
]]> Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:41:26 +0000 https://forum.productcart.com/buy-safe_topic1815_post6583.html#6583 <![CDATA[Buy Safe : For now, I&#039;m going to pressure...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/buy-safe_topic1815_post6582.html#6582 Author: bearlygrins
Subject: 1815
Posted: 01-September-2008 at 1:01pm

For now, I'm going to pressure BuySafe to provide the code, since they have done so for many other shopping cart programs. They have much to gain financially by getting a little more involved. Other than that, I don't have much time to devote to the issue since the Christmas season is right around the corner and I'm adding a lot of new products. I'll probably look into Google Analytics as PC suggested first.
 
Thanks!
]]> Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:01:33 +0000 https://forum.productcart.com/buy-safe_topic1815_post6582.html#6582 <![CDATA[Buy Safe : Bearlygrins, Thanks for the BuySafe...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/buy-safe_topic1815_post6578.html#6578 Author: macleather
Subject: 1815
Posted: 31-August-2008 at 5:06pm

Bearlygrins, Thanks for the BuySafe answer. Not quite what I was hoping for as my programming skills are non-existent. If you are going to try to contact a PC Developer to work out the code, I would be willing to share the cost with you (if it's not too outrageous) in order to get this to work properly. I still believe that it is an important feature to close the sale. If you do, you can send me a private message.

Earlyimp, thank you for your responses to our "outside the box" questions.

Alan
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