lesliedocherty
11th March 2009, 18:10
Just got this email from google,
Google Checkout fees
When you use Google Checkout™ to process your sales, you will be charged 1.5% + £0.15 per transaction until 5 May 2009. With Google Checkout, there are no monthly, setup or gateway service fees, and Google Checkout will not charge you to transfer funds from your Checkout account to your bank.
Free Transaction Processing for AdWords Advertisers until 5 May 2009If you are an AdWords advertiser, you are eligible for free transaction processing for some, or all, of your Google Checkout sales each month. After linking your Checkout & AdWords accounts (http://checkout.google.com/support/sell/bin/answer.py?answer=80154&topic=13456&hl=en-GB) for every £1 you spend on AdWords each month, you'll be able to process £10 in sales the following month for free through Google Checkout. Please note that U.K. merchants can only link AdWords accounts which are denominated in pounds sterling and held by the same legal entity. Any AdWords transaction processing credits accrued during April 2009 will be applied towards transactions that occur on 1-4 May 2009.
Sales Through Google Checkout Transaction Fees Sales of up to 10 times your monthly AdWords spend FREE Sales in excess of 10 times your monthly AdWords spend 1.5% + £0.15 per transaction
<IMG height=1 width=230>Transaction Processing Fees as of 5 May 2009Beginning on 5 May 2009, transaction processing rates will be determined by your sales volume during April 2009. Each month thereafter, we'll continue to use the prior month's sales volume to determine your transaction processing rate. Learn more (http://checkout.google.com/support/sell/bin/answer.py?hl=en-uk&answer=134473).
Monthly Sales Through Google Checkout Fees Per Transaction Less than £15003.4% + £0.20£1500 - £5999.992.9% + £0.20£6000 - £14999.992.4% + £0.20£15000 - £54999.991.9% + £0.20£55000 or more1.4% + £0.20An additional 1% fee will be assessed on transactions where the merchant's country is different from the buyer's billing country. With 10 days notice, we may also charge higher transaction processing fees to merchants that incur excessive chargebacks or otherwise pose financial risk to Checkout.
Other FeesWith its proprietary fraud detection technology, Google Checkout works to protect you from unwarranted chargebacks. In cases where you are found liable for a chargeback, you will be charged the full amount of the chargeback plus an additional £7 chargeback fee. Learn more (https://checkout.google.com/support/sell/bin/answer.py?answer=38145&topic=8666&hl=en-GB) about how Google Checkout protects you from fraud with our Chargeback Resolution Policy (https://checkout.google.com/support/sell/bin/answer.py?answer=38147&hl=en-GB) and Payment Guarantee Policy (https://checkout.google.com/support/sell/bin/answer.py?answer=42863&hl=en-GB).Google Checkout offers you the ability to partially capture funds (http://checkout.google.com/support/sell/bin/answer.py?answer=42945&hl=en-GB) and explicitly reauthorise an order (http://checkout.google.com/support/sell/bin/answer.py?answer=42940&hl=en-GB) if the initial 7-day authorization window expires. You will be charged £0.15 each time you use these features.
Google Checkout fees
When you use Google Checkout™ to process your sales, you will be charged 1.5% + £0.15 per transaction until 5 May 2009. With Google Checkout, there are no monthly, setup or gateway service fees, and Google Checkout will not charge you to transfer funds from your Checkout account to your bank.
Free Transaction Processing for AdWords Advertisers until 5 May 2009If you are an AdWords advertiser, you are eligible for free transaction processing for some, or all, of your Google Checkout sales each month. After linking your Checkout & AdWords accounts (http://checkout.google.com/support/sell/bin/answer.py?answer=80154&topic=13456&hl=en-GB) for every £1 you spend on AdWords each month, you'll be able to process £10 in sales the following month for free through Google Checkout. Please note that U.K. merchants can only link AdWords accounts which are denominated in pounds sterling and held by the same legal entity. Any AdWords transaction processing credits accrued during April 2009 will be applied towards transactions that occur on 1-4 May 2009.
Sales Through Google Checkout Transaction Fees Sales of up to 10 times your monthly AdWords spend FREE Sales in excess of 10 times your monthly AdWords spend 1.5% + £0.15 per transaction
<IMG height=1 width=230>Transaction Processing Fees as of 5 May 2009Beginning on 5 May 2009, transaction processing rates will be determined by your sales volume during April 2009. Each month thereafter, we'll continue to use the prior month's sales volume to determine your transaction processing rate. Learn more (http://checkout.google.com/support/sell/bin/answer.py?hl=en-uk&answer=134473).
Monthly Sales Through Google Checkout Fees Per Transaction Less than £15003.4% + £0.20£1500 - £5999.992.9% + £0.20£6000 - £14999.992.4% + £0.20£15000 - £54999.991.9% + £0.20£55000 or more1.4% + £0.20An additional 1% fee will be assessed on transactions where the merchant's country is different from the buyer's billing country. With 10 days notice, we may also charge higher transaction processing fees to merchants that incur excessive chargebacks or otherwise pose financial risk to Checkout.
Other FeesWith its proprietary fraud detection technology, Google Checkout works to protect you from unwarranted chargebacks. In cases where you are found liable for a chargeback, you will be charged the full amount of the chargeback plus an additional £7 chargeback fee. Learn more (https://checkout.google.com/support/sell/bin/answer.py?answer=38145&topic=8666&hl=en-GB) about how Google Checkout protects you from fraud with our Chargeback Resolution Policy (https://checkout.google.com/support/sell/bin/answer.py?answer=38147&hl=en-GB) and Payment Guarantee Policy (https://checkout.google.com/support/sell/bin/answer.py?answer=42863&hl=en-GB).Google Checkout offers you the ability to partially capture funds (http://checkout.google.com/support/sell/bin/answer.py?answer=42945&hl=en-GB) and explicitly reauthorise an order (http://checkout.google.com/support/sell/bin/answer.py?answer=42940&hl=en-GB) if the initial 7-day authorization window expires. You will be charged £0.15 each time you use these features.