Ok...im a newbie...plz help

[quartertoseven]

ok everyone, im a complete newbie at this and im trying to set up a page where people can buy my band's merchandise over the internet...i have no idea how to even start doing this so i figure you guys are the best to come and talk to.

please help!

thanks,
adam

[stevel]

How many items are we talking about? Do you have an established web site? You may want to consider the free PayPal Shopping Cart if you have under a dozen items.

[quartertoseven]

Yeah, we've got the website up (www.quartertoseven.com), and we have under a dozen items, but im not 18 so (legally) I can't use the free PayPal one. I'm looking for pretty much the easiest free way to make an online store for my band.

[stevel]

How are you proposing that people pay for their purchases? osCommerce does not provide a free payment gateway. It can collect the purchase information, including credit card numbers, but then you'd need to process the purchases through your own merchant account. Or you can configure a gateway that you have subscribed to (fees determined by the payment processor.)

Or you can accept payment by check or money order, but don't expect to get many sales that way.

Do you not have an adult who can help you with this part of things?

[quartertoseven]

yeah my mom can help me i guess, but i kinda want to do it on my own. we're all like 16-17, and we want to do this on our own, and besides, my parents don't know a thing about making things like this. is there a way to get a free way to pay with an online store (even if its without osCommerce0?

[stevel]

You won't find any service that offers completely free payment processing, as it costs money to do it. PayPal is the easiest and one of the least expensive I know of. Your mom doesn't need to know how to do anything except agree to be responsible for the PayPal account.