Re: Re: Electronic files available by subscription

From: KYER, JEFFREY <jeff.kyer_at_...>
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 09:50:27 -0500

Tim Ellis wrote:
>
> >
> >> And selling anything over the Net is more expensive than selling
> >> it in a store.
> >
> > Oh, why is that so? I would have thought that it would be the
> > contrary...but again I am a complete neophyte in this whole matter.
>
> Just a guess, but when you buy something with a Credit Card, it
> creates a contract between you and the Credit Card Company, so if
> your goods don't turn up, or are faulty etc then you can claim a
> refund from them. If they consider the risk of this happening with
> an online store then they may increase their charges to this sort of
> business.
>
> Also I would guess the risk of card-fraud is greater when dealing
> with cards over the internet rather than in a traditional store where
> the clerk can see the physical card and compare the signatures?

And there are the costs of actually running the Ecommerce site -- surities and bonds and all that wonderful _paperwork_ that this requires.

I'd rather see Greg and his minion, Steve writing and editing Glorantha stuff instead of doing administrivia. But I suppose I'm biased.

Jeff

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