Every Online Merchant Should Accept BTC

[seafarer124]

I have just sent an email to a merchant asking if they have considered adding BTC to their payment system.

They have nothing to lose by using BTC and plenty to gain.

I do not like using my credit card on the internet. 

I would like to buy their product, but, not with credit card.

There must be hundreds, possibly thousands of businesses that do not realise they are missing out on a huge market.

[wayneyoyo]

Usually online merchant which do Digital trade only will use bitcoin , if i am selling cloth i will be taking cash

[lnternet]

Of course. No credit card fraud, less fees. But it's not just a mouse click

[grifferz]

Usually online merchant which do Digital trade only will use bitcoin , if i am selling cloth i will be taking cash

Why? Once the bitcoin payment has confirmed it can't be reversed. Shouldn't take long to get one confirm.

If you're selling a $10k dress for the Oscars, maybe you want to wait a few more minutes for a couple more confirms.

[qh34rt]

Usually online merchant which do Digital trade only will use bitcoin , if i am selling cloth i will be taking cash

Why? Once the bitcoin payment has confirmed it can't be reversed. Shouldn't take long to get one confirm.

If you're selling a $10k dress for the Oscars, maybe you want to wait a few more minutes for a couple more confirms.

Yes, in BTC no automatic transaction but i believe more merchant will accept BTC.  More confirm for more secure transaction.

[wayneyoyo]

Usually online merchant which do Digital trade only will use bitcoin , if i am selling cloth i will be taking cash

Why? Once the bitcoin payment has confirmed it can't be reversed. Shouldn't take long to get one confirm.

If you're selling a $10k dress for the Oscars, maybe you want to wait a few more minutes for a couple more confirms.

Example 10k USD is 10k USD , if you exchange to bitcoin its so much less than 10k .

[wayneyoyo]

Usually online merchant which do Digital trade only will use bitcoin , if i am selling cloth i will be taking cash

Why? Once the bitcoin payment has confirmed it can't be reversed. Shouldn't take long to get one confirm.

If you're selling a $10k dress for the Oscars, maybe you want to wait a few more minutes for a couple more confirms.

And another thing is how many people sell $10k Dress lol , what about those small business who sell 10-20 dollar stuff how are they going to use bitcoin for such amount without losing too much when trading back .

[mitty]

Usually online merchant which do Digital trade only will use bitcoin , if i am selling cloth i will be taking cash

Why? Once the bitcoin payment has confirmed it can't be reversed. Shouldn't take long to get one confirm.

If you're selling a $10k dress for the Oscars, maybe you want to wait a few more minutes for a couple more confirms.

And another thing is how many people sell $10k Dress lol , what about those small business who sell 10-20 dollar stuff how are they going to use bitcoin for such amount without losing too much when trading back .

Coinbase and Bitpay (possibly others?) are services which enable merchants to accept Bitcoin for transactions with a fixed fiat currency value. (e.g., a $20 USD item)
These services calculate the amount of BTC the customer needs to pay at checkout then immediately convert it to USD or another fiat currency for the merchant to receive:

The merchant sets up an account on either service and enables the service as a payment gateway on their online store.  Customer adds product to their cart and sees their total in Dollars or whatever currency just like normal.  Customer then clicks "check out" and is redirected to a Bitpay or Coinbase "pay now" page which computes how much Bitcoin the customer needs to pay using the current exchange value.  Customer pays the amount, the BTC is immediately converted back to fiat and the merchant receives the Dollars via direct deposit into their bank just like accepting credit card or PayPal, Dwolla, etc.  The merchant could also decide to keep the money in BTC but the choice is up to them.

So the exchange rate problem has been solved on the merchant side at least.

[seafarer124]

As I said in the OP I do not like using my credit card on the internet.

Presently, for face to face purchases I prefer to use cash as it is becoming more worthless each day.

Eventually, hopefully, I will be left with just BTC to use for every transaction.

[TarotVault]

I agree to 100%. Doing business with Bitcoin is great, especially when it comes to sensitive information.

That is why me and my partner decided to use it for our Tarot platform. Our customers can ask us any personal question they want without revealing their identity. This creates a much needed feeling of safety and trust, not to mention the simplicity of it.

We strongly believe this is the future of Tarot Online and will offer the same functionality to any other independent reader who uses our services.

[DoctorOz]

I have just sent an email to a merchant asking if they have considered adding BTC to their payment system.

They have nothing to lose by using BTC and plenty to gain.

I do not like using my credit card on the internet. 

I would like to buy their product, but, not with credit card.

There must be hundreds, possibly thousands of businesses that do not realise they are missing out on a huge market.

I am sure once the cryptocurrency stabilises it will be an opportunity.

In my market we are hearing rumours of a payment gateway company that uses the cash prepaid voucher system is seriously considering to open its product to deal with exchanges.... great news

[elavenil]

It will take time to accept BItcoin as a payment for all vendors. The price fluctuation of bitcoin is worry for many merchants.
The price should be stable. And numerous new altcoins are reducing the value of bitcoin.

[miragecash]

As an online merchant, I agree, BUT it is not a situation where they have nothing to lose. I just learned about bitcoins a week ago. I have been coding like crazy to implement it into my shopping cart. It is not easy and I have lost many hours not just coding but also thinking about HOW BTC is supposed to be implemented. Should I give customers a discount due to no chargebacks and lower fees? Should I list price in BTC or dollars? If it is dollars, how to I make it easy for my customers or should I expect my customers to whip out a calculator before paying? Which wallet solution? Which exchange? Should I keep BTC or convert to dollars ASAP? How do I backup my wallet? ETC.

I'll post my website on here when I'm finished, if it is not against forum rules to make business announcements on here.

I have just sent an email to a merchant asking if they have considered adding BTC to their payment system.

They have nothing to lose by using BTC and plenty to gain.

I do not like using my credit card on the internet. 

I would like to buy their product, but, not with credit card.

There must be hundreds, possibly thousands of businesses that do not realise they are missing out on a huge market.

[rmines]

It will take time to accept BItcoin as a payment for all vendors. The price fluctuation of bitcoin is worry for many merchants.
The price should be stable. And numerous new altcoins are reducing the value of bitcoin.

This.
Also, Bitcoin still gets associated a lot with laundering and illegal activities. Not all merchants are willing to take to risk to associate them with this negative kind of image.

[RodeoX]

I like to tell them that I was about to buy something but I couldn't find their bitcoin address. "Can you please send me an address so I can pay you? Because I certainly am not going to give out my bank/credit card info".
  

[arousr]

Coinbase and Bitpay (possibly others?) are services which enable merchants to accept Bitcoin for transactions with a fixed fiat currency value. (e.g., a $20 USD item)

Yes. This is is a great service because as a merchant, handling bitcoins can be really complicated tax-wise (depending on the country) here you have to take into account value when you got em and calculate profit/loss when you sell em then declare as you would do with stocks.  Since value is always changing that's a lot of complication for not so significant sales volume (hopefully this will increase).  When you get paid in fiat currency you just add it to your sales like a credit card sale.  However I still don't see significant sales from btc users, seems like many people keep em waiting for value to increase.

[rohnearner]

Yeah i agree with you that Every Online Merchant Should Accept BTC and they must do so, but one thing many are concerned about is its volatile nature, even the customers are sometimes hesitant while using bitcoins because lets say you buy a TV today for 2btc that is around 1200$ today , and after one year if btc goes up  to some 1k-1500$ the same TV you purchased is @ some 3k$ which was worth 1200$ ..

[grifferz]

Usually online merchant which do Digital trade only will use bitcoin , if i am selling cloth i will be taking cash

Why? Once the bitcoin payment has confirmed it can't be reversed. Shouldn't take long to get one confirm.

If you're selling a $10k dress for the Oscars, maybe you want to wait a few more minutes for a couple more confirms.

Yes, in BTC no automatic transaction but i believe more merchant will accept BTC.  More confirm for more secure transaction.

Perfectly possible to have an automated payment system that waits for any number of confirmations the vendor desires. I do.

[mistress_magpie]

I strongly agree.  I have a lot of friends buying bitcoin off of me in order to buy stuff - each shop that takes it encourages more of this to happen. We need to build a critical mass.

[grifferz]

Usually online merchant which do Digital trade only will use bitcoin , if i am selling cloth i will be taking cash

Why? Once the bitcoin payment has confirmed it can't be reversed. Shouldn't take long to get one confirm.

If you're selling a $10k dress for the Oscars, maybe you want to wait a few more minutes for a couple more confirms.

Example 10k USD is 10k USD , if you exchange to bitcoin its so much less than 10k .

Can you please elaborate this assertion that $10k when exchanged to bitcoin becomes worth less than $10k?

Maybe I have misunderstood your point.