Please post your feedback directly in this thread.

Things to know before you start
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1 ) At this time our available data set is limited to a single vendor in this area. Therefore, if you attempt to use your own links you will get a parameter error displayed. This is because it cannot actually find your vendor ccount. YOU MUST USE THE VENDOR# PROVIDED BELOW. You may make your own links if you’d like, but the vendor number must be the same.

2 ) This beta site points to our test networks for authorizations, therefore, charges will NOT BE REAL, you will NOT BE CHARGED, NOR WILL YOU GET PAID FOR THESE ORDERS.

3 ) Along the lines of #2, because of the test network, not all payment methods will be able to actually authorize a sale. BillMeLater and Amex for example have specific test data that is used on their test network to produce specific results. We cannot release this test data for your use, so expect authorizations to fail with these payment methods.

4 ) In addition, there will be times when a payment method is simply not suitable for a long-term beta setup. ATM Direct, for instance, does not have a permanent beta location and cannot be “spoofed” due to the client server nature of the application. When this situation occurs, these payment methods will be disabled.

5 ) Cookies MUST be active for this page to function correctly.

Example Links:
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Use these links as the basis of your tests. You may make your own if you like but keep the same vendor number.

** Base
https://beta.2checkout.com/checkout/purchase
https://beta.2checkout.com/checkout/purchase?sid=208364

** Third Party Carts.
https://beta.2checkout.com/checkout/purchase?sid=208364&cart_order_id=504&total=1.00&c_prod=1,4&id_type=2
https://beta.2checkout.com/checkout/purchase?sid=208364&cart_order_id=504&total=1.00&c_prod=1&id_type=2
https://beta.2checkout.com/checkout/purchase?sid=208364&cart_order_id=504&total=1.00&c_prod=1mall1,5&id_type=1

** Product Based.

https://beta.2checkout.com/checkout/purchase?sid=208364&product_id=1&quantity=1
https://beta.2checkout.com/checkout/purchase?sid=208364&product_id=1&quantity=1&product_id1=3&quantity1=2

** Recurring Product.

https://beta.2checkout.com/checkout/purchase?sid=208364&product_id=23&quantity=1

Points Of Interest:
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– The checkout pages have a new look to them. Give us your feedback on them.

– The format of the emails have changed slightly, you will not get the vendor confirmation emails in this specific trial, but you will see the customer confirmation email.

– A lot of content has been removed from the pages in order to make it leaner. In some cases that we’ve tested, helper content was removed. If you believe that certain content should be added back in to assist buyers, please let us know.

– We would also like some feedback on the email format. We have been tossing around the idea of making HTML/Text/Multi-part/etc. email messages. In order to preserve the functionality that was there, we stuck with text only essages at this time. Please give us your feelings on changing this format for both the vendor & customer confirmation emails. (Also, of note, if you want them to be different, say so; i.e. Vendor emails are text, Customer emails are multi-part.)

– Third Party Cart Parameters have had a lot of functionality added with respect to the c_prod parameters and their display. Test them out, let us know what you think about the way they display and show in the emails.
– Take a look at the new flow and information collection, look at both products with shipping and products w/o offer any advice on improving the flow that you’d like to see.

Things that are currently being added to the page
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– There is a payment method already available for use, but it cannot be used in beta or demo mode.
* ATM Pin-Debit is available in this checkout page.

– There will be 2 more payment methods added during this beta.
* A paypal solution for international buyers.
* A new payment method available to certain geographic locations, FXSource.

– Breadcrumb navigation links, to step backwards.

– Navigation links in the summary section, to step backwards.

We have redesigned our purchase routine. It has had a significant facelift and
considerable “under the hood” work done to it. Everyone that has worked on this
project is proud of the way it has turned out; it’s sleek, professional, robust
and fast. We want to share it with all of you. We do understand that the
purchase routine is an important component of your business and we want to
release our changes in a way that is best for you. This is where these forums
and our new beta sandbox come into play.

You are probably asking yourself “what is the beta sandbox?” I am glad you
asked. The beta sandbox is our purchase routine made available to you before we
release our changes. The beta sandbox will have a full working version of the
new purchase routine for you to use however you want. Look it over, make some
test sales and even take a shot at trying to break it.

From now into the foreseeable future whenever we have changes for our purchase
routine we will post the changes to the sandbox three weeks in advance, these
changes will be accompanied by a forum thread in which in which you can post
your comments about it. After a two-week trial period, we will be closing the
specific forum thread. At this time, Angelo and I will gather up and review the
feedback we received. We will typically review this feedback within a day or two
of closing the post.

This will give everyone that is interested a chance to evaluate our work and
comment on it. We encourage you to check it out then return here to tell us what
you think. In exchange for your efforts, Angelo and I will read over all the
comments you post here and make a list of them. We will try our best to satisfy
every request and listen to every suggestion. During this time, we will be
taking action on the feedback provided. In the cases that we can’t, we think
it’s only fair that we post a response explaining our reasons to the community.
I believe that having this open dialog will yield positive results that will
benefit our company and yours.

We look forward to hearing from you.

~Angelo & Brandon