Participating hobby shops, manufacturers, distributers, and clubs, now have the exciting opportunity to showcase their top 20 products FOR FREE for a trial period of two months and benefit from our state-of-the-art e-commerce facilities to see if it will work for them.

This offer is entirely RISK-FREE, with NO OBLIGATION on the part of the supplier (except to supply any goods ordered, which is the point of the excercise anyway!)

Even the biggest sceptic of e-commerce will have to agree that this deal is undeniably the best opportunity and means for any supplier to try their hand at e-commerce and see for themselves if it could work for their business.

WE WILL MAKE E-COMMERCE WORK FOR YOU!

After the initial two month trial period, we offer the supplier one of several really affordable e-commerce solutions, either as part of the Showcase, or as a separate website of their own, while maintaining the status quo in both!

• Free Listing. The supplier continues to be listed in the showcase, but the products and shopping ability are removed. Hobby enthusiasts can still find the supplier, but through the listed address, telephone/fax numbers, and/or email. This, of course is completely FREE OF CHARGE and merely serves to put the buyer in contact with the supplier.

• Limited Package. The supplier continues to be listed in the showcase together with his top 30 products and the shopping cart through which he may receive enquiries, but no payment options are provided. The supplier must collect payment from the buyer himself. Enquiries received through the Showcase are merely emailed to the supplier. This is the most affordable option with which the supplier can continue showcasing his products.

• Standard Package. The supplier continues to be listed in the showcase together with his top 30 products and the shopping cart through which he may receive orders. An escrow-based payment option is provided as part of this offer wherein a trusted third party, thirt.com, receives payment for the goods and hold it in escrow for a period of 7 days before transferring it to the supplier if there has not been any complaints lodged by the buyer. This service is provided by Setcom, a local payment gateway provider (see www.setcom.co.za ). Some additional features are also unlocked with this option: Product Reviews and Product FAQ's can be added per product and products can be listed as Featured or On Sale or as Top Products through a separate Product Dashboard. Basic Logging are provided through which the supplier can view the number of times individual products have been viewed.

• Extended Package. The supplier can list up to 100 of his products in the Showcase and process orders through the shopping cart provided. All the features of the Standard Option are provided. Full order tracking features are also provided to both buyer and supplier. The supplier may also add product options (such is a choice of colours), specifications, and additional packaging options per product. Additional features such as discounts per buyer and the addition of shipping costs and taxes are mad available through this option. A specific Sales Agreement between the Supplier and Buyer is also catered for. Detailed logging are provided and full sales order tracking and order and product status can be included. The supplier can also request additional pages containing more information about the supplier.

• Full Package. The supplier can list up to 200 products in the Showcase. More products can be added but at a nominal cost per product per month. All the features of the Extended Option are provided except for the payment option which is a dedicated Business Secure Card Payment Option provided by Setcom. This requires that the supplier obtain a merchant account with the bank in order to process credit card payments directly into his bank account. Additional features such as Inventory Control, Subscriptions, A Referral System as well as Remote Ads are also provided for in this option. This option is ideal for businesses that will process over 500 but not more than 1000 transactions per month.

• Corporate Package. The supplier can list up to 400 products in the Showcase. More products can be added but at a nominal cost per product per month. All the features of the Full Option are provided except for the payment option which is a dedicated Corporate Secure Card Payment Option provided by Setcom. This option is ideal for businesses that will typically process over 1000 transactions per month.

For a list of all the E-Commerce Features available, click here...