e-gold® An Alternative Internet Payment System

The market for goods and services sold across the Internet is large and growing. Receiving or making payment, however, can be a problem. e-gold solves the problem. 100% backed by gold bullion e-gold is truly global, minimizes exchange risk, and meets the demands of Internet payments:
Immediate settlement worldwide, 24/7
Finality of payment, no chargebacks.
Payments are bi-directional allowing interactive service payment
The system is robust, efficient, and secure
Merchant interfaces are easy to implement
Transaction costs are low

e-gold, operational since 1996, has users in over 165 countries and has settled over 45 million payments. There is over $30 million worth of e-gold in circulation supporting an annual transaction volume exceeding $1 billion (USD-equivalent).


Who should use e-gold

Any business or individual who wants to make or receive convenient, secure, cost effective, and final payments across the internet. Whether your market is:
On-line retail trade or services
International remittances
Micro-payments, such as music downloads
Paid content websites
On-line auctions

If you can not or do not want to use a credit card, e-gold is your answer.


Like Buying Gold

e-gold being backed 100% by gold bullion makes buying e-gold like buying gold, but easier. Hold it as an investment or a hedge on currency exchange and never worry about the physical gold.


It's Easy

All function are online; create and maintain accounts, access your account to make payments and review transaction history, check exchange rates, e-gold circulation and usage statistics. e-gold also provides a Shopping Cart Interface to facilitate customers buying on your site.


Extraordinary Governance and Security
e-gold is 100% backed by gold bullion held in recognized repositories
All transactions are on-line with access requiring account number, passphrase, Turing number, and IP address confirmation
Transactions are settled immediately, records are maintained on dedicated servers, data integrity is highly controlled, and all hardware and software has a strong back-up and continuity program


And You Can Make Money Using e-gold

With the Account Referral Incentive Program any merchant who enlists a new e-gold account receives 10% of the transaction fee for any transactions that customer has with anyone in the e gold system. The more customers you have spending with e-gold, and the more they spend; the more you make.

Anyone can be an e-gold Exchange Provider; sell and buy e-gold with local currency charging an exchange fee you determine.


Extra Services

Automation Interface - Allows programmers to integrate e-gold functionality into their own application

Shopping Cart Interface - accept e-gold as payment on your website; payment is immediate; secure, cost effective, and easy to install

e-gold® An Alternative Internet Payment System

The market for goods and services sold across the Internet is large and growing. Receiving or making payment, however, can be a problem. e-gold solves the problem. 100% backed by gold bullion e-gold is truly global, minimizes exchange risk, and meets the demands of Internet payments:
Immediate settlement worldwide, 24/7
Finality of payment, no chargebacks.
Payments are bi-directional allowing interactive service payment
The system is robust, efficient, and secure
Merchant interfaces are easy to implement
Transaction costs are low

e-gold, operational since 1996, has users in over 165 countries and has settled over 45 million payments. There is over $30 million worth of e-gold in circulation supporting an annual transaction volume exceeding $1 billion (USD-equivalent).


Who should use e-gold

Any business or individual who wants to make or receive convenient, secure, cost effective, and final payments across the internet. Whether your market is:
On-line retail trade or services
International remittances
Micro-payments, such as music downloads
Paid content websites
On-line auctions

If you can not or do not want to use a credit card, e-gold is your answer.


Like Buying Gold

e-gold being backed 100% by gold bullion makes buying e-gold like buying gold, but easier. Hold it as an investment or a hedge on currency exchange and never worry about the physical gold.


It's Easy

All function are online; create and maintain accounts, access your account to make payments and review transaction history, check exchange rates, e-gold circulation and usage statistics. e-gold also provides a Shopping Cart Interface to facilitate customers buying on your site.


Extraordinary Governance and Security
e-gold is 100% backed by gold bullion held in recognized repositories
All transactions are on-line with access requiring account number, passphrase, Turing number, and IP address confirmation
Transactions are settled immediately, records are maintained on dedicated servers, data integrity is highly controlled, and all hardware and software has a strong back-up and continuity program


And You Can Make Money Using e-gold

With the Account Referral Incentive Program any merchant who enlists a new e-gold account receives 10% of the transaction fee for any transactions that customer has with anyone in the e gold system. The more customers you have spending with e-gold, and the more they spend; the more you make.

Anyone can be an e-gold Exchange Provider; sell and buy e-gold with local currency charging an exchange fee you determine.


Extra Services

Automation Interface - Allows programmers to integrate e-gold functionality into their own application

Shopping Cart Interface - accept e-gold as payment on your website; payment is immediate; secure, cost effective, and easy to install

e-gold® Fee Schedule Overview

e-gold fees are calculated and assessed by the weight of gold held or spent; fees are not calculated on any National Currency.

e-gold measures weight in Troy Ounces (XAU) and grams (AUG).

1 Troy ounce = 31.1034768 grams.


e-gold has two Fee Schedules:

Agio Fee Schedule

The Agio Fee is the e-gold equivalent of an account maintenance fee. It is deducted monthly, based upon the average daily balance of gold on account since last assessed.

The Agio fee is 1% per annum.

Spend Fee Schedule

Spend Fees in the e-gold system are the equivalent of transaction fees. They are deducted automatically from the Recipient Account upon receipt of the Spend.

e-gold Spends Price Formulae-gold Spends Price Formula
>= <
AUG 0.0004 AUG 0.1 5% + AUG 0.0002
AUG 0.1 AUG 0.5 1.25% + AUG 0.00375q
AUG 0.5 AUG 1 AUG 0.01
AUG 1 AUG 5 1%
AUG 5 AUG 0.05


Fees for other e-metals are similar and can be found here.

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Hushmail.com

Hushmail is the world's premier secure web-based email and secure document storage system, offering unparalleled end-to-end security and privacy in a seamless, intuitive user interface. e-gold accepted for upgrades to premium accounts.


Laissez Faire Books
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Since 1972, Laissez Faire Books has offered the world's best selection of books and tapes on liberty. LFB carries hundreds of titles, ranging from long-time classics to the newest releases from the best contemporary authors. For more than 30 years, LFB has published its Booklist and Reviews, which is mailed to LFB readers in over 90 countries. LFB readers look to them to make available the best of the literature of liberty, and they depend on LFB recommendations and reviews in making their book purchasing decisions.


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You've already moved up to Better MoneyTM - now choose a better browser. The non-profit Mozilla Foundation provides organizational, legal, and financial support for the Mozilla open-source software project. Donations to the Mozilla Foundation made using e-gold are accepted.


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To view an independent directory of Exchange Services and e-gold accepting businesses,
see The GoldDirectory or Bearer Instruments Money Directory or Gold Pages E-Currency Directory.

Exchange Services
e-gold is more than a superior payment system - it's a transnational currency with an active retail exchange market provided by businesses such as those listed below. If you see a need, then ...

Looking to buy or sell e-gold? Visit these independent exchange providers to find the one who best meets your exchange needs:

Disclaimer



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www.bestgoldcard.com



www.cambist.net




www.cashcards.net


www.electrumx.com





www.eurogoldsales.com




www.goldkobo.com
Fill the void!!



www.goldpouchexpress.com




davis-company.com/e-gold.html



www.gitgold.com




www.getemoney.com


Best Prices and Fastest Service Since 2000

www.icegold.com



www.londongoldexchange.com



The primary source for e-gold exchange.


www.omnipay.com
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"We treat our customers like gold"

www.thebullionexchange.com




Note: The above Exchange Services are independent businesses. Please do not contact
G&SR for questions pertaining to exchanges with any provider other than OmniPay.Merchants and Organizations
More and more entities are accepting e-gold.
Will yours be next?

Disclaimer

www.activewebshield.com
The Wisdom of Protection:
Prevention is cheaper.
Buy DDoS protection today
and pay with e-gold.
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MathAction

Providing resources and support related to Computer Algebra systems (especially Axiom).

e-gold donations accepted.
www.beavervalleysoftware.com
Offering software for personal and business use. Our software includes Comic Book Millennium and the E-Gold Flash Button Creator.

www.betonmarkets.com
Offering fixed-odds financial betting on the world's foreign exchange markets, stocks and indices.

http://www.bio-business.com
Offering Ibill compatible Unix and Windows membership control software and services. Developing powerful, easy to use and affordable software applications since 1998. Installations are normally completed within 1 to 3 business days.

www.capulincoffee.com
"The finest coffee available, anywhere. at any price."

www.Catamount.com
Software for Palm and Newton handhelds. 50% discount to those who pay in e-gold.

COMPUTER Guru 4 Hire
www.aguru4hire.com
Computer tutoring and consulting...
Specializing in making Technology "User-Friendly".
www.coastalpoodlerescue.org
Dedicated to the rescue, treatment and placement of abused and abandoned poodles and poodle mixes in eastern Florida.

www.comradesoftware.com
Dynamic media for the real world Free Samples www.cookiemeal.com
Delicious and Nutritious Meal Replacement
Eat Cookies and Lose Weight!


We accept e-gold!


Solutions designed to meet your marketing requirements on the world wide web.

web design, banner ads,
logo creation, email letterheads


www.cryptoheaven.com
Integrated secure email, secure instant messaging, secure online file storage & file sharing.

www.cyberica.net
Web & Mail Hosting on a budget, domain name registrations.
We respect your privacy.

e-gold preferred Dark Castle
Exchange your e-gold for Plats, the safest currency available in the Dark Castle MUD.



www.dreamcost.com
Producing software products to automate access control to online digital content and to facilitate total automation of web hosts.

the way things should work...

www.easydns.com
easyDNS has enjoyed 100% DNS uptime since launching in July 1998, and they accept e-gold...

ERights.org
Home of the E Language, the secure distributed pure-object platform and p2p scripting language for writing Capability-based Smart Contracts.
e-gold donations accepted.




Accept e-gold for your eBay auctions and we will link to them here.
Let the world know your business
accepts e-gold on the
e-gold Discussion Mailing List

www.garbtheworld.com
Historical and Fantasy Costumes
www.getafreelancer.com
Find freelance programmers, Web Designers and Copywriters. Outsource projects to India, Romania, Ukraine or any other country. GetaFreelancer can offer freelance programmers, interpreters and graphic designers the ability to work independently. As a freelancer you can choose among hundreds of outsourced projects. Join free and pay only a small commission.
www.gcitrading.com

Trade Foreign Exchange and Shares Online, Commission-Free Attention Merchants!

www.gdcaonline.org

Because Reputation Counts

www.GoldBarter.com
Your information exchange agent for services, products, or anything else of value.

www.golddirectory.com
Independent Directory of e-gold accepting merchants and exchange providers. Listings are free of charge. e-gold accepted for banner ads.
www.gold-pages.net
www.goldstores.com
From baby backpacks to video games, buy it online - and pay with e-gold.
Pay Per Click Contextual Ads
Gold Words Advertising

www.gold-words.com


Targeted Advertising For The Digital Currency Industry
www.gomez.com
Gómez is an award winning Internet Performance Monitoring Service. Each PEER software client, run worldwide by everyday users, serves as a "beacon," testing the performance of web sites. Become a Gómez Peer and earn e-gold every month!
www.havenco.com/

Dedicated server colocation services provided from the Principality of Sealand, a former World War II anti-aircraft military fortress in the North Sea.


https://www.hushmail.com/
The world's premier secure Web-based email system, offering total end-to-end security. e-gold accepted for upgrades to premium accounts.


www.innerspace.net

Webhosting, DNS registrations, and customized website development and database integration.

www.invisiblenet.net
Invisibility is the best defense.
www.jrpottery.com

One-of-a-kind, custom-designed
Japanese Bizen-style
wood-fired pottery

www.jtan.com
Diverse supplier of Internet Presence tools, from the lowly ProShell (TM) account, to the powerful yet economical ProWeb hosting account, to high end custom dedicated servers.


www.katzglobal.com
Your privacy matters.
K.I.A.C. GLOBAL NUMISMATICS

http://www.kiac-usa.com
Selected coins, tokens and medals from around the world.
KI4U, Inc.
www.ki4u.com
In-depth, detailed site totally dedicated to the Potassium Iodide issue. The central resource on the topic.


www.kombuchaamerica.com
Enjoy the benefits of Kombucha mushroom tea. e-gold accepted for starter cultures.


www.ktcgalleries.com
Limited edition prints, paintings, and sculpture by Marinos Lianakis

kyip.hypermart.net
Translation and editorial services in English or Chinese. Laissez Faire Books

www.lfb.com
The World's Best Selection
of Books on Liberty
www.liberty-auctions.com

"Trade freely" with e-gold.
Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen
Providing meals and temporary housing to the needy.
www.lowendmac.com

Helping users get the most value from their Macs and Mac clones.

e-gold donations accepted. [Insert your business here]

www.MagazineDepot.com
Hundreds of your favorite magazine titles at great prices.



www.mals-e.com
Free e-commerce service enabling you to seamlessly accept e-gold payments on your website with no coding. What are you waiting for?
www.martincam.com
Purple Martins (Progne subis subis) prefer e-gold.
www.mozilla.org
You've already moved up to Better MoneyTM - now choose a better browser! The non-profit Mozilla Foundation provides organizational, legal, and financial support for the Mozilla open-source software project. Donations to the Mozilla Foundation made using e-gold are accepted.



Discover the power of privacy-enhanced email.

http://neomailbox.com/


No credit card? No problem!
Our unique PayByCash services enable Internet merchants and content providers such as subscription services to reach non-credit card customers worldwide.

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Planets9.com
Instant marriage/partnership compatibility testing & other Vedic Astrology services: good timings, free planetary transits tracker.

www.politechbot.com

Declan McCullagh's Politech is the oldest Internet resource devoted to politics and technology. Launched in 1994, the Politech mailing list has chronicled the growing intersection of law, culture, technology, and politics.

Subscriptions are free, but e-gold donations are accepted.

www.principiapub.com
Publisher of Money: Ye Shall Have Honest Weights and Measures, by James E. Ewart.
PuTTY
A Free Win32 Telnet/SSH Client written and maintained by Simon Tatham. For those who won't take free for an answer, e-gold accepted.
www.rayservers.com

Laptops and servers Installed Secure™ for your protection. We ship computers configured with hard drive encryption, encrypted root with loop AES, PGP or GnuPG for secure email.

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Rings, pendants, and more designed with Fantasy, Celtic, Norse, and Metaphysical themes.
Smith & Downey, P.A.



www.smithdowney.com
One of the nation's leading law firms with a practice concentrating in the area of human resources law.
Limited edition t-shirts
We make only 100 of each design


www.tealpoint.com
Leading provider of productivity-based software solutions for the Palm Computing Platform. Registration fees accepted in e-gold.
Buy gold bullion coins
with e-gold!
www.tropicalwebworks.net

Tropical Web Works is a Web development firm with graphic designers and coders/programmers on call. We're local to Charlotte County, Florida, and our strength is working with local companies.

www.troublefreehosting.com
Innovative features, serious customer service, and a "Price Freeze" guarantee.
U2Planet.com Privacy Domains
ALL TOP LEVEL AND EUROPEAN COUNTRY LEVEL DOMAINS REGISTERED
www.u2planet.com
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www.uniclub.com

www.vampfangs.com

Simply the finest, most realistic fangs available.
Waterken Inc.

www.waterken.com
Secure Multi-User Distributed Applications


www.webengr.com
Open source IT solutions including the programming to web enable information and hosting for Web Servers, SQL Servers, FTP Servers, Mail List Servers and more.
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Superior service for all your domain name related needs. We are dedicated to giving you the best tools for the management of your domain names... FREE!
Yahoo Auctions Accepting e-gold
Open your Yahoo auctions to an international market! e-gold is world wide money.
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Disclaimer


To view an independent directory of Market Makers and e-gold accepting businesses,
see The GoldDirectory or Bearer Instruments Money Directory.
Administration Parties
e-gold Ltd. has agreements with these parties
regarding the operation of the e-gold system.
Repositories:
Brinks, Transguard

Escrow Agent:
Baxter, Baker, Sidle, Conn & Jones, P.A

Operator, Mint:
Gold & Silver Reserve, Inc.

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e-gold® An Alternative Internet Payment System

The market for goods and services sold across the Internet is large and growing. Receiving or making payment, however, can be a problem. e-gold solves the problem. 100% backed by gold bullion e-gold is truly global, minimizes exchange risk, and meets the demands of Internet payments:
Immediate settlement worldwide, 24/7
Finality of payment, no chargebacks.
Payments are bi-directional allowing interactive service payment
The system is robust, efficient, and secure
Merchant interfaces are easy to implement
Transaction costs are low

e-gold, operational since 1996, has users in over 165 countries and has settled over 45 million payments. There is over $30 million worth of e-gold in circulation supporting an annual transaction volume exceeding $1 billion (USD-equivalent).


Who should use e-gold

Any business or individual who wants to make or receive convenient, secure, cost effective, and final payments across the internet. Whether your market is:
On-line retail trade or services
International remittances
Micro-payments, such as music downloads
Paid content websites
On-line auctions

If you can not or do not want to use a credit card, e-gold is your answer.


Like Buying Gold

e-gold being backed 100% by gold bullion makes buying e-gold like buying gold, but easier. Hold it as an investment or a hedge on currency exchange and never worry about the physical gold.


It's Easy

All function are online; create and maintain accounts, access your account to make payments and review transaction history, check exchange rates, e-gold circulation and usage statistics. e-gold also provides a Shopping Cart Interface to facilitate customers buying on your site.


Extraordinary Governance and Security
e-gold is 100% backed by gold bullion held in recognized repositories
All transactions are on-line with access requiring account number, passphrase, Turing number, and IP address confirmation
Transactions are settled immediately, records are maintained on dedicated servers, data integrity is highly controlled, and all hardware and software has a strong back-up and continuity program


And You Can Make Money Using e-gold

With the Account Referral Incentive Program any merchant who enlists a new e-gold account receives 10% of the transaction fee for any transactions that customer has with anyone in the e gold system. The more customers you have spending with e-gold, and the more they spend; the more you make.

Anyone can be an e-gold Exchange Provider; sell and buy e-gold with local currency charging an exchange fee you determine.


Extra Services

Automation Interface - Allows programmers to integrate e-gold functionality into their own application

Shopping Cart Interface - accept e-gold as payment on your website; payment is immediate; secure, cost effective, and easy to install

e-gold® An Alternative Internet Payment System

The market for goods and services sold across the Internet is large and growing. Receiving or making payment, however, can be a problem. e-gold solves the problem. 100% backed by gold bullion e-gold is truly global, minimizes exchange risk, and meets the demands of Internet payments:
Immediate settlement worldwide, 24/7
Finality of payment, no chargebacks.
Payments are bi-directional allowing interactive service payment
The system is robust, efficient, and secure
Merchant interfaces are easy to implement
Transaction costs are low

e-gold, operational since 1996, has users in over 165 countries and has settled over 45 million payments. There is over $30 million worth of e-gold in circulation supporting an annual transaction volume exceeding $1 billion (USD-equivalent).


Who should use e-gold

Any business or individual who wants to make or receive convenient, secure, cost effective, and final payments across the internet. Whether your market is:
On-line retail trade or services
International remittances
Micro-payments, such as music downloads
Paid content websites
On-line auctions

If you can not or do not want to use a credit card, e-gold is your answer.


Like Buying Gold

e-gold being backed 100% by gold bullion makes buying e-gold like buying gold, but easier. Hold it as an investment or a hedge on currency exchange and never worry about the physical gold.


It's Easy

All function are online; create and maintain accounts, access your account to make payments and review transaction history, check exchange rates, e-gold circulation and usage statistics. e-gold also provides a Shopping Cart Interface to facilitate customers buying on your site.


Extraordinary Governance and Security
e-gold is 100% backed by gold bullion held in recognized repositories
All transactions are on-line with access requiring account number, passphrase, Turing number, and IP address confirmation
Transactions are settled immediately, records are maintained on dedicated servers, data integrity is highly controlled, and all hardware and software has a strong back-up and continuity program


And You Can Make Money Using e-gold

With the Account Referral Incentive Program any merchant who enlists a new e-gold account receives 10% of the transaction fee for any transactions that customer has with anyone in the e gold system. The more customers you have spending with e-gold, and the more they spend; the more you make.

Anyone can be an e-gold Exchange Provider; sell and buy e-gold with local currency charging an exchange fee you determine.


Extra Services

Automation Interface - Allows programmers to integrate e-gold functionality into their own application

Shopping Cart Interface - accept e-gold as payment on your website; payment is immediate; secure, cost effective, and easy to install

e-gold® Shopping Cart Interface

Accept payments automatically with the e-gold Shopping Cart Interface (SCI). The e gold payment system is directly accessible to any online merchant and can be incorporated into your business' web programs.
Eliminate expenses of credit card fraud, payments are immediate & final
No extra fees, e-gold's low transaction fee is all that applies
Any on-line "merchant" can use the SCI, no special sign-ups

It's Easy

Implemented with relatively simple programmer's specifications

Easy to follow instructions can be found at http://sci.e-gold.com


Better security

The e-gold SCI offers merchants and their customers superior security:
All payment information is transmitted and executed, at the e-gold website by a series of cryptographically secured and authenticated instructions
Merchant notification of payment is received directly from the e-gold web server by e-mail or an HTML form posted to the merchant's server
Payment notification contains a digital signature
Customers do not need to submit any personal information as when using a credit card; payment is direct from their account for privacy
Payment instructions and notification can not be counterfeited

e-gold® Account Referral Incentive Program

When you sign-up a new e-gold account you begin making money !
Every time that account spends or receives you get 10% of the fees
The spend does not need to be with you, any transaction pays
It's automatic; your 10% is deposited directly into the account you designate
Sign-up can be automatic; put an e-gold link on your site and if a customer uses the link and sets up an account, you receive the Incentive

How it works

As an e-gold account holder you are automatically an "Originator".

When you direct a new user to the e-gold system through your links, they become your "Progeny" and you receive an e-mail confirming a newly "born" Progeny

You become the beneficiary of incentive payments generated by the Progeny

When a new user clicks through your links, a cookie, with a one-week expiration, is set on the prospect's browser. If they create an account anytime within one week, the new account is awarded to you as the Originator.

In the event that the prospect clicks links to e-gold from several sources, the last one clicked is awarded the Progeny account.

This is intended to be an ongoing, even permanent, arrangement.

For Account Referral Incentive Program Terms and Conditions click here.

www.e-gold.com

Scheduled Downtime

Please note that the e-gold website will be offline as described in the table below. Times provided are estimates only - actual downtime duration may be slightly shorter or longer.

From time to time, the e-gold website is offline due to an unplanned technical issue. Whether downtime is scheduled or in response to an unplanned technical difficulty, please be assured that it is our highest priority to minimize its duration.

Not sure whether we know? Please do not contact Independent Exchange Services about e-gold website downtime. Although they are as anxious as you (more so!) for the problem to be corrected, they are neither responsible nor able to make this happen.
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