I'm looking for an e-commerce solution that can tie all my storefronts together. I sell collectibles on ebay, books and games on Amazon and Alibris, I'd love to have a flexible shopping cart that can handle all the inventory in one place? -Swamped

The Rapidtrade Solution:

Dear Swamped,
Thank you for your email.

In your case, because of the multiple stores, there are a few things to consider. Firstly, how do you handle your online orders as they come in?

Taking a step back from your multiple entry points, your order volume is the first thing to address. Do you have a process in place to take care of the volumes you want?
Do you have an accounting package that this information will eventually have to end up in? Selling from multiple entry points, even once they are tied in, can still create piles backend work, getting products into your store and orders out and re-entered into your accounts. consider integrating your store into your accounting package.

Once you take care of your end processing situation, then as you say the second step is to find a cart that will pull all of those frontend stores together for you.
My recommendation, in your case, is a cart like Zoovy.

To reiterate, take care of order processing, consider integrating the shopping cart with your ERP or accounting package. This way the ERP remains the central product hub: all discounts, stock information & pricing structures setup here need to immediately translate to the webstore. Then, from the online store side, all orders will pass through a clean checkout, payment gateway and into your ERP. Planning for the growth pays off.

Email me and I would be happy to discuss your the integration side and help with your exact requirements.
Email: rachael at rapidtrade . com . au.

Kind Regards,
Rachael Shaw
Rapidtrade Software