Purchases,
which debit the user's account. Accounts support three different
currencies which can be configured differently on each site. The
currencies are as follows:
1.
The Public currency; this is the currency used to quote
pricing on the web site. This is usually dollars, given the high
proportion of US surfers on the Net. It has been noted that prices
quoted in dollars will increase the chance of a sale compared
to other currencies.
2.
The Bank currency; this currency is the one which is actually
used to bank income. For example, for a UK site, this would be
in Pounds, even if the public currency is in dollars.
3.
The Internal currency; This is used for purchasing products
within the site. A third currency exists to allow the creation
of new currencies - for example "Credits". This mechanism allows
a sliding scale of exchange rates; so that $5 may buy 5 credits,
whereas $10 may buy 12 credits.