[ic] NO ITEM - credit card transaction

[Jim Webster]

Yup its me again...

My client would like customers to be able to pay for ebay auctions on their
site.

As it is now... I have an "item" called ebaypayment.  It acts as a gift
certificate, the customer enters their bid amount + shipping charge (they
received all this info in an email prior).  The shipping is manually added
by the customer because each ebay item has different weights, etc.  Weight
is set to "0" so shipping is not calculated.

The problem is, they are being taxed (if in CA) for the shipping which they
have added to the charge amount.

Currently this "item - ebaypayment" is: Taxable? NO

BUT, tax is STILL calculated.  So I need one of the following:

#1. a fix for the current situation
#2. the ability to have customers enter TWO amounts (bid amount) and
(shipping) - tax will only be calculated on (bid amount).
#3. a simple way of processing a card without using an "item"

Thanks for any help...

Jim.