Thanks, Dezina... I looked at Zen Cart but I guess I'm not that impressed. Maybe cause I couldn't find a working demonstration of the management system side of the cart, so i can't really make a final decision there.

I decided to go with Shop a la Cart and just try them for their 6 month free thing. I called them this morning and they don't need any credit card info during that time, so nothing to lose here.

Why I'm going back to them after looking at all the other carts (hosted or not) is primarily because of a strong referral from a business partner who swears on that cart. I'll come back and let you guys know how it goes at some point in the future.