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LynnMarie
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lynn
FAIRVIEW HTS
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 Posted - Jan 10 2008 : 6:51:43 PM
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My almost 17 year old son wanted me to list some of his photos for sale on the web. So, I posted some photos on my site but I do not understand how to do the Paypal checkout. Does anyone have experience with that?
Bringing the Past Back to Life
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"You may never know what results come from your action. But, if you do nothing, there will be no results" -Gandhi |
Edited by - LynnMarie on Jan 10 2008 7:32:09 PM |
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Rebekka Mae
True Blue Farmgirl
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Rebekka
Moscow
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Posted - Jan 10 2008 : 7:00:26 PM
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The buyer, using your email address, sends you the money, paypal charges a small fee and you have an account the money goes into (which you need to go and register for...or once someone sends you money paypal will send you an email asking you to register- I think). Now- you can use that money to buy things on etsy, ebay, etc. or have paypal transfer the money to a bank account which takes a few days (I have not done this part so you would have read a paypal tutorial, these are easy to understand and find).
Hope that helps, Rebekka
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LynnMarie
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lynn
FAIRVIEW HTS
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Posted - Jan 10 2008 : 7:21:12 PM
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Oops! Sorry. I need to say this differently. I've been an ebay seller for years so I know the basics. What I want to know is...when I put the Paypal logo on my web site, where do I find an order form or something to add so the customer can say what they want? Did I saw that better this time? : )
Bringing the Past Back to Life
www.freewebs.com/decampsettlement
"You may never know what results come from your action. But, if you do nothing, there will be no results" -Gandhi |
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
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Julie
Russell
AR
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LynnMarie
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lynn
FAIRVIEW HTS
IL
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Jan 10 2008 : 8:20:45 PM
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Lynn-
You need to sign up as a business account to do the paypal checkout.
Once you have become a business account, click on "Merchant Services"
There should be some columns on this page. One is "Create Buttons" Pick which type of button you want and it walks you through it. It is very intuitive once you get to that point. Please feel free to ask me more questions here or email me if you want more step-by-step instructions.
Alee
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kay
Vancouver
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LynnMarie
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lynn
FAIRVIEW HTS
IL
USA
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Posted - Jan 11 2008 : 07:11:26 AM
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Thanks everyone. I see what I was doing wrong. I was trying to set up for donations and that must be different than sales for which I need a merchant account. Hmmmmm.....
So can someone explain how to set up Paypal for donations? I have a Paypal button on my site and it does work but there is no place for the payer to say what the donation is for.
Well, in the meantime, I opened an etsy store and posted a few of my son's photos.
Bringing the Past Back to Life
www.freewebs.com/decampsettlement
"You may never know what results come from your action. But, if you do nothing, there will be no results" -Gandhi |
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
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Julie
Russell
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LynnMarie
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lynn
FAIRVIEW HTS
IL
USA
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Posted - Jan 11 2008 : 10:09:30 AM
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Originally posted by willowtreecreek
The donation button is for if people want to donate to YOU. It does not allow them to donate to anyplace they pick. If someone donated it would go into your account.
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Yes, that is what I want. But, it doesn't have a place for them to designate what they are paying for, just that they are making a donation. That is what I am trying to figure out.
So...I am wondering if that should only be for a monetary donation and not for something in return????? Am I thinking right?
Bringing the Past Back to Life
www.freewebs.com/decampsettlement
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Jan 11 2008 : 11:11:41 AM
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Lynn-
Yes that is supposed to just be a true donation, I think. You should just turn your paypal account into a business account so you can use their "Shopping Cart" buttons and such. It is pretty easy and I love having a business account. But that's just my opinion!
Alee
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LynnMarie
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lynn
FAIRVIEW HTS
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Posted - Jan 11 2008 : 6:29:41 PM
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Originally posted by Alee
Lynn-
Yes that is supposed to just be a true donation, I think. You should just turn your paypal account into a business account so you can use their "Shopping Cart" buttons and such. It is pretty easy and I love having a business account. But that's just my opinion!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
Please come visit Nora and I our our new blog: http://FarmgirlAlee.blogspot.com
ok, now I get it. Thanks. Guess I'll stick to etsy.
Bringing the Past Back to Life
www.freewebs.com/decampsettlement
"You may never know what results come from your action. But, if you do nothing, there will be no results" -Gandhi |
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