Using PayPal Checkout with PayPal Buttons
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I'm lost when it comes to the modern PayPal Buttons and using it with a checkout.
Here is what I'm trying to do. I have a (very) small business that has a limited number of closeout items they want to list on a website. When they sell out, they will not be replaced. In the past, I set up PayPal Buttons that would allow a purchaser to make selections of items (including more than one of the same item) and their choices would be put in a shopping cart where they could check out with their items.
I logged into the PayPal account this time and the buttons seem to work differently now. You are allowed to purchase one of an item directly with a button, but you can't select multiple numbers of an item or choose several different items on the site and put all of your choices in a cart to check out. Am I missing something, or do PayPal Buttons work differently than in the past?
Is there a way I can set things up like the old PayPal Buttons that load a shopping cart with choices for checkout? Or how can I go about this? Again, I only have limited numbers of a few items to put up for sale and don't need a comprehensive sales solution...just something to allow me to sell these items out so I can close down the sales portion of the website as the owner has passed away.

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Hello @pegasusdevelops,
Welcome to the PayPal Community! I'm sorry to hear you've run into some issues setting a quantity through PayPal Checkout. I had to do some digging, but I was able to find the following Developer Article on HTML Variables for PayPal Payment Standard. You can Test your buttons here to make sure they work before copying them over to your site.
I hope those guides help!
- Jon K
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