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Hi,   Yes, you'll probably want to post this on https://www.x.com/, which is the developer portal for any tech related to PayPal. Additionally, you can also log a ticket with Merchant Technical Services at https://www.paypal.com/mts/   Note: Merchant Technical Services does not troubleshoot or create custom code, but they will be able to advice on matters on a PayPal technology perspective. ... View more

Please log a ticket with Merchant Technical Services at https://www.paypal.com/mts/ to further investigate this issue. Ensure you include the link to your site with the ticket. We respond to tickets within maximum 48 hours, although typically much less than that.   Note: When you're asked to log in on https://www.paypal.com/mts/, you'll need to create a new account. This account is completely separate from your PayPal account. ... View more

No, PayPal does not currently offer this functionality for donations. Althrough it is available for other scenarios. For further information, please see https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/Marketing/mobile/MobileT2B-outside ... View more

Hello,   You manage stock levels for your various buttons when you create the button throug the PayPal button creation tool. Once in the button creation tool, see Step 2 and Step 3 for all advanced features.   Note: You need to have a Premier or Business account to use these features. If you do not have one yet, you can upgrade to a Premier or Business account by navigating to https://www.paypal.com/upgrade -- PayPal account types. (Personal, Premier and Business) itself are completely free. ... View more

Assuming you have internet connectivity, you use PayPal Virtual Terminal. For more information please see https://merchant.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/?cmd=_render-content&content_ID=merchant/virtual_terminal Virtual Terminal is currently available in the US, UK and Canada. ... View more

There is only one parameter that you can use for custom data with Website Payments Standard and that's "custom". Simply pass in you custom data in <input type="hidden" name="custom" value="your custom data here">   You can retrieve the value for 'custom' by polling through PayPal PDT (https://www.paypal.com/pdt/) or getting the data POST'ed to you by PayPal, using PayPal IPN (https://www.paypal.com/ipn/).   Note: You normally wouldn't want to insert the custom data itself, but only a unique identifier that you could refer back to internally when the buyer is returned back to your site.   Feel free to log a ticket with Merchant Technical Services for any further assistance on this. Our address is https://www.paypal.com/mts/ ... View more

If it says 'Update', it means you've previously enabled it already. Simply enter the correct IPN URL they're providing you with.   Note: As it's apparently enabled, you'll need to check whether you have any other sites / scripts that depend on PayPal IPN. ... View more

Hi Susanna,   I assume you're referring to Website Payments Pro. No, this wouldn't offer the features you're looking for. Website Payments Pro would allow you to accept card payments directly on your own site, without the buyer having to leave PayPal.    What you're looking for is not currently offered with PayPal. You'd need your own developer to develop this for you. From a PayPal point of view, the same charges you pay now (per transaction) would apply. If you do not have a developer, or don't know where to find one, you could take a look at the PayPal Certified Developer directory. These are third-party developers who have passed a certification PayPal integrations / technology. You can find this directoy on https://www.paypal-portal.com/directory/   Hope this helps. ... View more

Hi Sean,   See the User Agreement (US: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/terms-outside😞   No Surcharges. Under Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express regulations and the laws of several states, including California, merchants may not charge a fee to the buyer for accepting credit card payments (often called a "surcharge"). You agree that you will not impose a surcharge or any other fee for accepting PayPal as payment. This restriction does not prevent you from imposing a handling fee in connection with the sale of goods or services, as long as the handling fee does not operate as a surcharge (in other words, the handling fee for transactions paid through PayPal may not be higher than the handling fee for transactions paid through other payment methods). Nor does this restriction apply to Pound-denominated transactions by sellers residing in the United Kingdom listing items for sale on a UK-based website. ... View more

The very minimum URL is: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_xclick&business=YOURPAYPALEMAIL   Note: if you use <form> tags, the "action"  needs to be set to https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr and you can use a hidden input tag for the 'cmd'  and 'business' variables (e.g. <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_xclick">) ... View more