I've been trying to find any info on PayPal's merchant services. Specificaly credit card processing and receipt printing. I have the basic merchants account (free). I need the ability to swipe a customers card using a USB type of MagReader which are about $20, which is plugged directly into my PC. I then need it to print directly to a thermal receipt printer also plugged into my PC. I can't find any specific info on the PayPal Virtual Terminal, and don't want to spend $30/month for something thats overkill for my application. I just need the simplicity of a stand-alone terminal, but on my PC. I have a store front and quite honestly some of my customers get fidgety when I'm forced to use my iPhone with the PayPal Here gadget. And that "gadget" fails to scan 50% of the time (and it's brand new). So when I have to re-scan it, (sometimes 5 or 6 swipes), they get impatient. So heres the deal. PayPal should offer just what I described above but for the Basic merchant account. Doe's anyone know if there is a better way? I'm also trying to get the developer of my invoicing software to incorporate a PayPal function so I can process credit/debit cards right through the program itself with an link to PayPal. I'm not real crazy about PayPals invoicing functions, plus I've been using my own program for over 13 years now. Any thoughts, suggestion???
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