Merchant ID's were designed to be used instead of an email address in item button code such as Buy Now or Add to Cart - because bots would grab email addresses off of web pages. If you have your "real" Merchant ID, then you could use it in the button code which in turn would take you to the PayPal Checkout Screen. I thought you mentioned you had a PayPal Merchant ID, thus the suggestion, if that's not the case - sorry for wasting time! Notes: The ID is composed of about 13 random numbers and letters (example: AADDG4HHJ8RTY). When you open a PayPal Account, this ID is assigned to your account automatically. It does not change and it's not possible for you to edit it. If you opened a new account, the system would assign you a new Merchant Account ID. Below is a simple Buy Now example: <!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Buy Now Button Example</title>
<!-- START META TAG SECTION -->
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="description" content="">
<meta name="keywords" content="">
<!-- END META TAG SECTION -->
</head>
<body>
<br><br>
Widget - $5.00 each + Tax and Shipping
<br><br>
<!-- START FORM -->
<form target="_self" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_xclick">
<!-- Replace "business" value with your PayPal Email Address or your Merchant Account ID -->
<input type="hidden" name="business" value="your email address or merchant account ID">
<input type="hidden" name="lc" value="US">
<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="Widget">
<input type="hidden" name="item_number" value="W-001">
<input type="hidden" name="amount" value="5.00">
<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD">
<input type="hidden" name="button_subtype" value="services">
<input type="hidden" name="tax_rate" value="2.900">
<input type="hidden" name="shipping" value="2.00">
<input type="hidden" name="bn" value="PP-BuyNowBF:btn_buynowCC_LG.gif:NonHosted">
<input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynowCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!">
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1">
</form>
<!-- END FORM -->
</body>
</html>
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