Paypal standard does not show sell in admin

I thought I had paypal set up correct but I am guessing not. The process works and the user can check out, but it does not show a sell in the zen cart admin, nor does it reduce the Qty.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Clint

1. Standard is less reliable than Express Checkout. Standard was designed originally for very simple sites that aren't really "stores" ... that is, stores that are NOT database-driven like Zen Cart.
It has to wait for PayPal's server to tell *your* server about the purchase ... because once the customer leaves your site to go to PayPal's site (when using Standard), your site knows NOTHING about what happens next, even if your customer is sent back to your store from PayPal's site ..... until PayPal's servers tell your store (in a completely separate background process) about the payment.

However, Express Checkout sticks with the customer all the way through the process, even going to PayPal's site and back again. Thus the entire transaction is WAY more reliable. It's built on much newer technology than Standard was ever designed for.

Thus, it's a much better decision to use EC than to use Standard. And since the experience for the customer is the same in the end, there's really not much difference in the end result, except that your store actually gets the completed orders immediately.

But, if you want to continue trying to fix your Standard problem, see the hundred steps here: http://www.zen-cart.com/wiki/index.php/PayPal

Thanks for your reply. With Express, can they pay with credit cards or do they ave to have a paypal account though?

Thanks,

Clint

They have the same options either way, so yes they can pay with their credit card.

Resolved using PayPal Payments Standard. I just called PayPal and finally found someone who knew what they were talking about and helped me get my PDT Token. Everything works great now.

It would still be a better customer experience if you used the more reliable Express Checkout module.