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13 Aug 2012, 1:39 AM
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Which Biz Paypal account type ?

http://www.zen-cart.com/wiki/index.php/PayPal says that one should really be using
You REALLY SHOULD USE EXPRESS CHECKOUT!!! so

http://www.zen-cart.com/content.php?20

Customers who don't have an existing PayPal account:

Go to PayPal \[url]
Click Sign Up Today.
Set up an account for Business Owners.
Follow the instructions on the PayPal site.

Ok, so which type of Biz account ?

PayPal Payments Standard or
PayPal Payments Advanced or
PayPay Payments Pro (I hope not this one at $30/month)

Is a Standard all that is needed to use PayPal Express ?

-pete

13 Aug 2012, 2:17 AM
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Re: Which Biz Paypal account type ?

i think it is PayPal Payments Advanced,as mine is PayPal Payments Advanced,and my website is using PayPal express checkout and it works well;

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13 Aug 2012, 10:04 AM
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Re: Which Biz Paypal account type ?

Ignore Paypal Standard.

Install Paypal Express.

If you think you need an on-site payment processor, then install Pro and pay the montly fee.

13 Aug 2012, 10:29 AM
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Re: Which Biz Paypal account type ?

if your UK based take a look at http://www.nochex.com/ I use them as well as paypal express there rates are lower and some of my customers don't like papal

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13 Aug 2012, 5:53 PM
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Re: Which Biz Paypal account type ?

petepdx:

Ok, so which type of Biz account ?

PayPal Payments Standard or
PayPal Payments Advanced or
PayPay Payments Pro (I hope not this one at $30/month)

Is a Standard all that is needed to use PayPal Express ?
Um, those are PayPal products, not types of accounts.

PayPal has 3 kinds of accounts:

  • personal
  • premier
  • business

A personal account is for personal transactions, and cannot be used for an online store.
A premier account can be used for an online store, and the business "name" will be your own name and your email address used on your PayPal account.
A business account can be used for an online store, and the business name will be your Registered Business Name and business email.

You can use ANY of PayPal's products with either a premier or business account. That includes Standard, Express, Advanced and Pro. If you want no monthly fees, you can use Express or Standard. The better integration to Zen Cart is with Express.

Functionally Standard and Express are very similar. Standard is just very old architecture, and Express is newer and more reliable and a better customer experience.

So, if for some bizarre reason PayPal is asking a stupid question that offers only Standard and not Express, choose Standard from that menu, just so it lets you proceed to the next step. But when it comes to setting up Zen Cart, follow the rest of the Express Checkout setup instructions.

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