Paypal "BUY NOW" Button ?

[mcswood]

When I post a knife in the Maker's "For Sale" section can I
put a Paypal button on the thread for payment?
I called payal and they're fine with it.
Mike

 

[Ken C.]

Good question but one I don't have the answer to. Spark should be along shortly and he would be better qualified to answer that for you. Have some patience, though. He is a busy man.

 

[mcswood]

Thanks Ken.
At Paypal in "Merchant Services" you can create a "Buy Now" button
in a minute or so. Once created you simply copy and paste it.
They said (on the phone) that a button will only be able to be used
one time unless set up for multiple items.
The button is just like a payment request. Once a payment is made,
it won't work again.
This was my only concern.
Didn't want a steady flow of payments with only one knife.
They say that won't happen.
Sounds safe enough.
I found that an e-mail link doesn't always get the buyer
to the seller.
I know I can't simply click on a link and send an e-mail.
I have to copy the address and paste it at my home page.
This "Button" I think would work great for every seller
that accepts paypal.
Mike

 

[mcswood]

Never mind.
I just called paypal to find out if a button could be used
at more than one site for a single product.
Now, the person I spoke to says even at one site the
button can be used over and over (multiple payments).
so, looks bad.

 

[caliecarter]

Thanks Ken.
At Paypal in "Merchant Services" you can create a "Buy Now" button
in a minute or so. Once created you simply copy and paste it.
They said (on the phone) that a button will only be able to be used
one time unless set up for multiple items.
The button is just like a payment request. Once a payment is made,
it won't work again.
This was my only concern.
Didn't want a steady flow of payments with only one knife.
They say that won't happen.
Sounds safe enough.
I found that an e-mail link doesn't always get the buyer
to the seller.
I know I can't simply click on a link and send an e-mail.
I have to copy the address and paste it at my home page.
This "Button" I think would work great for every seller
that accepts paypal.
Mike

When you use PayPal's Buy Now Buttons, you can sell individual items from your website

 

[Spark]

We don't allow HTML use on the forums because it's a giant security hole begging for someone to attack the site. You can put in a text link (not sure if Paypal has that) but HTML code like what's generated by the buttons is a no go

 

[shotgunner]

To generate a "buy now" paypal link for payment one should generate a link and use the "email" link code. I wont use an example because I might get busted for selling here and I am not supposed to sell here. Look for a classified ad in the gear section, from me, soon!

If Spark or Stacy give permission I'll illustate here.