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Do you have to have paypal account to buy?
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 4:34 am
by Maansy
i am using paypal Account Type: Premier
when someone buys from my store he/she gets directed to paypal page.
then all they can see is either:
login paypal or register
i know paypal stander and pro you dont have to have an account with paypal to pay, you can just use your credit card.
now why doent it show that on paypal page?
maybe i am missing something here. i woudld appreciate any info
thanks
Re: Do you have to have paypal account to buy?
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:50 am
by Qphoria
Re: Do you have to have paypal account to buy?
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 8:33 am
by Maansy
thanks for replying Q
i did read it
Qphoria wrote:Paypal is a strange creature.
To get the feature you are after, you need to change the setting in your paypal account called "PayPal Account Optional" and set it to YES. Its under Profile->Website Payment Preferences
But still, paypal uses a cookie.
If you've been to the paypal site and have logged in with your paypal account, then it still won't show you the CC screen. This is because they still want you to use your paypal account.
But if you've not been to paypal's site in a while (or ever) then you will see the CC screen. Best way to test this is to delete your cookies from paypal and try checking out.
well this what the paypal support told me too but i cant seem to have that option, please check the image attached
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Re: Do you have to have paypal account to buy?
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 8:47 am
by Qphoria
You must have a Premier or Business account to accept credit cards. This just means you need to have a bank account and credit card on file with them to accept credit cards
Re: Do you have to have paypal account to buy?
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 9:06 am
by Maansy
my account type is Premier
i dont have a bank account with them since i am not in the U.S. but i have 2 credit cards verified with them and both cards has Accepts PayPal withdrawals set to them
Re: Do you have to have paypal account to buy?
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:44 pm
by Maansy
ok, it turned out to be
PayPal Account Optional is not valid for ALL countries
is there any other eltarnatives?