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Microstock Photography Forum - General => Symbiostock => Symbiostock - General => Topic started by: mtkang on October 03, 2013, 22:03
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hi all,
i follow the symbiostockguide but there is nothing for setting up paypal..
may i know how to set up paypal for symbistock?
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I have to divert threads regarding Symbiostock issues to www.Symbiostock.org (http://www.Symbiostock.org). Overall though its quite simple - you input your paypal email address into the settings field required. You should also ensure you have a professional-level paypal account (basic will not work)
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Hi leo,
do you mean we should discuss symbistock on other forum instead here?
i am able to find where to put the paypal info, but there is no way we can get it done by basic paypal account?
I will prefer to deal with only basic paypal account.
what is the reason we need a professional level account? ( i guess we have to pay for it?)
by the way, can i test the purchase by my own paypal?(buyer and seller same address)
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Hi leo,
do you mean we should discuss symbistock on other forum instead here?
i am able to find where to put the paypal info, but there is no way we can get it done by basic paypal account?
I will prefer to deal with only basic paypal account.
what is the reason we need a professional level account? ( i guess we have to pay for it?)
by the way, can i test the purchase by my own paypal?(buyer and seller same address)
The www.Symbiostock.org (http://www.Symbiostock.org) site is the best place to find recent discussion topics relating to setting up your site and troubleshooting if you're running into anything where you need some assistance. I think that most of us who are on Symbiostock are trying to keep the tech help and set up discussions over there.
A quick answer to your question though is that you can probably get by with a personal premium account on Paypal as several people are successfully using that. I don't think they will let you test purchase from your own account.
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Hi leo,
do you mean we should discuss symbistock on other forum instead here?
i am able to find where to put the paypal info, but there is no way we can get it done by basic paypal account?
I will prefer to deal with only basic paypal account.
what is the reason we need a professional level account? ( i guess we have to pay for it?)
by the way, can i test the purchase by my own paypal?(buyer and seller same address)
To use API's accept credit cards and numerous other reason you need a business account.
There is a thing called paypal sandbox you can use to test things but I've found it a bit confusing. I often just have 2 paypal accounts and give myself a refund after making a test purchase. You can open a business and a personal paypal account.
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i notice i can upgrade to premium and business account.
is it a must to use a premium and business account? it seems involve monthly charge..
basically i want to keep the online site a passive income option that i don't want to spend something if not necessary.
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I used a personal paypal account successfully for months. Only because of a technical glitch somewhere between the theme and paypal did i sign up for a business account, and i do not have to pay for that. Only when i make a sale is a percentage taken out from the transaction.
I was never able to get the paypal sandbox working correctly, so i just went live and all has worked well.
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I have a Premier account and there are no monthly monthly charges.
I believe that you can't use a Personal account because they don't allow the use of debit or credit cards.
I believe that a Personal account can't accept funds from debit or credit cards.
See here for details:
https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/helpcenter/article/?articleID=94050#paypal_account_types_personal_account (https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/helpcenter/article/?articleID=94050#paypal_account_types_personal_account)
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I have a Premier account and there are no monthly monthly charges.
I believe that you can't use a Personal account because they don't allow the use of debit or credit cards.
See here for details:
https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/helpcenter/article/?articleID=94050#paypal_account_types_personal_account (https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/helpcenter/article/?articleID=94050#paypal_account_types_personal_account)
I used credit and debit cards with my personal account all the time. Maybe they have just recently changed that? As of a couple of months ago i was using them.
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I have a Premier account and there are no monthly monthly charges.
I believe that you can't use a Personal account because they don't allow the use of debit or credit cards.
See here for details:
https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/helpcenter/article/?articleID=94050#paypal_account_types_personal_account (https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/helpcenter/article/?articleID=94050#paypal_account_types_personal_account)
I used credit and debit cards with my personal account all the time. Maybe they have just recently changed that? As of a couple of months ago i was using them.
I meant that a Personal account can't accept funds from others that use credit or debit cards. You can use credit or debit cards to send funds with any account.
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There is also for sure a limit on how much you can receive in a personal account.
The only fees are when you receive money. They are higher than in a personal account.
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I have a Premier account and there are no monthly monthly charges.
I believe that you can't use a Personal account because they don't allow the use of debit or credit cards.
See here for details:
https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/helpcenter/article/?articleID=94050#paypal_account_types_personal_account (https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/helpcenter/article/?articleID=94050#paypal_account_types_personal_account)
I used credit and debit cards with my personal account all the time. Maybe they have just recently changed that? As of a couple of months ago i was using them.
I meant that a Personal account can't accept funds from others that use credit or debit cards. You can use credit or debit cards to send funds with any account.
I am not sure what you mean, but i would purchase an image as a buyer, click pay now on my sy site, go to paypal, and pay for the image with a credit card not associated with my paypal acct as a seller, and i could purchase it with no problem.
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Thats what he said.
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Thats what she said. ;)
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i notice i can upgrade to premium and business account.
You can have two accounts - personal for payments from stock sites and premium or business for Symbiostock.