[TYPO3-shop] Paypal accounts

[Tomi Hrovatin]

Thanks for your thoughts.

Richard Hirner wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Am Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:54:59 +0100 wrote Tomi Hrovatin:
>> ...short question...
>> Which paypal account is better to use and easier to implement in
>> tt_products? paypal express or paypal standard? Or maybe some other?
>> Please some pros and cons...
> 
> Both is good, but for other purposes. For instance, I use
> * standard payment: for customers who can pay invoices online via 
> standard payment
> * express checkout: this is for webshops etc.
With 'customers who pay invoices online' you mean by sending a paypal 
link via email? Why standard isn't good for webshops? It does exactly 
what's expected.
> 
>> When I almost completed setup, I realized that we are talking about
>> Paypal Express and not Paypal standard (Express doesn't accept CCs
>> without paypal account).
> On the checkout page, you can enter your name and credit card details and 
> a new password and the PayPal account is created automatically. Or what 
> do you mean?
Exactly. If you don't have paypal account, you MUST create one. With 
standard you can decide if you want account or just pay with CC.
> 
>> Paypal site is a mess. I'm more confused now than I was before I
>> started. So, what is the best & easiest approach to paypal with
>> tt_products shop?
> Good question ;) I think standard payment is more easy to understand/
> implement, but not the best solution for a professional Web shop.

Well, I know it's not the best solution. I think that it's more 
'professional' if you offer CC and paypal gateways (of course if you 
already have CC payment provider, than you don't really need another 
one, but I live in Slovenia :( ).
Express have some neat functionality to check the user before you 
redirect him to paypal and because it uses API it is probably more 
secure. Can we use API with standard? I didn't get so far.

And one more question: Can I use Express with Business account? They say 
that I need a merchant account which is available with PRO only.

thanks in advance,
Tomi Hrovatin