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PayPal Purchases No Longer Require Membership

Dr. Ralph F. Wilson, Wilson Internet Rocklin, CA - Feb 18, 2004

One of the chief complaints merchants have had with PayPal's ordering system was that a buyer had to become a PayPal member in order to make a purchase -- and that requirement stopped some sales. No longer. PayPal now gives US merchants the option not to require purchasers to set up PayPal accounts for most sales transactions (though this isn't quite ready for subscription, request money, or eBay sales). Buyers who desire to save their payment information with a password can still set up a PayPal account, however.

Some other recent PayPal features include:

  • Partial refunds
  • Immediate return to the merchant's site from PayPal after payment
  • Increased customization on payment pages
  • Closer merchant integration for shipping via USPS, similar to the current UPS integration. This still doesn't show buyers an estimate of shipping charges, however.


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