Paypal IPN v 1.0

[Iniquityclothing]

hi folks i could have a possible problem with Paypal IPN v1.0, i have installed this contribution no probs but i have now had two customers "attempt" to buy items and they either havent bothered to pay OR im experiancing problems with Paypal IPN.

everything is set up like it should be (i think) my payment email address is correct etc the admin panel even logs the order as "pending" put no money arrives in paypal???

what should i be looking for to correct this problem,

if any 1 has any info please help.

Thanks,

Phil

[jhande]

hi folks i could have a possible problem with Paypal IPN v1.0, i have installed this contribution no probs but i have now had two customers "attempt" to buy items and they either havent bothered to pay OR im experiancing problems with Paypal IPN.

everything is set up like it should be (i think) my payment email address is correct etc the admin panel even logs the order as "pending" put no money arrives in paypal???

what should i be looking for to correct this problem,

if any 1 has any info please help.

Thanks,

Phil

 

Hi Phil,

 

You did setup a merchant account with PayPal and not just a personal account?

Personal accounts do NOT except payments, only pay-outs.

At least setup this account - "Website Payments Standard".

Once I signed up for that account (already had the personal account), they called me and walked me through the process of upgrading my account. A few days later a technical rep called me to see if I needed any help with settings for my cart. I told them I was using osCommerce and the rep said to just activate PayPal through the Admin Panel.

 

If you already have a merchant account with PayPal and you don't see payments in your PayPal account. I would call PayPal to verify that your account is setup properly. It also could be that customers are backing out of paying at the last minute???