The Paypal user agreement says that if you send or receive money exclusively using Paypal balance or bank account, then it’s free. How about requesting money from someone? I was on the page for requesting money, and there are only 2 options to choose from when I was asked for the purpose of the request: goods or service. And it appears that both charge a fee. I do have a personal account (not premier or merchant account).

We are a small business merchant currently using Usight for processing credit card orders that come into our website. We have been quite satisfied with their services until the last few months, when it has become increasingly difficult to process orders or credits on evenings and weekends – and there is no customer service available at those times. When I call during the week, I’m told this is a “known issue” but it has just continued. We’re frustrated enough by this to consider switching companies. Can someone recommend a better one?

The site is a custom ASP.net site (not bound to any particular cart) and I’d like to integrate seamlessly without having to redirect the user to a page off of my site.

I want to open up a website to sell stuff, but I’m not sure if I should use a Merchant account or a Paypal account? What’s the difference?