Ah, that's pretty cool! Especially for people who are new to online selling or new to etsy.

Cant wait!

ooh i hope i remember. i have a question...

oh I wish our firewall at work didn't block this as it would be very beneficial!

I am unable to attend but do have a question. Background: I was recently approached by a magazine editor to include my jewelry in an upcoming publication. The editor requested I send several pieces to him to be professionally photographed, which I have done. Question: I attempted to create a mailing label via PayPal. However, since the editor didn't actually purchase anything, I could not figure out how to create a mailing label. If I can do this, I need to be shown how. If I cannot, consider this a feature request. Mark.

That's a good lab to have. Pay pal is a bit confusing, for first time sellers buyers.

Good Stuff. Love the items as well!

YAY!!!

TeterDesigns, I'll do may best to get your really good question answered!

I can't attend, since i'm at work during the day, but perhaps you can talk about sales tax? How do you set up in PP to automatically charge sales tax if the buyer is from within your state--is that even possible? if not, can you go back after someone has made a purchase and tac on sales tax?

Teter Designs here is the link you need : https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_ship-now you'll have to login to paypal first :)

I would love to hear some details or tips about importing Paypal histories/ records into Quickbooks or other bookkeeping/ accounting programs...this would be useful for sellers to know more about. I am trying to get organized! Thanks so much... xoxo

thank goodness!!!!

I'd love to come but I have to work. Hopefully there will be a transcript of the session so we can read it later!!

i'd like to know why the 18 cent delivery confirmation is mandatory for first class mail. it says that it only works on large packages or envelopes of a certain size and lots of times my envelopes do not meet the criteria (I think it has to be 3/4 inch thick) yet I still have to pay the 18 cents.

excellent!!

That sounds great!

Is Paypal planning to inflict the same policies on Etsy sellers as they do on ebay? On ebay, if a buyer files a paypal claim of "significantly not as described" then paypal refunds their money out of your account, no questions asked, and the buyer is free to return an empty box to you, or a box with a rock in it, and keep both the item and the refund. This is a big problem on ebay. People, paypal is not your friend. Beware!

great idea

Great, I really hope I'll be able to make it.

I Have to work also, and will miss this... 1. Can an "evening" session be planned? Will there be a transcript? 2. Ditto bizzybcreations questions 3. Ditto RockCity's question....(Yikes!) 4. I recently opened a second shop and dicovered I could not use my CC to make a purchase because it was "on file" in my original shop. Is it (or will it ever be possible) to use one CC for TWO separate shops?

bizzybcreations Here's the link you need for sales tax. If you don't want to use the link (it is long)the answer is in pp help just search on sales tax https://www.paypal.com/helpcenter/main.jsp;jsessionid=JK5XT7BpVJChH4Fw1CQNLnTxLR1gXQCLTQH0CBG9vx1JKsn4665L!-672839462?locale=en_US&_dyncharset=UTF-8&countrycode=US&cmd=_help&serverInstance=9004&t=solutionTab&ft=searchTab&ps=solutionPanels&solutionId=38365&isSrch=Yes

Okay-thanks cisraydesigns! i'll look into it.

This is great news, gleaning info from paypal, world marketing as well, this is awesome for etsy~

oh my...I'm anticipated for it!

Just listed my first item & I still wake up at night with questions rolling around in my head. This should be a huge help. Thanks!

Great topics--thanks! I'll be there!

Will there be a follow up article or an archive of it? Sounds very helpful but unable to attend- I'm sure many folks would love to read up on it!

well, isn't that gutzy! I'd like my 'funding options' back, for starters.

oh and ask her what happened to the "Paypal will ALWAYS be free"? claim when it started.

I too would like to come, but will be taking kids to pre-school. Hope there is a transcript available afterwards. I would like to know why when paying from a paypal account you can't choose an alterntive pay source when you balance is in adequate, so you end up using up your paypal balance and the balance is paid using an alterntive funding source. Why can we just choose 1 funding source to pay with?

I agree with itselemental... Ditto RockCity's and also bizzybcreations. I would like to know about both of those topics. This is one lab all new Etsy sellers like me should check out!

I second PaintedBull, itselemental and RockCity... PayPal is a necessary evil for sellers. But if they implement their Ebay policies on Etsy, it will change the very lovely, friendly environment we have here. :(

I would love it if we could add google payments to our etsy accounts as well. It does make me sad that Ebay owns Paypal. :( Jessica Lynn

I can't wait to read all about this subject! Joan - artist

We will put your questions on the list to be answered during the Virtual Lab. If they are not answered, we will do our best to get you answers after the session. Keep the questions coming! Beth

I too hope there will be a transcript available as we'll be having dinner at that time in France. I'm about to set up a shop and from the comments above, Paypal sounds scary.

Forget paypal, when will google checkout work with Etsy. Google is not nearly so greedy as FeeBay and Paypal. You get advertising AND lower fees with Google if you use Adwords also. Please Etsy people, get working with google and let us integrate with google checkout. It'd be ALOT more pennies in the sellers pockets instead of PayPal/FeeBay.

I'd never even heard of Google checkout. wow....there are other alternatives to paypal???

I'd like to hear more about Google checkout.

Wow, everyone. Great discussions & questions. I too am interested in a payment form that is a win-win for everyone (us the sellers and the hosting payment company). I hope a variety of options, pros & cons, etc. are considered for the future! In the meantime, here's to better informed paypal users!

Great Lab! I wanted to download the pdf file and the page isnt loading. Can you convo it to me or better yet email it to me. Thanks!

I'm waiting - eargerly.

I love the Think Twice Wallet. I need it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love the Think Twice Wallet too...I could use that when I visit Au Bon Pain...

Soo.... when is PayPal going to be directly hooked into Etsy so we don't have this crazed confusion on behalf of our customers who are trying to check out?

Thanks for the info!

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Are first time Etsy sellers using PayPal Business or what? And what about ProPay? Can we use that?

Oh I thought I was getting it but now I am getting dizzy reading and reading.........You estians sure put a lot of effort into helping each other I am impressed. I am in the process of setting up and I think its going to take longer than I thought. What is the alternative to using PayPal as what I am reading is scary. Anyone, I am totally unsure here? Can you just go through etsy to sell ?

Very nice podcast- extremely informative and useful for me as both a seller and buyer. Thanks a bunch!

Wonderful and thorughly enlightening podcast! Thanks to Etsy & Paypal. :)

Thank you for the suggestions

thanks for the info!

help I entered the wrong account into my set up and it doesn't match my Paypal account number. How do I change it?!