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Dmitri
Dmitri

Reputation: 2457

PayPal. Charge a security deposit

I was wondering If I could charge a "security deposit" using PayPal ?

On my site, user can pay for an item (service). But I have no idea, how to charge a security deposit, because it is NOT guaranteed that user will pay using his PayPal account - That way I could simply use MassPay API to refund the deposit back to the user (payer_email).

But, PayPal allows to pay even without creating an account. Although, user has to specify his email address, I'm not sure that sending back money to this email address would put the money on related credit/debit card.

Is there some API for doing this ? Because charging price for the item + security deposit doesn't feel right for me.

I know that, for example, airbnb.com has some similair functionality for that one, but I don't know how it works

I would be very grateful if someone helped me with that one.

Thank you!

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2211

Answers (1)

Drew Angell
Drew Angell

Reputation: 26056

It sounds like your primary issue is that users can checkout without a PayPal account. If that's the case, this can easily be solved by disabling the "PayPal Account Optional" feature in your PayPal profile under Website Payment Preferences. This will causes users to either sign in to PayPal or create an account to pay.

If you'd rather leave that option enabled there are plenty of ways to handle security deposits and returning money, each with their own advantages and disadvantages. I won't get into all those details yet, though, if simply disabling that option solves your issue.

Let me know if you want more info on the other options.

Upvotes: 0

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