How to Do at Test Payment in PayPal

Test your PayPal merchant account.

PayPal's Merchant Services has made opening an online store easy. You no longer have to pay monthly fees and other costs, but simply pay a small fee for each purchase. If you have completed an online store using PayPal, you must test it to ensure that payments are credited to your account. PayPal does not allow users to make purchases from their own accounts, but you can get around this by staying logged out of your account for the test.

Things You'll Need

• Credit card

Instructions

1. Log out of your PayPal account, then navigate to your online store.

2. Select the least expensive item available in your store. You can specifically set an item's price to a few cents for the purposes of testing if desired.

3. Go through the standard checkout process, selecting the cheapest shipping option available.

4. Select "PayPal" as your payment option if it does not default to this automatically. You will be taken to PayPal's site for final processing.

5. Click the "Purchase Without a PayPal Account" link on the login screen.

6. Enter your personal information and credit card information. Do not use the card that is associated with your PayPal account.

7. Complete the purchase.

8. Wait five to 10 minutes, then log into PayPal.

9. Confirm the payment has been credited to your account.

References

• Pro Webs: How do I Test PayPal?

Resources

• PayPal