Google Checkout has just changed their fee structure.  Yes it is going to be more expensive

You can still sign up for free and they have no monthly costs.  However they now take a larger cut on each sale (pretty much the same as PayPal).

Here is the new fee structure:

You can read more about the changes on the Google Checkout Seller Fees page.

If you want to charge tax to customers in your state only OR if you want to charge different tax rates depending on the customer location, we suggest using your PayPal Tax Settings option.  Here are step-by-step instructions:

1. Login to your store headquarters

2. Navigate to “Store” -> “Settings”

3. Scroll down the page  to the “PayPal Checkout” section and select “Use my PayPal tax settings”

4. Hit “Update Settings” at the bottom of the page to save your changes

5. Login to your PayPal account

6. Click on “Profile”

7. Click on “Sales Tax”

8. Click on “Add New Sales Tax”

9. Follow the PayPal instructions, repeat to setup more than one location

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Please Note: If you are using Google Checkout and/or PayPal Express, your PayPal Tax settings will not be applied when a customer makes a purchase via PayPal Express.  We highly reccommend deleting all Google Checkout and PayPal Express information on your store settings page.  Your customers will still be able to pay with PayPal or any major credit card.

If you need advanced shipping options, using your PayPal shipping settings is the way to go.  Here are step by step instructions on using your PayPal Shipping Settings.

1. Login to your store Head Quarters

2. Navigate to “Store” -> “Settings”

3. Scroll down the page  to the “PayPal Checkout” section and select “Use my PayPal shipping settings”

4. Click “Update Settings” at the bottom of the page.

5. Login to your PayPal account

6. Click on “Profile”

7. Click “Setup Shipping Calculations”

8. Follow the PayPal setup instructions to setup your shipping settings

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Please Note: If you are using Google Checkout and/or PayPal Express your PayPal Shipping settings will not be applied when a customer makes a purchase via Google Checkout or PayPal Express.  We highly reccommend deleting all Google Checkout and PayPal Express information on your store settings page.  Your customers will still be able to pay with PayPal or any major credit card.

If you don’t have a PayPal account installed on your store.  We will simply put a link to your contact us page to allow customers to directly email you right away.

As of 4/24/08 they support:

• Canadian Dollars
• Euros
• Pounds Sterling
• U.S. Dollars
• Yen
• Australian Dollars
• New Zealand Dollars
• Swiss Francs
• Hong Kong Dollars
• Singapore Dollars
• Swedish Kronor
• Danish Kroner
• Polish Zloty
• Norwegian Kroner
• Hungarian Forint
• Czech Koruna

More details located on this PayPal support page.

You can charge customers by credit card or PayPal by integrating your store with your PayPal Business Account.

If you don’t have a PayPal Business Account, follow these steps to get one:

1. Go to PayPal.com.
2. Click “Sign Up” at the top of the page.
3. Click on “Get Started” under Business Account. (If you already have a PayPal account, click “Upgrade” on the right side of the page.)
4. Select “Website Payments Standard” from the drop down menu.
5. Follow the three PayPal steps listed on the PayPal website.

Once you have your PayPal business account. Follow these steps:

1. Login to your store
2. Click on the “Store” tab
3. Click on the “Settings” sub tab
4. Enter in the email you use to login to your PayPal business account

1. Click on the “Update Settings” button located at the bottom of the page to save your changes

Your customers will now be able to purchase your products with a credit card or PayPal account!

NOTE: You will need to verify your bank account and email information with PayPal in order to successfully place an order in your store. It takes 3-5 business days after signing up for a PayPal business account to start accepting payments via PayPal standard (with a credit card). If your cart still doesn’t work after 3 days call PayPal Tech Services directly at 1-800-852-1973 to see whats going on with your account.

We are PayPal Express Certified! PayPal even has a cool page about us on their site