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Migrating from WPS to WPP
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I'd like to sell a subscription service initially using the (easy to use) Web Payments Standard buttons, but later implement against the WPP API. My question is, what will the migration from WPS to WPP look like, both for the merchant and the buyer? Will I be able to upgrade/use my existing PayPal account that accepts the subscription payments originally created through the WPS method once I've migrated to the WPP method? And most importantly, will the buyer be able to modify their subscription originally created with the WPS method through my own WPP backed interface? Will the two merchant account have to be totally separate? Will I be able to reference the WPS created subscription through the WPP API? Will the management features be the same between the two methods?

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09-17-2009 11:56 AM  
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A lotta questions there but I think most can be answered simply.

WPS does not involve a Merchant Account on your part; it is free-to-use PayPal service ("to use"; naturally per transaction fees still apply). Any subs management interfaces you setup should continue to work under an WPP account.

Once your account is upgraded the WPS processed payments will continue. You will manage them in your account interface much the same as at present.

WPP is a full blown Merchant Account driven Gateway processing interface, simply meaning the WHOLE webpage sequence for payments will be on YOUR website ONLY. But it is programming intensive and quite a bit of discreet conversation between servers happens to complete transactions.

I am unsure about the WPP web interfaces (your site web pages) being able to manage WPS activated subscriptions. I would hope a PayPal staffer will answer that for all of us. Hope that helps, regards.
 


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09-17-2009 12:54 PM  
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Thanks for the quick response and the useful information. As a developer, I am not terribly shy about the programming tasks involved with WPP, but I found that WPS was really simple, and thought the pay as you go structure was great for starting out, but wanted to option to move to WPP when we would commit more time and money to the payment processing task. Right now we're also looking at a few other options that are specific to subscription based payment/billing. Again, thanks for the help.
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