We use the payment_status value in PayPal IPN to determine the outcome of a transaction. There are 6 possible values according to the transaction logs of one of my websites, out of a total of 1132 occurences: Completed – 884 Reversed – 100 Refunded – 67 Canceled_Reversal – 66 Pending – 13 Denied – 2 …
Jake (fastdivision.com) was kind enough to offer me a coupon code so that my readers can enjoy the Avalanche Magento theme at 15% discount. In case you haven’t read my review of the Avalanche theme, it is the current sensation going on in the Magento-sphere. In the shortest words, I think it’s the best Magento …
Avalanche 15% Off Promo: Click here to get 15% discount off, then enter code KAVOIR in the box to claim the 15% discount off the Avalanche theme. After digging into Magento for a few months and trying to start my own tangible business (I only deal with digital goods as of now), I failed in …
When I was trying to find an eCommerce solution for my wedding dresses store, I tried Shopify for 30 days and then been a paid customer for 10 days before I canceled my plan (NOT in a negative manner). Have something to say about them so I come up with this brief review, which, hopefully …
I officially signed up with Magento Go‘s Going Places plan for $25 / month and paid $99 for my SSL to be installed. It’s been 3 days and I wish I had better things to say about them. And this is my review. Uptime: 4.7 / 5 It’s too early to tell because I’m only …
Magento Go Review – Sucking Support & $99 Ripoff for SSL Setup Read More »
I made a sale months ago when someone purchased a few website scripts for over $1,500. A few days after the transaction he fired a chargeback dispute. I thought, well ok, I’m puked. I almost gave in. But then I thought I couldn’t let him win this easily. So I provided everything I can with …
Way to go PayPal! – Fraudulent Chargeback Successfully Resolved in Merchant’s Favor Read More »
Very rarely you may encounter this error after you have clicked the “Pay Now” button on PayPal to send payment to someone / merchant in purchase of something: This payment cannot be completed and your account has not been charged. Please contact your merchant for more information. At first, I blamed my website payment integration …
If you were like me who accidentally closed the browser window of his PayPal account AND immediately tried to reopen it by typing in www.paypal.com in the browser address bar, chances are your PayPal account is instantly limited. It was really weird at first but soon it makes sense. This is to prevent session hijacking …
PayPal Account Access Limitation after Closing Browser Window and Opening It Again Read More »
PayPal is by far the most popular international merchant service. The newest update of their policies is carried out through the end of last year, 2008, and a lot of provisions are effective ever since. Some of the key points include: You may not use PayPal service for prohibited activities involving gambling, gaming and/or any …
