There is a form for any special instructions just before you send your
payment
..........Before you click on the button
You will be taken to their site and asked to complete the
details when you do. (Remember, if it is your first time using PayPal, you will have to sign in)
Until late in 2005, to use PayPal, you
had to join the PayPal
system for which there is a very small fee ($1.95) but this takes no more
time than a normal card payment. But now even that requirement has been
dropped so there is now no need to set up a PayPal account.
If you are a PayPal member, all you need is your password and the email
address you registered with (your computer might have stored this for
you).
If you have not used PayPal you can sign up before ordering or use the 'is
this your first time' button to join while you order.
The advantage is that the next time you use PayPal, and tens of thousands of
sites accept it, all you need is your password.
Just before you pay there is a cancel button. If you
abandon the order before then you will get an error message when you leave the secure
server.
Remember
Pick a secure password that you can remember without writing it down.
Don't fall for the old scam and hand over your password in response to an official looking
email - IT'S A SECRET SO DON'T TELL ANYBODY, EVER!
Occasionally, secure payments are not available.
The cause is normally an 'attack' such as 'denial-of-service'.
These can last hours or a few days. if you cannot wait, please use one of the
other payment options.
