FYI - Paypal Transaction IDs Different for Buyer and Seller

MikeLantz · 10-23-2009, 09:45 AM

Hey Warriors...

I don't know how long this has been going on, but I thought I would share for those who are not aware.

Paypal transaction IDs are different for the Buyer and Seller when the buyer pays with their Paypal account.

The reason this is important is because I know that many sellers try and use the transaction ID to match up a sale with the correct buyer - this is not usually possible.

This has become a common issue when trying to lookup purchases through WSO Pro, which is why I noticed it.

Paypal recommends sending your own "invoice" number or using the "custom" parameter to match up transactions.

Here are a few more details on it:
Help with TransactionID's - Payment Data Transfer (PDT) - PayPal Developer Community

Anyway, just thought I would let you know in case you were wondering what was going on, too!

Mike

MikeLantz · 10-23-2009, 09:47 AM

BTW, I will be switching WSO Pro over to using "invoice" numbers in the near future, so it will be a lot easier for WSO sellers to identify transactions, if needed.

Mike

LegitIncomes · 10-23-2009, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeLantz

Hey Warriors...

I don't know how long this has been going on, but I thought I would share for those who are not aware.

Paypal transaction IDs are different for the Buyer and Seller when the buyer pays with their Paypal account.

The reason this is important is because I know that many sellers try and use the transaction ID to match up a sale with the correct buyer - this is not usually possible.

This has become a common issue when trying to lookup purchases through WSO Pro, which is why I noticed it.

Paypal recommends sending your own "invoice" number or using the "custom" parameter to match up transactions.

Here are a few more details on it:
Help with TransactionID's - Payment Data Transfer (PDT) - PayPal Developer Community

Anyway, just thought I would let you know in case you were wondering what was going on, too!

Mike

You CAN manually search for a transaction with the transaction id a customer gives you...I do it all the time. You just go into the paypal search, search by transaction id, and it will bring up the customer transaction.

MikeLantz · 10-24-2009, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LegitIncomes

You CAN manually search for a transaction with the transaction id a customer gives you...I do it all the time. You just go into the paypal search, search by transaction id, and it will bring up the customer transaction.

I have actually tried that, too, with no luck. (In fact, I tried that earlier today.) Paypal even says as much, that there is no way to search for a transaction id in this way if they used their Paypal account when paying.

Mike

Kay King · 10-24-2009, 12:35 AM

It's not new. The transaction IDs seem to be only a process used for paypal to track transactions for buyer and seller. It's the email address I always ask for as that paypal email address makes it easy to find the transaction.

kay

10-24-2009, 12:50 AM

Mike,
I am surprised you just noticed this.. Wow.. I track both id with payments and built the same ability into my membership script because many will register with different email/name than what is on paypal. Why I have no idea!

But I track them both with all payments to make sure everything is correct.

James

10-23-2009, 09:45 AM	#1
MikeLantz www.warriorplus.com War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,781 Blog Entries: 4 Thanks: 4 Thanked 297 Times in 81 Posts Social Networking	FYI - Paypal Transaction IDs Different for Buyer and Seller Hey Warriors... I don't know how long this has been going on, but I thought I would share for those who are not aware. Paypal transaction IDs are different for the Buyer and Seller when the buyer pays with their Paypal account. The reason this is important is because I know that many sellers try and use the transaction ID to match up a sale with the correct buyer - this is not usually possible. This has become a common issue when trying to lookup purchases through WSO Pro, which is why I noticed it. Paypal recommends sending your own "invoice" number or using the "custom" parameter to match up transactions. Here are a few more details on it: Help with TransactionID's - Payment Data Transfer (PDT) - PayPal Developer Community Anyway, just thought I would let you know in case you were wondering what was going on, too! Mike
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10-23-2009, 09:47 AM	#2
MikeLantz www.warriorplus.com War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,781 Blog Entries: 4 Thanks: 4 Thanked 297 Times in 81 Posts Social Networking	Re: FYI - Paypal Transaction IDs Different for Buyer and Seller BTW, I will be switching WSO Pro over to using "invoice" numbers in the near future, so it will be a lot easier for WSO sellers to identify transactions, if needed. Mike
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10-24-2009, 12:35 AM	#5
Kay King Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Gulf Coast, USA. Posts: 15,149 Thanks: 3,720 Thanked 4,149 Times in 2,262 Posts	Re: FYI - Paypal Transaction IDs Different for Buyer and Seller It's not new. The transaction IDs seem to be only a process used for paypal to track transactions for buyer and seller. It's the email address I always ask for as that paypal email address makes it easy to find the transaction. kay

10-24-2009, 12:50 AM	#6
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