paypal verified seal

[ben42]

How can I get the seal that says PayPal verified for my website?

[Mushroom3]

I guess we have to harass PayPal to reinstate the Site Verified Seal - with link to site showing you are PayPal verified.  They dropped the link (without notification?).

Customer service  just says it is "no longer available".

However, if you search for it, there is still a PayPal Verified image on the PayPal website.

[wedobuynsell]

This might be a mistake giving up one of the two pieces of information that guard the security of my access but then security by ambiguity is no security at all.  I can use the following html on my site which no longer works properly:

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.paypal.com/us/verified/pal=wedobuynsell%40gmail%2ecom"> <img border="0" alt="Official PayPal Seal" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/icon/verification_seal.gif"></a>

It displays the symbol on my site but the link will require any that use it to try to login with my email address.  Not much use to anyone else but myself.  Also, when I do login, the URL resports that I am verified with Paypal but then..  i know that!

[POPPIJOE]

Thanks for the Help -- image url: https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/icon/verification_seal.gif -- works perfectly to display seal

[klamardesign]

I'm trying to add a paypal button and put in the code that paypal generates, however, it does not display the button. Can anyone help?

This is the code that was generated...

<input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynowCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!">
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1">
</form>

[tomcatpc]

I'm assuming you figured this out by now, but if not then:

It looks like you don't have all the code generated for that button.

I have verified that this does work (simply replace the YOUR BUTTON ID HERE

with the correct ID generated when you created the button):

<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick">
<input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="YOUR BUTTON ID HERE">
<input type="image" target="_blank" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynowCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!">
</form>

[skier]

I had a previous post about the Seal but, the link is no longer valid.   Here's some additional details for others who may questions.

PayPal Verified Seal

How to find the Verified Seal Code, one method.
Assuming your PayPal Account is Verified.
Login to your PayPal Account.
In the Search Box, type in: Official PayPal Seal - PayPal and click on Search.
You should see a link to where you can get the necessary code.


If a website displays a PayPal Verified Seal, you can click on that link, login into PayPal and view the vendor's or seller's information. The information displayed is the vendor's email address, their status (verified) and the date the vendor's account was created. Problem is, not all website's display the PayPal Verified Seal as this is optional, it's not a requirement to display this seal.

Note, PayPal also has a disclaimer concerning the verification process, see the text below:

To become Verified, a PayPal member in the United States must provide us with proof that he or she has opened an account at a bank or other financial institution. Because these institutions are required by law to screen account holders, PayPal's verification process increases security when you pay parties you do not know. Please note that PayPal's verification system does not constitute an endorsement of a member, nor a guarantee of a member's business practices. You should always consider other indicators when evaluating members, including length of PayPal membership and reputation scores (on eBay or other auction sites, if applicable).

As you can see, there are no 100% guarantees. If you have doubts about a seller, do your homework. Note, it's very simple and does not take much time.

* First, check out the website by looking at the Contact information.

Does the seller provide a physical address and contact phone number? If the only way you can contact the seller is via an email form, find another seller as there's a reason they don't want you to know who they are.

* Next, look for the seller's website Policies and/or FAQs.
Does the seller have a customer satisfaction policy?
Does the seller accept returns?
What shipping methods/services does the seller use?

* Last, simply Google the vendor or seller and see what comes up.

Regards,

skier

[mtr]

I found the same problem with the paypal verified seal

To be useful, when a user clicks on it, it should not force them to log in to see your credentials.  That actually would make me leave.

The part about why your email address shows up in the log in field has to do with that address being stored in your browser.  If you clear the cache on the browser and all "auto fill" history, it will give the user a blank log in field instead of showing your log in.

[skier]

See this previous post from the Online Merchant Network.

Regards,

skier