Well I asked though the paypal site, but have got no answer. I got the famous email with "Your question has been received. To review the status of your ticket, click on the link below." with no link in it. So I'm hoping I can get an answer here. This is what I sent them: It appears you have multiple APIs available and I'm having a hard time figuring out what the each API is capable of doing exactly. I want to create a site that in short, brings buyers and seller together. Here is what I am looking for: 1. Buyer and Seller make an agreement through site. 2. Buyer sends money, seller is unable to touch it yet though. (Basically can paypal secure a payment?) 3. Seller gets notice of money sent and notice to ship product ship product. 4a. Buyer gets product and there are no issues, the buyer confirms the transaction and payment is released to the seller and a set % is sent to me. (Can paypal split payments?) 4b. Seller never ships product or problem arise in shipping that cannot be resolved, paypal returns money to seller without penalty. (Can paypal return funds without penalty?) 4c. Product arrives, but has issues. There will be set penalties for said issues. Penalities are returned to the buyer, then rest is sent to seller and set % sent to me. (can paypal enact a penalty?) any general information or answers to my specific questions would be greatly appreciated. thank you for your time.
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