retailing from wordpress site

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  brionyisaacs · Member · Jul 10, 2014 at 11:55 am

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  Do I need to upgrade from my current wordpress site (twentytwelve) to sell products via paypal

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  kokkieh · Staff · Jul 10, 2014 at 5:10 pm

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  No, you don’t, but the only PayPal buttons we can add is the donation button. The customized PayPal buttons are not available on any WordPress.com website: http://en.support.wordpress.com/paypal/

  You can also add a link to a shopfront on, for example, Etsy.com. Keep in mind you’re only allowed to sell products you make yourself this way. http://wordpress.com/types-of-blogs/

  If you want full shopping cart integration you’ll need to purchase the business upgrade. http://en.support.wordpress.com/category/shortcodes/ecommerce/

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  brionyisaacs · Member · Jul 11, 2014 at 12:31 pm

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  Thanks for the reply. I did think that was the case but wanted to make sure.

  I have looked at the shopfronts and they look like a good alternative. When it states that you can only sell products that you make yourself does this mean that greetings cards for exampl, which are designed by myself but printed up by a third party, would not be allowed?

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  kokkieh · Staff · Jul 11, 2014 at 5:08 pm

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  I can’t really advise you that as it’s a policy issue. I’ll tag this for staff to follow up. They’ll be able to tell you whether that will be allowed or not. Please make sure you’re subscribed to the thread and be patient while waiting for a reply.

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  druesome · Staff · Jul 12, 2014 at 1:28 am

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  Hi there!

  If you wish to sell greeting cards that you designed, you can blog about them and leave a link where your readers can buy them, or, insert a Paypal button to give them a way to pay you directly.

  For more on that, please see our policy on affiliate links:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/affiliate-links/

  Should you require more of a storefront setup, you will need to upgrade to the WordPress.com Business bundle.

  WordPress.com Business [Redirects to Plans]

  Let me know if there’s something else you may need more clarification on. Cheers!

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  brionyisaacs · Member · Jul 14, 2014 at 7:41 am

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  Thank you so much for your replies, and for your help. I’ll check out those links you gave me.

  Thanks again for you help :)

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  druesome · Staff · Jul 14, 2014 at 1:47 pm

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  You’re welcome!