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« Last post by editor on March 16, 2018, 04:51:17 pm »
The simple "Shopping Cart" links do not provide for capturing text input from a buyer. The worst case is boat licensing, where we have 2 separate and distinctly different processes for Registration (Google Forms) and Payment (PayPal buttons/cart). That said, when you pay, your name, address, and e-mail address are captured. From that we can almost always associate your payment with your property. If not, we will send an e-mail, or look you up and try to call, or send you a letter. We have yet to find a case where we couldn't track a payee down by e-mail, though...
We looked for (and have found) higher-tech Shopping Cart software that will allow us to capture data from a buyer, and thus combine the 2 process into a single easy process. Additionally, at least one local bank is offering us to try their new e-Pay service which will capture buyer-entered data as well. In either event we will have it fixed for next year. If you want to help me test, I can send you a link of what it might look like and how it would work.
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