When orders are placed, the state sales tax, shipping, and handling charges can be automatically calculated and added to orders.

There are two ways a customer can place his/her order. These are by email, and PayPal. Email orders mean you receive an email when an order is placed. The email includes instructions on how much money to send and where to send it. PayPal allows your customers to pay their order with a credit card. Using PayPal requires that you setup a PayPal Business Account.

Once orders are placed, it is the merchant's responsibility to process the orders in a timely manner. As the merchant, you will communicate with your customers to fulfill orders and answer any and all questions regarding your products and/or services.

Calculating Shipping and Handling
When setting up products, there are two values that can be entered for shipping and handling charges. The first rate is for the first product ordered. The second charge is used if two or more items are purchased.

Calculating Sales Tax
Sales tax is calculated when an order is made from a person in a specific state. For example, if you are in Texas and your state sales tax rate is 8.25%, then a sales tax will be calculated on the entire order.

Inventory Reduction
If required, each order can subtract the ordered items from your inventory. Otherwise, your products can be set to unlimited quantities.

By default, the 'Shopping Cart' feature allows you to create a product catalog and begin to take orders immediately. You only need to create your PayPal Business Account if you want to allow your customers the ability to pay with credit cards.