handling different shipping carriers and their costs

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handling different shipping carriers and their costs

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I have talked with PalPal on the phone and it seems that they can handle different shippers - ie, FedEx, UPS, USPS. I have a client who will be needing to accurately list the correct shipping via those three carriers and I gather that buyers will have a preference.

Paypal says they are restricted from using the name of the carrier but I can describe the carrier (ie, brown for UPS). And I gather I can put the correct name in the page html. Does anyone have enough experience to say for sure that they are able to do this as they say???

Thanks much!!!
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Re: handling different shipping carriers and their costs

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Bry what does PayPal say about the use of a Combobox/dropdown menu allowing the user to select the carrier? If they allow it just a matter of setting a Combobox in WB then use it in the PayPal button.

the Combobox code will look like this

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<select name="Combobox1" size="1" id="Combobox1" style="position:absolute;left:55px;top:50px;width:105px;height:21px;z-index:0;">
<option value="3.95">UPS $3.95</option>
<option value="5.95">USPS $5.95</option>
<option value="7.95">FedEX $7.95</option>
</select>
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Re: handling different shipping carriers and their costs

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Thanks BaconFries,

I will ask them next call but I'm not sure they will know what a combobox is.
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Bry just mention a dropdown list or dropdown menu offering a selection of options.
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