The likely cause is that a banned credit card is being used for a demo transaction. Demo transactions are still sent through parts of our fraud system, and will therefore get caught with this error. Make sure you are not using all 1’s for the credit card number and also make sure that it does not begin with ‘411′. Using sequential numbers can also cause this error to occur, such as using 123456789. A safe one to use for testing is ‘597910143452349′ or any other random number that fits the above criteria while still consisting of 15 or 16 digits.

You are shipping the item before the customer’s card is FORMALLY charged, not before their card is verified.

There are two parts to any successful credit card transaction:

The Authorization - This is where we verify the CVV code, address and phone number, and ensure that the card is good for the amount required to complete the transaction. If it is, we put an authorization out that puts a hold on those funds and reserves them for us. This happens instantly, when the customer checks out.

The Charge - This is where we turn the authorization into a formal charge, and the charge actually appears on the customer’s statement. We put the charge through when you mark the item as shipped (or instantly, if the product is electronically delivered or otherwise provided to the customer instantaneously).

If the original authorization expires before you are able to mark the order as shipped, you will need to reauthorize the amount from the Mark Shipping area of your Account Homepage.

Yes. The order details will indicate if it was a check or a credit card sale, and whether or not the check cleared.

To allow the customer to put in their own price, you can use the following snippet of HTML code. Just paste the code below onto your web site where you would like the form to appear. Please note that the New Cart Purchase Parameters have already been implemented in this example.

<form action=”https://www.2checkout.com/2co/buyer/purchase” method=”post”>
<input type=’hidden’ name=’id_type’ value=’1′>
<input type=’hidden’ name=’c_prod’ value=’xxxxxxx’>
<input type=’hidden’ name=’c_name’ value=’Sample Product’>
<input type=’hidden’ name=’c_description’ value=’Sample Product Description’>
<input type=’hidden’ name=’c_price’ value=’5.00′>
<input type=’hidden’ name=’c_tangible’ value=’N'>
<input type=’hidden’ name=’sid’ value=’xxxxxx’>
<input type=’hidden’ name=’cart_order_id’ value=’1234567890′>
Please Enter The Amount You Would Like To Submit $ <input type=’text’ name=’total’ value=’5.00′>
<input type=’submit’>
</form>

Note: Be sure to replace the value for SID with your numerical Seller ID number. You can also change cart_order_id to any alphanumeric value that you wish to reference an internal invoice number, item number, auction number or other piece of information. Other values (c_name, c_description, c_price, c_tangible, and total) may be changed at your discretion.

Yes, you can use our admin screens as your own online order system.