sergle:

sergle:

I JUST NOW REALIZED that ko-fi donations are marked as business transactions in my paypal account, and that each of them comes with the person’s address and a little “ready to add shipping info” tag on them

so i’m going through every time someone has kindly given me a couple dollars in the past. year? and marking them all as “order processed” so I don’t get in HUGE trouble for not putting shipping information on these “orders”

WHY… ARE THEY PROCESSED THAT WAY… why aren’t they processed as DONATIONS?

A few folks have asked me to tell them how they can tell if this has happened, and how to fix it, so here’s a small guide!

When you get money through ko-fi, and it shows up like this, then it’s come through as a payment, with the person’s shipping address attached.

To fix this, you click “Add tracking info” for every payment that has that. When you do, you’ll select “Order Processed / Service Rendered” which is the option that tells PayPal you aren’t shipping anything. 

When you do, the other boxes on that page will be greyed out, and you can save. The “print shipping label / add tracking info” tag will be gone on the transaction and you’ll be good to go!