Jetter
That was my impression.
However admin here said only the seller needed it as I had same problem myself this morning.
I already had merchant id so was unsure of problem so I rang PayPal.
They confirmed that Only the seller does need the merchant id.
So they looked at my account and even though I had merchant id it had not been verified by PayPal( whatever that truly means) so they cleared my roadblock and I should be all set.
I think sellers can possibly expect a hiccup on their first transaction and might have to get PayPal to verify then hopefully all set.
That was my impression.
However admin here said only the seller needed it as I had same problem myself this morning.
I already had merchant id so was unsure of problem so I rang PayPal.
They confirmed that Only the seller does need the merchant id.
So they looked at my account and even though I had merchant id it had not been verified by PayPal( whatever that truly means) so they cleared my roadblock and I should be all set.
I think sellers can possibly expect a hiccup on their first transaction and might have to get PayPal to verify then hopefully all set.