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OK here is what I am after and here is the bumps in the road.
I am selling but ONE product, and this ONE product I am selling can be sold in different quantities of course. So after selling this product on the streets of my town to know it's a product to invest into. I wanted to make a website. So I bought the domain name , and I now own that domain name. I havent coded in html or anything of the sort in a long time and am more a game c++ programmer in need of you e-commerce experts help!

So on GO-Daddy after purchasing my domain name I noticed a bunch of control panel options, and I havent paid for hosting to host the actual website yet. I am going to go do that today! Now I noticed a shopping cart feature that looked to be 100$ or some odd per year I beleive it was. I did not know what to do from there.. I am going to do this the fast route due to the nature I am selling ONE product. I will use the quick website builder so I waste little time coding. If I must I will pay for this shopping cart feature but before I did I wanted to know is it a peice of cake to setup.
Here is what I am after!!!

- User goes on my very simple one paged website user selects quantity of the one product I sell, user clicks add to cart, user clicks on checkout, processes shipping and payment types. I get an invoice to ship to such and such address, and they get a receipt! DONE! Thats all I am after whats the easiest fastest route for me to do this myself? Using templated pre-coded software etc.. or can all the go-daddy features I seen provide this simply and easily for me ?

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Practical, fast plan for to get a one‑product site live without rebuilding a full shop.

For one item the simplest, lowest‑risk approach is a hosted checkout that handles card processing, receipts and shipping-address capture so you avoid PCI scope and heavy coding. As suggested, PayPal is the quickest to wire in; Stripe Checkout is a modern alternative. Both let a single-page site present a quantity selector, open a secure checkout, and return an order id you can record for fulfillment.

Typical short checklist

  • Host the single HTML page on any host that provides HTTPS (many hosts include free LetsEncrypt SSL).
  • Create a merchant account with PayPal or Stripe and use their sandbox/test mode first.
  • Add a quantity input and a hosted checkout button on the page (example below). Configure shipping rates and taxes in the processor dashboard or pass them when creating the order.
  • Implement a simple server webhook or endpoint to record orders and verify payment capture server‑side (prevents spoofed confirmations).
  • Test end‑to‑end, then go live.

Minimal PayPal Buttons pattern (replace YOUR_CLIENT_ID and product price)

<script src="https://www.paypal.com/sdk/js?client-id=YOUR_CLIENT_ID&currency=USD"></script>

<input id="qty" type="number" value="1" min="1">
<div id="paypal-button-container"></div>

<script>
paypal.Buttons({
  createOrder: function(data, actions) {
    var qty = parseInt(document.getElementById('qty').value, 10) || 1;
    var total = (qty * 10.00).toFixed(2); // set unit price
    return actions.order.create({ purchase_units:[{ amount:{ value: total } }] });
  },
  onApprove: function(data, actions) { return actions.order.capture().then(function(details){ /* record/fulfill */ }); }
}).render('#paypal-button-container');
</script>

Notes: use sandbox/test modes and verify captures server-side. If you later need coupons, inventory, or multiple SKUs, consider a small cart platform (Shopify/Ecwid) or GoDaddy’s paid cart — they work, but compare price vs the hosted‑button + cheap hosting route. For PayPal and Stripe integration guides see their docs: PayPal Checkout and .

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I don't know anything about GoDaddy's built-in ecommerce solutions, but if you're just selling one product quick 'n' simple you may want to consider PayPal?

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