Good evening Richard and welcome to the Events Calendar forum!
Thank you for your interest in our products.
We’ll be glad to answer your questions.
I can’t seem to change any thing that takes out the “FREE” parts of the event?
You could hide the free mention with CSS or with some template customization: you might want to read our Themer’s guide to get a sense of how that works.
What if I want to collect cash at the door? And if I did want to charge I can’t collect through paypal? Will upgrading to pro solve any of these issues?
Actually, although the Pro version is awesome, what you would need is our Events Tickets Plus add-on.
That plugin is meant to help you do exactly what you are looking for: sell tickets AND collect money through the Payment gateway of your choice (Paypal or other).
It also integrates perfectly with the E-commerce plugin of your choice ( WooCommerce, EDD, Shopp).
Let me know if that helps.
Have a great day!
Geoff B.