When I try to use certain coins in my metamask with dextools on some coins the "dextboard tools" screen pops and it has the blue ether logo and the yellow pancakes swap bsc tools screen but I can't buy the currency?
You can as long as you know the contract address. The logo that mentioned in the dexboard just a feature for the users to change its dextool version to the another blockchain. I meant when you're using dextool for ethereum chain and when you're clicking on the dextool BSC with yellow logo and you will be moving to the dextool for BSC. The same thing will happen when you're clicking dextool with polygon logo.
Is this the pay optoin upgrade?
It's not. It's only a feature to make the users will much easier to move from the dextool for ethereum to the dextool for BSC or polygon.
Is the currency listed but just not ready to go? I don't want to miss out if I am making assuptions. thank you
The currency may be listed on the various chain (BSC and polygon) you may misinterprete about what's the purpose of dexboard.