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Andrew, Could we back up a little bit to clearer definition of the problems with PayPal? What kind of account do you have now and what demands have they made of you? Is it something like a limit
on volume of transactions or dollars/month? I ask because I think that, all things being equal, PayPal is still the best way to handle payment, especially when you consider the number of international buyers involved. If it is a matter of additional fees, I don’t think there would be any objection to increasing the cost of the boards to include whatever administrative overhead is involved. For that matter,
you should also be compensated for your time, shipping and mailing supplies, transportation costs, etc. Of course this is a volunteer effort but it shouldn’t be an expense for you. If there are additional personal, business or regulatory issues involved, then that is surely your call. I just don’t want to walk away from PayPal if we can find a comfortable accommodation
for you and all concerned. Meanwhile, following on the lead of several other N8VEM members, I’m happy to volunteer to help in whatever way you see fit. Thanks to you and John for keeping this great project alive. Best, From: n8vem...@googlegroups.com [mailto:n8vem...@googlegroups.com]
On Behalf Of Andrew Lynch Hi Honestly I have not figured this out yet. I am thinking that some analog of how we would do this were we all in the same small town. Think of a ham radio
club that wanted to raise funds for a new repeater antenna. All the club members contribute to the fund, they buy it, install it, and they all use it. Part of the problem though is the N8VEM home brew computer project is definitely not a business and it
more like a hobby club but just not well organized. There is no official leadership or treasurer and is basically an ad hoc group of random hobbyists that are globally dispersed. What I am thinking about is basically every interested builder puts their money into a “kitty” and we use that to order the boards. The closest thing I can
think of is to just mail a check, money order, or cash which I or some other builder then uses to order the PCBs. It is more hassle for everyone than PayPal but it avoids all of their problems too. I think any sort of electronic funds transfer service (Amazon,
etc) has this problem. PayPal is just following the law to report when they see the number of transactions exceed some limit. I am not sure of how WU or Money Gram works but if it involves posting bank account information that is a non-starter due to internet privacy concerns (really
the total lack thereof). However there are some banks/credit unions that allow a sort of electronic paper check to be sent. The builder tells the bank to send the check and the bank/credit union literally mails a physical check to the specified address.
It appears automatic and fully electronic from the senders end but the receiver gets an actual check. Sort of the best of both worlds if it is available. Thanks and have a nice day! From:
n8vem...@googlegroups.com [mailto:n8vem...@googlegroups.com]
On Behalf Of Joe Herdler Hi Andrew, Would it just be easier to have those of us who want a board to wire you the money via WU or Money Gram? Just a thought. Best, Joe Consciousness affects the medium. Think happy, be happy, and happiness will follow you. On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 9:07 PM, nbreeden <nbre...@me.com> wrote: Andrew, Please put me down for one. -Neil
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