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keesan
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response 48 of 191:
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Sep 10 17:43 UTC 1998 |
Would it be legal for someone like Dan (if he wants to volunteer) to offer
us the use of his credit card account for a month or two, letting people
pay the dues to him by credit card and then having him transfer the money to
grex, as a test, before deciding on anything? Or if it looks like only one
or two people a month end up wanting to pay by credit card, perhaps Dan or
some other grex member set up for credit card purchases could just offer the
use of their account permanently, thus saving the $35/month plus $75?
I will try to remember to send cash instead of a check to save 25 cents.
Why does grex have to pay 25 cents to cash checks when I do not pay to
cash them at my bank (Great Lakes Bank)?
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mta
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response 49 of 191:
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Sep 10 18:24 UTC 1998 |
I don't think that would be legal, Sindi. My understanding is that the
contract generally specifies that the account is specifically and only for
the use of the signature's business.
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scott
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response 50 of 191:
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Sep 10 22:50 UTC 1998 |
(Grex has to pay to deposit checks because Grex has to use a business account,
rather than a personal account)
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lilmo
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response 51 of 191:
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Sep 11 02:01 UTC 1998 |
When making the final decision to go forward or not, don't forget to include
the volunteers to cover startup and initial months' fees.
Would it be possible to negotiate lower fees based upon our status as a small
nonprofit?
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mta
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response 52 of 191:
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Sep 11 06:07 UTC 1998 |
That's an excellent question.
It seems unlikely but it's certainly worth asking...
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danr
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response 53 of 191:
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Sep 11 12:24 UTC 1998 |
I didn't see any mention of discounts for non-profit organizations. If you want
to take a look at the web site for the company through which I got my merchant
credit card account, go to:
http://www.mktmkt.com/reco.html
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rcurl
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response 54 of 191:
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Sep 11 17:19 UTC 1998 |
I have been alterted to an alternative, or rather an adjunct, to credit
cards. This is monthly automatic withdrawal from bank accounts and credit card
accounts. A description of how this was set up and how it works for one
non-profit organization is in my file autocash . One can have one's dues,
or donations, made monthly and automatically. I did not try to understand it
all to repeat here, so refer anyone interessted to the cited file.
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cmcgee
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response 55 of 191:
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Sep 11 17:48 UTC 1998 |
That would not work for me. I truly need to charge the amount to a credit
card.
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rcurl
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response 56 of 191:
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Sep 11 20:55 UTC 1998 |
This could automatically debit your credit card monthly. I do not know
how it works for larger intervals.
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mta
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response 57 of 191:
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Sep 12 13:49 UTC 1998 |
The question I have is, can it work for people who are outside the US? That
was one of the groups I was hoping to facilitate...
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rcurl
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response 58 of 191:
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Sep 12 14:27 UTC 1998 |
If a credit card can, an automatic debit on a credit card can.
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cmcgee
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response 59 of 191:
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Sep 12 15:45 UTC 1998 |
Wasn't planning on a monthly expense. I charge random amounts (donations,
auction, etc, plus a once-a-year $60 membership.
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rcurl
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response 60 of 191:
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Sep 12 17:21 UTC 1998 |
The organization involved isn't just doing this for memberships, but
to encourage automatic monthly support donations. Grex doesn't make
much attempt to obtain such, usually tying donations to impromptu 'fund
raisers'. Apparently, though, at least for some good causes, people are
willing to make completely non-specific monthly donations. That organization
is getting ca. $3,000 per month this way.
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senna
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response 61 of 191:
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Sep 14 07:10 UTC 1998 |
I've had trouble getting my credit card to work in Canada.
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valerie
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response 62 of 191:
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Sep 20 13:30 UTC 1998 |
This response has been erased.
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lilmo
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response 63 of 191:
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Sep 22 22:36 UTC 1998 |
I asked the question so that there would be agrement on the answer, rather
than assumptions that may differ.
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rcurl
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response 64 of 191:
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Dec 18 04:29 UTC 1998 |
Re #60: I have requested that Cyberspace Communications Inc be added to
the vendor list for online banking at Midwest Financial, and they have
done so. Therefore I could set up automatic monthly (or weekly, quarterly,
annual, etc) payment of dues (or donations). I did this primarily to
demonstrate that Grex is an acceptable vendor to be paid automatically
by online banking systems. Now the question is, can this be done
internationally. I don't see why not, as such funds transfer for ordinary
payment of bills is much better established elsewhere in the world than
in the US, and international funds transfers are also well established.
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aruba
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response 65 of 191:
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Dec 18 05:20 UTC 1998 |
Oh, I forgot to mention that I got a call from Rane's bank the other day. All
the woman asked me for was to confirm our address; she didn't want a bank
account number. I assume they plan to send us checks if Rane asks them to
pay us regularly. (I asked her if that was what they'd do, but she didn't
know.) I don't think they plan on transferring the money electronically.
But that's odd, now that I think about it, because it would surely cost them
money to send us checks. Rane, was the service free, or would they take a
percentage out of your payment?
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rcurl
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response 66 of 191:
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Dec 18 18:27 UTC 1998 |
The service costs a flat fee of $2.95/mo. It would not be economical to
use it for just one account, of course, but over several dozen it is.
I was myself not sure when they send checks and when they use electronic
transfer. They don't tell us that directly, but they do state for each
transaction that at least x days should be allowed for the payment, where
x is sometimes 6 and sometimes 2. I think those are, respectively, mail
and electronic payments.
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keesan
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response 67 of 191:
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Dec 25 21:40 UTC 1998 |
Overseas electronic transfer, last I knew, cost $40 per transaction, whereas
the fee for cashing a check sent in dollars was $13. I don't think if you
pay by credit card there is any such fee.
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rcurl
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response 68 of 191:
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Dec 26 01:51 UTC 1998 |
Yikes! OK - back to credit card transfers.
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mdw
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response 69 of 191:
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Jan 1 08:52 UTC 1999 |
I bet there's some type of fee involved to stop currency speculation via
credit card.
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jshafer
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response 70 of 191:
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Jan 18 03:05 UTC 1999 |
It's hard to tell, from just reading this item, what the
current status of the credit card discussion is. However,
if at some point we attempt a trial, I would gladly
donate $25 or $35 for one month, if of course I could use
my Visa card.
I am currently a member, (at least I will be once Mark gets
my check,) but it is unlikely that I will consistantly
maintian my membership unless I can do so with my debit card -
I just don't use checks, so sending them off to Grex is a
big hassle.
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steve
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response 71 of 191:
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Jan 18 03:25 UTC 1999 |
I'm listening with open ears. I'm hearing things like this
more and more. I think Grex is going to have to be able to take
plastic before long.
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toking
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response 72 of 191:
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Jan 19 16:30 UTC 1999 |
<big brown puppy dog eyes> Please
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