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I agree, and to clarify a bit, I tried PayPal
and eventually got annoyed. They make
non-US residents jump through a lot of hoops, which might
have been something I'd perservere with if I needed to use
it for more than just one site. Giving up money is painful
enough - being asked to go through a series of trials first
is just too much. :( So what are the other options?
I don't wear nerd clothes
(actually I do, just not T-shirts), and buying books through
fatbrain isn't a great option
either.
There is a large number of active EuroMonks, so it would make
sense for PM to look into setting
up something a lot less painful in order
to get some donations from us. Even a name & address would
be better than what's currently in place (in fact, I'd
prefer that - no $$ wasted on middlemen).
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This article had some interesting points. on micropayments.
Including the following:
... "According to PayPal:
A single variable rate of 2.2% plus a flat fee of 30¢ will apply to all payments, regardless of payment size or funding source. So he'll make -$0.0555 per lollipop he sells. " ...
That's probably a damn sight cheaper than setting up your own secure server, and getting certified, and looking after it and ...
Although paypal is a pain, it's only a one off and then you can give to all those groovy online comix too (my motivation).
"The future will be better tomorrow."
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I'm glad PayPal works for you. Unlike you, I don't have any
other use for PayPal, though I have tried to set up
an account with them. I gave them permission to charge $1
to my card (which bothered me) after which
I was supposed to go back to their site and go through more
guff before becoming a full-fledged PayPal user/donor.
So far, this $1 charge hasn't materialized. I think I'd
rather send a check instead.
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Give what you think is reasonable. It's going to cost you the same money to buy technical books -- think of Perlmonks as another manual.
I find paypal is fine with a credit card, and that includes $NZ which are 0.40USD and slipping.
"The future will be better tomorrow."
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you could always go with the older methods of support like clicking all the banner ads.. buying the t-shirts and stuff. and using links to fatbrain for buying books(see here for details. Personally whenever i am going to buy a book I create link like that on my homenode and use it to buy the book and vroom gets a cut that way. | [reply] |