Sligo-Help for newbies.

[mutti]

Mick
Thank you for letting us contribute and for setting up a paypal account.
What Wendy has written about people sending the payment to you under 'personal' is correct and there is no charge for the person sending it but I have experienced a small service charge when I deposited money sent to me (for an extra ticket or 2 )( ahem think Marseille which I had 3 tickets to sell as we can't make that concert and ended up selling to lovely forum members Judy, Paola and Beate but I digress...)
If it went to my chequing account or to my credit card as a deposit there was always a small fee. This can add up so I am not sure what you do about this.
Maybe someone has an idea?
Thanks
Leslie/Mutti

[mwaldman]

Even if you use the personal payment option, there are still fees involved for international transactions:

- A cross border fee of 1.0% applies to payments received from senders in another country (deducted from payments received unless the sender chooses to pay the fee)

- Payments requiring a currency conversion include a 2.5% fee (If you live in a country that does not use the Euro, the fee is paid by sender if you choose to pay in Euros rather than in the currency used by your own country; otherwise, the recipient has to pay this fee also)

PayPal is the most practical solution for international donations for the Plaque - just be sure to use the personal payment option and send your donation in Euros.

As soon as I post this, I'm off to the PayPal site to make my donation.

Mike

[carlowmike]

thank you mabeanie1, mutti and mwaldman,
your comments and advice are much appreciated.
Paypal is a new medium for me,
I have not a clue how it works but I guess I will be expert following this event.
The reason I am a bit vague regarding costs associated with the Plaque is because we are having a late summer here,
( the kind of weather we needed for the Concerts )
the stonemason, Frank, is availing of this dry, warm, sunny weather to complete some outdoor work.
It is difficult to pin him down at present.
But work has started on the Plaque and in order that none of you will be contributing to a "plaque-in-a-poke"
I hope to have a picture of the completed work to share with you all soon.

~ I hear a voice singing ~ "I hope you're keeping some kind of record" ~
with that in mind I intend to liaise with Isobel Cassidy of Lissadell to see if we can establish some kind of permanent record of the contributers in a Visitors' Book or somesuch at Lissadell .

[musicmania]

Hi Mick, I just sent you my donation. Can't wait to see this!

[carlowmike]

My first acknowledgement of contributions via Paypal.
Received today from:
"mwaldman"
"musicmania"
as a result of the above 30 euro has been credited to my Paypal account.
No "transcaction fee" from Paypal is recorded .
Total contributed to Plaque costs to date: 135 euro.

[musicmania]

There was a transaction fee but I paid that my end. Was €1.30 and I paid using the personal payment option. Possibly a credit card charge and I'm well used to them when ordering concert tickets

[mwaldman]

I paid two transaction fees - a €0.05 international transfer fee (which is less than the 1% fee that the PayPal site said would be charged) and an approx. €0.25 currency conversion fee from US Dollars to Euros. I avoided the credit card fee by using the direct bank transfer option to send the contribution to Mick.

[ronmed]

by carlowmike » Mon Aug 30, 2010 8:52 pm
My first acknowledgement of contributions via Paypal.
Received today :
10 euro "mwaldman"
20 euro "musicmania"
as a result of the above 30 euro has been credited to my Paypal account.
No "transcaction fee" from Paypal is recorded .
Total contributed to Plaque costs to date: 135 euro.

Mick, might be good idea to give name, forum name or code for sender but not to mention the amount,that would level the field, as some might like to give more or less than others. Each person would know themselves how much they have donated. You could then list the donations and sender when the final tally is completed, that way the collection would be transparent and accountable. I am sending you my contribution today.

[carlowmike]

ronwed wrote: might be good idea to give name, forum name or code for sender but not to mention the amount,that would level the field, as some might like to give more or less than others. Each person would know themselves how much they have donated. You could then list the donations and sender when the final tally is completed, that way the collection would be transparent and accountable. I am sending you my contribution today.

I agree with your suggestion ronwed,
I will base the recording system for the contribution list on the method used by "dick" in 2009,
when he was accepting donations for the erection of Plaque on the Chelsea Hotel.
I will publish Forum name or "Anonymous" or off-Forum name of contributor but not amount donated,
when the fund is closed a list will be available to any person who requests same with subscribtion details outlining amount, name etc.
I hope this system will be acceptable to all, if not please advise.
I will have details regarding Plaque later this week .

[coolfadda]

Hi CarlowMike,
Was away on aran for the last couple of days - sheer bliss - so am only now reading posts on the forum. Great, you've set up a payment method for the plaque. I'll send a donation by post tomorrow. Thanks

[carlowmike]

reminder: "I think it might be a good idea if I request a 10 euro donation
from any member who wishes to participate in this.
If a contributor wishes to remain anonymous I will use "a code" i.e. first letters of their street address to acknowledge".

Plaque at Lissadell.
Contributions received today:
Leslie (mutti).
Daniel O' Sullivan from Cork.
T.B. from Carlow.
"anonymous" (SMRD).
they join previous donors:
"anonynous" (UES).
Jean Casey (jeney).
Mike, (mwaldman).
Gwen, (musicmania).

Total contributed to date: 185 euro.

[ladydi]

Mick, thank you again for organizing all this! Besides everything pre-concerts, you have been so involved in the wonderful tree and plaque post-concert! I think we all realize how much additional work this is for you and it's truly appreciated. I'll be forwarding my donation in a day or two. Then will look forward, perhaps next year, to witnessing the finished product

All the best,
Diana

[carlowmike]

Lissadell Plaque Fund:
Two contributions received yesterday,
Robert Lennon, Dublin.
Frances Kavanagh, Essex, London.
The total of amount collected to date will be published here tomorrow.
The collection will close on Friday 17th Sept.
I hope to have a picture of the Plaque to share with you all before then .

[jdhayes]

Hello Mick, I posted a cheque to Carlow today.

[carlowmike]

Lissadell Plaque Fund.
Total collected to date:
210 euro .