I'm just wondering why not everyone has paid the $5 fee? If people have
neglected to pay it, then can't it deducted from their next order? Maybe
if everyone paid their fee, the buying club would be in better shape
financially. Or if not, perhaps people need to pay a certain percentage
of their order upfront, like maybe 50%. We should probably all do this
anyway.
My two cents
On Thursday, July 19, 2001, at 06:49 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Jul 12 07:10, Jeb Bateman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I think it might be a good idea to start thinking of ways to build up
>> the buying club capital fund more quickly than has been happening with
>> $5 membership dues, (which only a few people have paid), and 5% (which
>> is cut to almost nothing by PayPal fees). Business sponsors or
>> voluntary donations (beyond the $5 dues) perhaps?
>>
>> The point is that if we had $1000 in the club fund to begin with, we
>> could PayPal the invoice total to you as soon as it comes in, and
>> worry about collecting payments over the next couple weeks or so.
>>
> Brainstorming: I would be willing to make a voluntary donation, but it
> wouldn't be very large. On the other hand, I would be willing to have
> money on deposit with the Admin account (realizing it wouldn't bear any
> interest). What I was picturing was depositing $100 or $150. In
> essense, I'd be paying an order in advance. Admin would get some
> working capital. I would still send money via PayPal for each order I
> made as it came in, but I'd always be about one order ahead. That way
> I'd gain the peace of mind of knowing that Leigh alone isn't floating
> our boat, intended or not. Her offering us the use of her store for
> drop off has put us in a better price bracket and offered us tons of
> convenience. She's more than done her part.
>
> I realize the idea above wouldn't work within everyone's budget, and it
> may not appeal to many. It would have to be voluntary.
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