As long as PayPal will let us use our institutional credit card without having an account (be a guest purchaser), we will continue to do so. We are a state institution which means that we are prohibited by state law from providing anyone a tie-in to our university's bank account. If other payment facilitators provide the same guest services without our having to register our institutional banking information, we could use them, too. We've done bank transfers with a few international distributors, but a funds transfer is a whole other set of paperwork unto itself! Gail
Gail B. Fedak Director, Media Resources Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Ph 615.898.2900 gail.fe...@mtsu.edu www.mtsu.edu/~imr -----Original Message----- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of scott petersen Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 1:42 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Using Paypal I'm a filmmaker with only a few titles and most of my orders go through Paypal, but I'm happy to accept a check. I'd rather wait a few weeks or so for a check than lose an order. Has anyone used Dwolla? They transfer the money from one bank account to another. It's much cheaper than Paypal, but PP seems to be the default for folks like me. Best, Scott On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 11:22 AM, Helen P. Mack <h...@lehigh.edu> wrote: > Checks and wire transfers take longer and are more labor intensive, because > they have to pass through a number of hands. The problem is not with the > filmmakers, but rather with the requirements of PayPal. I wonder what would > happen if I used another email address, like gmail or something? They are > pretty smart, so their system would probably see the same CC associated with > multiple email addresses and correctly assume that we are trying to get > around their bank acct. requirement, regardless of how stupid it is. > > > On 10/22/2012 2:01 PM, Jessica Rosner wrote: > > Richard > I work with a number of independent filmmakers and they are just selling > their own film or films. They can't really afford to set up CC accounts for > just a film or two. They are always happy to take checks or wire transfers. > > On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 11:33 AM, Richard Hartogs > <rich...@landmarkmedia.com> wrote: >> >> Or Perhaps the vendor should be more flexible to customer payment options. >> >> Just my $.02 >> >> Richard >> >> Richard Hartogs >> Vice President Acquisitions >> LANDMARK MEDIA >> rich...@landmarkmedia.com >> > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > distributors. > > > -- > Helen P. Mack, Acquisitions Librarian > Lehigh University, Linderman Library > 30 Library Drive > Bethlehem, PA 18015-3013 USA > > Phone 610 758-3035 * Fax 610 758-5605 > E-mail h...@lehigh.edu > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > distributors. > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
