I also wanted to loudly agree with Gail that you CAN use a credit card with Paypal and you DON'T need to set up a Paypal account. There is an option on the page (although not super obvious) that says, "Don't have a Paypal Account? Pay with credit card here." Hope that helps, Joyce
Joyce Johnson Producer Tiroir A Films Productions On Oct 22, 2012, at 1:47 PM, Gail Fedak wrote: > 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 > [email protected] > www.mtsu.edu/~imr > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected] > ] On Behalf Of scott petersen > Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 1:42 PM > To: [email protected] > 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 <[email protected]> > 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 >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Or Perhaps the vendor should be more flexible to customer payment >>> options. >>> >>> Just my $.02 >>> >>> Richard >>> >>> Richard Hartogs >>> Vice President Acquisitions >>> LANDMARK MEDIA >>> [email protected] >>> >> >> >> 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 [email protected] >> >> >> 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. > Joyce Johnson Producer Tiroir A Films Productions [email protected] P: 720 278-5359 F: 1-866-867-0058 www.energyxroads.com PO Box 201297 Denver, Co 80220 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.
