Membership:
The Paypal membership rate is £6 (GBP) for UK and Europe and £8 (GBP) for DX countries. Your card will be debited in your own currency at the prevailing exchange rate.
You do have to create an account but that is easy - you just supply an
email address and a password. You do not have to give them any bank
information at this stage if you don't want to.
When you log in, you put in the email address of the recipient
(g3mfj@gqrp.co.uk) and then tell it what you want to pay (£6 or £8 - see above). That part is a secure transaction - just like paying Amazon for
books etc, and of course you will have to give them the info about the
card that you wish to use. Paypal will not store this information -
unless you agree that they can (for future payments). If you choose not
to store it, then every time you log in to make a payment, they will ask
for the card details again.
You can (and should) also include a message
to me and that is important so that I know why I am getting the payment.
A name and callsign (if you have one) is required for a new member plus I need you to send me all the information contained in this text file.
If you are an existing member renewing then I need your callsign (if you have one) and membership number - this makes life easier for both
myself and Tony G4WIF (our membership secretary).
When the payment is accepted, I get an email to say that we have
received a payment and I have to log in to accept it. We get the amount
in sterling - less their charges of course. This is why we cannot accept payments in any other currency as with exchange rate fluctuations we would run at a loss.
Please also note that Graham will as a matter of course always confirm paypal receipt. If you don't get an email from him after a week has elapsed (in case he is on holiday) please email him direct to check the funds have arrived. Just occasionally, Paypal forget to send him an email.
Club Sales:
Please first refer to the club sales pages for the item and cost. You are advised to
email Graham first and he will supply the total cost including postage. You can then follow the above procedure making sure that Graham has your callsign, membership number and postal address. Please note that for club sales we have set a minimum order charge of £5 to ensure that we recover Paypal commision costs.
