Overseas Members Payments

[Colin Hough]

Remember that as the Overseas Liaison Officer I have a PayPal account specifically for the use of overseas memebrs to pay their SOC membership – email address in front of Yowl.

However, if you want to use this and need to contact me to find out how to use PayPal etc, I am on vacation from 12 Dec for a month as, working in Australalia for a year or so, this is the summer holiday period.

I will gladly sort out any problems once I get back.

Colin

[BLaine]

Hello Colin,

Could the Paypal option be extended to UK owners? I would be happy to cover the Paypal fees or the payment could be sent as a ‘gift’ which would mean the club recives the full amount.

Thank you

Blaine

[kas750]

Good point.I have already raised the question and am awaiting an answer.

[Colin Hough]

For those of you in the UK (or who have a UK account as I do which I am currently operating from Australia) a cheque is probably the easiest way to pay, but does include the cost of posting it to the membership secretary. The next alternative if you have an internet banking account is a money transfer direct into the club’s account – but you need to advise the membership secretary via email that you have done this to ensure that you get onto the list of members. Both of these are easy if your account is in pounds.

However, if you are overseas without an account in pounds, neither actually works. Therefore, we set up the PayPal method to overcome this as their charges are the lowest we can find for transferring small amounts of money internationally – we ask for 1 pound to cover this (unless sent as a gift so there is no transfer feee this end).

If I were to receive PayPal from the UK then it would be me who sends an email to the membership secretary and makes the transfer to the club’s bank, hence I would prefer that people did this themselves.

Colin

[csargent]

Hi Colin, I was just wondering what part of Australia you are in. We are in Victoria and you are welcome to visit. Catrina.

[jampotrdann]

i use pay-pal a lot, and its a bit of a bind when i have to look for my check book once a year buy a stamp find an envelope and go out in the snow to post it,i know pay-pal charge a fee .add it to the club subscription fees,

[Erik]

Was just going to paypal my membership fee… but I forgot the amount… Was is 16 or 18 gbp this year? I remember reading somewhere that the fee had gone up… Does anyone know the right amount?

Thanks!

Erik

[Eddie Shermer]

The subscription went up to £18 this year with a £1 surcharge for paypal payments so £19 to you my friend.

Eddie

[richard tann]

Eric

It’s in the centre pages of December Yowl…………. £19.00 by Paypal.

Having sorted out about 300 membership renewals so far this week, including trudging out in the snow to post them, I am amazed to read about Ron D’s hardship……..

“bit of a bind when i have to look for my check book once a year buy a stamp find an envelope and go out in the snow to post it”

It brings McEnroe’s famous phrase to mind……….!!!

Happy New Year

Richard Tann
(hardworking AND voluntary)
Membership Secretary

[Erik]

Thanks guys, the money is one its way! (without even leaving my chair 😉 )

Cheers,
Erik

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