Adrian wrote:
> "Tim Greer" <> wrote in message
> news:j%qbl.48956$...
>> Fulio Open wrote:
>>
>>> I maintain my own web site for academic discussion on language, and
>>> would like to set up a device in the home page for my visitors to
>>> make donations to support my research. I made donations online many
>>> times. The steps usually are that visitors click a button to go to a
>>> page
>>> where they can pay an amount of money with their credit cards. The
>>> funds will go to a bank account of the solicitor. Ordering
>>> merchandise online with credit cards is of the same nature.
>>>
>>> I wonder if there is a script that I can copy and paste to my web
>>> site, or some tutorials teaching me to accomplish this task. I guess
>>> one needs to provide information of a bank account for the funds to
>>> go to.
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help and expertise.
>>>
>>> fulio pen
>>
>> Most sites I know of that ask for donations, have a mailing address
>> to send checks, maybe bank wire transfer info as well, but usually
>> just link to the paypal address of their paypal account (or the
>> account of
>> the organization in question). If you want to accept credit cards,
>> it will depend if the organization has that set up and if they allow
>> some access or have some code you can insert into your web page
>> document, or if you just want to direct site visitors there, if they
>> wish to make a
>> donation. This depends on several variables to give you the most
>> appropriate answer.
>> --
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>
> Supposing you use PayPall as a means for customers to pay for goods
> sold to them by you. Supposing from time to time you transfer money
> from PayPall to your own bank, say in the UK. Surely there is no risk
> associated with the UK
> bank? Could someone please explain which risk is incurred, and where,
> in the previous example?
>
> Adrian.
The risk with paypal, is that people can claim they didn't get the
product you ship them, or that it wasn't in the condition described on
the site, and so on. However, if they are donating money, I really
don't see how someone could complain or that you'd run a risk.
At first, I thought the OP's post made it sound like they just wanted to
link to the merchant interface that a charity used. However, I see it's
just the site owner saying "if you like this site, please make a
donation to help me", and no product or service is expressed or
implied. So, I don't know what risks there could possibly be
associated with that. UK bank or not, it shouldn't matter.
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