[SBE] SBE Digest, Vol 204, Issue 1

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Perhaps I'm missing something, but if we already have a merchant account(s)
allowing payment via VISA/MC/AMEX what is the point of PayPal which
is intended for use as a payment mechanism for credit cards by those (often
Ebay sellers) who do not desire or cannot qualify for a merchant account?

It simply opens the door to a lot of spammers fraudulent PayPal messages
about nonexistent transactions designed to elicit banking information from
PayPal users. Why open that door when it appears to offer no advantages
compared with merchant account transactions?

Phil Alexander, CSRE, AMD


-----Original Message-----

>From: John Poray <jporay at sbe.org>

>Sent: Jul 23, 2009 12:36 PM

>To: sbe at sbe.org

>Subject: Re: [SBE] SBE Digest, Vol 204, Issue 1

>

>We have had an automated new SBE member application on the SBE website for

>over a year now. Payment is accepted using VISA, MasterCard and American

>Express.   You can find it under the "Join SBE" button on the blue and white

>horizontal tool bar near the top of the page. Click on that and you'll see

>several options. The URL is: 

>https://www.sbe.org/cgi-bin/sbe_member_app.pl?goto=form

>

>Regarding PayPal, we will be using it on a limited basis soon as a sort of

>test run. If it goes well, we'll expand its use. 

>

>Best regards,

>John

>*****************************************

>John L. Poray, CAE

>Executive Director

>Society of Broadcast Engineers, Inc.

>9102 N. Meridian Street, Suite 150

>Indianapolis, IN 46260 USA

>Phone: (317) 846-9000   Fax:(317) 846-9120

>jporay at sbe.org