Help with the Mid-West Classic planning Options

[Curvie Roadlover]

Hi WCC Planners,
I have a question concerning the upcoming 2004 Mid-West 914 Classic. Would it be possible to set up a 914.com e-mail address (or something similar) that I could use to set up a paypal account for the purpose of allowing attendees of our MWC to paypal their registration fee to? I would like to allow people to “pre-register” for our event at a $5 discount. This would be for the purpose of saving attendees some money, but also to generate some money to get the ball rolling on the event t-shirts, trophies, coffee mugs, etc. I could use my own personal e-mail for this but I thought people might feel more comfortable paypal’ing their money to a 914 related e-mail address, you know?
I’d like to be able to send out a notice with something like, “The pre-registration entry fee can be pay-pal’d to midwestclassic@914world.com”
Is this “do-able?”
Thanks in advance,
-Tom Mulcrone (Curvie Roadlover)
Event co-organizer, Southeast Michigan 914 Owners' Group (SMOG)
7199 Kolb
Allen Park, MI 48101
(313) 388-8464
tmulcrone2@comcast.net

[JeffBowlsby]

Personal accounts are free, I have forgotten how noce that was, but they will insist that you become a 'business account' after a little activity, or they willl ban you from using their service. The fees work out to be about 2.5% to 4% depending on variables. It seems like extortion, I hate it, but it makes it convenient for people and there is no other similar service. So if it helps people and they are willing to pay the fee, then I guess its necessary.

From the Paypal site:

PayPal charges Premier and Business accounts to receive payments. Personal accounts are free, but may not receive credit card payments.


Personal Account Premier/Business Account

Open an Account Free Free

Send Money Free Free

Withdraw Funds Free for US bank accounts

Fees for other banks Free for US bank accounts

Fees for other banks

Add Funds Free Free

Receive Funds Free 2.2% + $0.30 USD to 2.9% + $0.30 USD

Multiple Currency Transactions Exchange rate includes a 2.5% fee* Exchange rate includes a 2.5% fee*



If you receive a payment from a user in another country, an additional cross border fee will be charged. The cross border fee is an additional 1% for U.S. Dollar payments and 0.5% for Canadian Dollar, Euro, Pound Sterling, and Yen payments. This cross border fee is currently waived for Canadian sellers receiving payments from U.S. buyers.

* If your transaction involves a currency conversion, it will be completed at a retail foreign exchange rate determined by PayPal, which is adjusted regularly based on market conditions. This exchange rate includes a 2.5% spread above the wholesale exchange rate at which PayPal obtains foreign currency, and the spread is retained by PayPal. The specific exchange rate that applies to your multiple currency transaction will be displayed at the time of the transaction.