<VV> Shopping Card was/ Membership

[tim mahler]

Nothing is Free

PayPal offers code snippets,  to their site.    Their merchant transactions 
fees pay for the "free" code snippets.

Someone still has to take the code snippets and properly  -- stress on the 
word properly -- incorporate the code into their own site.  Add their 
product(s).   Testing takes time. Testing well takes a lot more time.

CORSA has a shopping cart -- It just does not have all the products -- YET. 
When I let Harry breath (rare, that takes time GGGG),  Harry will be able to 
finish the shopping cart -- I figured the Tech Guide project was more 
important.  I would volunteer,  but currently have too many projects myself. 
My poor cars are suffering. ( I have spent many evenings and weekends the 
last 2-3 months reading and responding to correspondence.)

Free part -- CORSA credit card processing company charges a lot less then 
Paypal.  paypal would cost us up to 50% more in processing fees than our 
current clearinghouse vendor.  (1.99% vs 2.9% trans fee,  27cents vs 30cents 
per transaction fee).  paypal lowest rate is for the really big companies, 
which is not us.

Adding a link to use Paypal will be added to the list of things to discuss.

The Merchandise chairperson volunteer does not need to be a board member or 
a board member's spouse.  Just an energetic person, with some business 
sense.  Debbie Pleau fit the bill very well.  Jerry Brown and spouse are 
doing quite well today.

tim mahler
Likes paypal too,  but knows there are other options



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Secular" <rusecular at yahoo.com>
To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Cc: "Jim Houston" <jhouston45 at gmail.com>; "Bryan Blackwell" 
<bryan at skiblack.com>; <whubbell at cox.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 9:30 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Membership


>  Bryan:
>
>  I was referring to the set up of the shopping cart. CORSA accepts
>  (VISA, MasterCard, Discover & Am-Ex). I'm almost certain that
>  these Credit Card companies charge a percentage/fee also.
>  I have used paypal (both as a buyer and a seller). I "likes" it.
>
>  Having said that, I'm at a loss as to why someone does not make
>  that life/death decision to incorporate Paypal for online ordering.
>  Then again, it maybe as Mr. Hubbell kindly explained:
>
>    Currently, CORSA relies on a volunteers (usually one of the
>    Directors or their spouse) to actually fill the orders.  If CORSA
>    opens up a web store, it may require a more professional
>    operation on the backside.
>
>  I don't know about you, but I'll be voting for BOD members with
>  spouses who are computer literate - it seems that currently we
>  lack that DIGITALLY SAVVY BOD DUDE (DSBD) who can click
>  "print" and had over the online order to the volunteer and
>  say with a smile:
>
>    Sweetheart - treat this just like the "online forms" which we
>    used to receive via mail  :)
>
>  too complicated, no?
>  Regards,
>
>
>  Tony I.
>