[MR] Online Payments Again

Wed Sep 29 08:53:12 PDT 2004

Greetings to you ~

I agree that online transactions have their place in
our society.  And furthermore, it might increase
pre-registrations due to the ease of such transfers;
however, the investigators into such money transfers
should be knowledgable and thorough in their research.

WHEREAS, things may have changed for the better and
more secure, there are those who may be unaware of a
Class Action suit involving PayPal.  

INASMUCH, each company should be weighed,
individually.

Whatever the course, due diligence is a must.

My $.02, as well,
Lady Scott

--- Timothy Carter <luminaebanis at hotmail.com> wrote:

> The SCA is currently the ONLY reason I still have a
> checkbook.  ALL of my 
> other expenses are neatly done online.  If the
> system works in Drachenwald, 
> why not here too?  We have a trusted exchequer
> (and/or deputy) handling 
> checks and cash, whats the difference for online
> transactions?
> 
> Yes, I know corporate policy says no..  at least for
> now...  and perhaps the 
> discussion here will build more steam in the works
> already in place and get 
> a solution that much faster.  It seems obvious there
> are quite a few people 
> wanting/supporting this evolution.
> 
> I don't think there would be a major increase in
> manpower/manhours 
> processing online transactions.  I think in most
> cases the transaction 
> documentation is more secure, thorough, and
> efficient than sending a check 
> (which could get lost/misplaced/mis-recorded in a
> ledger, or cash which 
> could get lost, stolen (not accusing -- but merely
> stating a potential), and 
> having almost no transaction records -- save the
> Troll ledgers.
> 
> The benfits seem to far outweigh the negatives.
> 
> When was the online/eft study done?  If the timing
> was quite a while ago, 
> perhaps there are measures in place now that warrant
> another look.  As for 
> the security of deposits, transfer of money could be
> seen as open ended in 
> Paypal, but the transaction record can be viewed by
> anyone with 
> userid/password access.  If the concern is
> unauthorized access/spending then 
> the Seneschal, or other officer can detect such
> expenses rather quickly.  
> Paypal trasaction reports could be due at each
> business meeting, and 
> maintained in the exchequer historical files.  The
> exchequer should be 
> primarily transferring colected fees from Paypal
> into the group's bank 
> account.  No money should be spent from the online
> account.  Such a 
> restriction, and transaction records to back it up,
> shouldn't pose much 
> threat or security issue.
> 
> Such a policy, which should then make pre-reg for
> events easier, and should 
> facilitate better event planning/management.
> 
> My $.02
> 
> Gunther von Lindenwald
> 
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> >Since local groups are prohibited from accepting
> PayPal, I find myself
> >wishing for a kind of SCA TicketMaster.  Some
> enterprising entrepreneur
> >could buy up a block of 50 on-board reservations,
> paying cash.  Then, said
> >entrepreneur could scalp those reservations (at a
> hefty premium) to people
> >like me who strongly prefer to do business by
> e-mail.
> >
> >Always dreaming,
> >
> >Charles Fleming
> >
> >
> >
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Lady Scott

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