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Hello NC –
I am happy the fund raiser is working well for you. It is a valuable service you provide.
A small quibble. I subscribed to your service, but was unaware the contribution was a
monthly recurring charge. I have tried to contact webber to rescind the recurring charge
but have not received a reply. Is there something else I can do?
Thanks
Yes, for a one-time contribution, you want to hit the “Donate” button. “Subscribe,” as is usual and customary, means a recurring charge. I think you have to deal with “Paypal” directly to cancel the payment — although since subscribing many years ago, I have never done so, so I’m not sure. Nor am I about to find out! Fortunately, I have been able to augment my monthly Naked Capitalism subscription with some modest additional donations at annual fundraiser time.
OK, thanks. That makes sense. I didn’t want to use the PayPal avenue, but if I must ..
Would rather make donations when the funds are there.
I have me two donations by credit card, one I think via Paypal unfortunately, the other via Visa directly.
I was wondering if it is possible to donate via a US Post Office money order. It has been mentioned that cheques are good since there are no fees for NC, but nothing has been said about postal money orders.
Postal money orders are better than bank checks. I used a money order to donate this time. You purchase them at the PO and pay for them with cash or your bank card—no credit card purchases. The fee for MO’s less than $1K is ~$1.65. Of course, you need to mail it to Aurora Advisers Inc. as indicated in the pay-by-check instructions.
Thanks. Helpful info.
Oops! Also meant to ask if a Canada Post money order denominated in US dollars would also work.
Thx
It’s suboptimal. Banks charge huge processing fees and give terrible FX rates on all foreign checks. They eat up at least 25% of the payment. And this is with TD Bank, a nominal Canadian bank! But its US operations roll like other US banks.
OK, so forget that.
Btw I sent the CEO of TD an email regarding your travails with them 2-3 years ago. Despite being a shareholder (1100 shares) I heard nothing back. Annoying.
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