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[Doctor Gollum]

Tracking the process is the hard part...

Place order
-Generate invoice/order number. Confirm order with
 payment details
Payment made
-Payment confirmed recieved. Reconciled against invoice. 
 Order dispatched

PayPal automates the process somewhat, both for invoicing and accounting purposes.

[GrahamK]

It is easy to get bogged down in the how, but before we sink I would like to say that I'd be more than happy to contribute.

Surely we can work something out?

A voluntary payment into the OOF account?

I tend to agree that a mandatory subscription might be counterproductive. We need users now.

How about (when permissible) a subscription event.
I also have a beach buggy and the money the Air-cooled fraternity have got out of me is probably shocking. Thankfully, i have had the sense not to add it up.

It wouldn't need to be OTT, I'm not suggesting a black tie dinner, it could be camping in a field if you like, just a meet up, a few glasses and a couple of prizes for best presented, oldest, newest, silliest, whatever.

Perhaps members here with a particular skill-set might (for example) be prepared to host a tech 2 party or something similar. Car checks, maintenance advice etc etc.

This forum is an incredible resource for us owners. As the cars grow increasingly scarce and cars being scrapped really start to dry up (It won't be long) we will need this forum more than ever.

I'm in Shropshire and a silver Omega coming the other way (first one iv'e seen on the road for 8 months) flashed me the other day. Now I'm perfectly used to other beach buggies, beetles and the like flashing me when I'm out, but that is the first time from an Omega driver.
Whoever it was, I think that is exactly where we are now.

Having said all that, I have no real idea what running the OOF costs. Perhaps a poll on "would you contribute" might provide an idea of how much would be required from each.

Might be a starting point.

regards,

Graham.

[Doctor Gollum]

This has come up a few times in the ten or eleven years I have known of the forum.

I would, again be only too happy to pay an unconditional membership fee, especially if it would mean no more OOF.

Ultimately, it comes down to the admin team and the 'mysterious benefactor' I suppose, although there could be a case made that not taking money from the membership to avoid the perception of influence is at odds with taking funding from an individual regardless of the actual influence that party may have. 

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

I suppose the long & short of it is - Jaime and the other admins now know (if they didnt already) that quite a few of us on here are more than willing to chuck a few quid in the pot by whatever means is available rather than see OOF put at serious risk.
So they know the option is there if they feel they need it.

[deviator]

I'm more of a long term lurker and occasional poster. I've asked before if there is anyway I can help keep the lights on, it has always been politely declined.

I'm more than happy to chuck a few quid in the pot to keep an active forum alive. Tell me who/where to pay.

[Raeturbo]

Yes I would be happy to contribute too. This forum has pulled me out of the proverbial a number of times. And of course the banter would be sorely missed

[deviator]

As well as cutting off OOF's only source of income, thus putting OOF at jeopardy, they further rub salt in our wounds by stating they will not release the funds in our Paypal account for 180 days.

Surely that is theft and a matter for the police?

[Mr.OmegaMan]

Wouldn't an old fashioned Cheque be an option to consider 

[Lizzie Zoom]

As well as cutting off OOF's only source of income, thus putting OOF at jeopardy, they further rub salt in our wounds by stating they will not release the funds in our Paypal account for 180 days.

Surely that is theft and a matter for the police?

No, because theft from a legal point of view only becomes such if there is a permanent loss monies or property.

No doubt PP have a clause in their terms and conditions to withhold the repayment of money for a period of time if there is some form of doubt about the validity of the member / trader concerned, as there is apparently with the OOF

[Sir Tigger KC]

I bet Uncle STEMO hacked the PP account and made off with the cash! 

[Lizzie Zoom]

I bet Uncle STEMO hacked the PP account and made off with the cash! 

  poor STEMO, he would never do that...............or would he?

[Doctor Gollum]

I bet Uncle STEMO hacked the PP account and made off with the cash! 

I doubt it, he struggled ordering his Asda shopping online

[TheBoy]

Well, Paypal have at last said we can have the money sat in our Paypal account, and we can xfer it out elsewhere....    ....but now wont accept the logon credentials, and the forgot password (which I haven't) link takes you round in circles as its now a limited account, grrr.

fikcless, faceless wankstains. Hate 'em.

I will personally stop using them with the upcoming ebay seller changes, which means ebay pay you directly, so I simply won't need it. Tossers.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Can't we pay in Bitcoin? 

[STEMO]

Can't we pay in Bitcoin? 

Bit coin? Would I have to saw my 20p's up?