Instructions for Making Donations and Ad-hoc Payments by Credit Card or Paypal through the PayPal system

Much of my time is spent giving advice and doing look-ups of various books I have. Whilst there is usually no formal charge for this, if you have found the advice or look-ups to be helpful, you may want to consider making a donation to encourage the continuation of this informal service. Donations of any amount will be very gratefully received!

So that you can easily send me an ad-hoc payment or a donation for services rendered, I accept payment by Credit Card or PayPal. If you are a PayPal member, then you will probably have used PayPal to make payments before, and further instructions beyond Stage 1 will not be needed.

However, for those of you who are new to the PayPal concept, I have prepared the following step-by-step guide so that you know what will happen.

Stage 1

	To make a donation or payment in Pounds Sterling, read all of these instructions, and then click the button to the right:
	To make a donation or payment in US Dollars, read all of these instructions, and then click the button to the right:
	To make a donation or payment in Canadian Dollars, read all of these instructions, and then click the button to the right:
	To make a donation or payment in Euros, read all of these instructions, and then click the button to the right:

Stage 2

You will be taken to the following pre-payment page:

Stage 3

• If you are already a PayPal member, complete the log-in procedure and make your payment.
  
• If you have never paid by PayPal before, click on the button marked "Click Here" and proceed to the next stage.

Stage 4

You will be taken to the following payment page (in this case, the US Dollar payment page is shown):

Stage 5

Your credit card information will be processed within about 60 seconds, and I will receive an e-mail from PayPal to tell me that you have have sent me a payment.

Notes

Although PayPal membership is free, it is possible that you will asked to pay a refundable $1.95 PayPal membership fee. I have no control over this fee, and I have no idea how PayPal decides whether or not to charge the fee. If charged, the fee will appear on your credit card statement, accompanied by a four-digit number. To claim a refund, log into your PayPal account and enter this number. Your PayPal account will then be credited with $1.95, and you can use it to make PayPal transactions in the future. For further details, see PayPal's user agreement, section 6.2 which says:

6.2 Completing Your PayPal Membership. Non-U.S. members (and some U.S. members) will be asked to complete their PayPal Membership before they may send any payments. Once you confirm an email address, add a credit card, and enter your Member Number, your account will have an unlimited sending limit. American Express has decided to decline PayPal credit card transactions that are funded with an American Express Corporate Card. As a result, any attempts to register or use an American Express Corporate Card will be denied. Some accounts, at PayPal's discretion, may have a higher or lower limit before completing their PayPal Membership. Some transactions, at PayPal's discretion, may not apply towards the limit. To obtain your Member Number, you must pay a $1.95 membership fee and log in to your PayPal account and enter the four-digit Member Number associated with the $1.95 charge. After you have successfully entered your Member Number, you will receive a $1.95 bonus on the next PayPal payment you send. (Note: this bonus may take up to 24 hrs to process and be reflected in your PayPal account balance.) Your membership will be complete and your sending limit lifted if and when you correctly enter your Member Number on the PayPal website. If you remove the funding source (e.g. the bank account or credit card) used to establish your membership, PayPal may require you to complete the membership process again.