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Title: MAIL DONATION
Post by: 4n0nym0u5 on January 22, 2009, 08:33:09 am

is it guna hapen? Or not? I dun have a credit card and i want to donate a item. If its guna hapen pls tel me all the details!

Title: Re: MAIL DONATION
Post by: notthecheatr on January 22, 2009, 08:49:08 am

Haven't had it in forever.  I don't know if they'll ever have mail donation available, but if they do it probably isn't any time soon.  It's pretty hard to do mail donations, with the legality and everything... not quite as simple as taking your cash out of an envelope and crediting it to your account, like they can do on the internet.  For example, what happens if the money gets lost in the mail, then you sue them for not giving you the donation money on your account?  Legal issues like that make it really hard for them to do mail donations, so they aren't doing them now and there's no information on whether they're ever planning to.

Title: Re: MAIL DONATION
Post by: 4n0nym0u5 on January 22, 2009, 08:52:17 am

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Title: Re: MAIL DONATION
Post by: notthecheatr on January 22, 2009, 08:57:28 am

I feel your pain, although by now the wait for me is under two months =P

Title: Re: MAIL DONATION
Post by: 4n0nym0u5 on January 22, 2009, 09:05:56 am

So if i wanted a kaho i just use my credit card to buy ad credit then buy the kaho?

Title: Re: MAIL DONATION
Post by: DreamerP on January 22, 2009, 10:26:33 am

It won't be happening  :police:

Title: Re: MAIL DONATION
Post by: notthecheatr on January 22, 2009, 10:43:39 am

Quote from: Lyronx on January 22, 2009, 09:05:56 am

So if i wanted a kaho i just use my credit card to buy ad credit then buy the kaho?

Pretty much, but afaik you need Paypal no matter which donation method you use, and you have to be 18 or older to use Paypal  ::)  *waits for March 11*

Quote from: DreamerP on January 22, 2009, 10:26:33 am

It won't be happening  :police:

Then why does it say...

Quote from: http://www.anthemro.com/donate/howto.php

Method 2: Donate by Mail

Coming Soon!

*grumble grumble it's so easy to remove that little message grumble grumble*

Title: Re: MAIL DONATION
Post by: light aura on January 22, 2009, 10:48:00 am

Actually, there's an easier, and more secure way than donation by mail.

Open up a bank account, and put your money into it.  Then go to www.paypal.com , and sign up.  Link your bank account to your PayPal account, and after you're verified, donate through PayPal.


Make sure to write down all of your information and use strong, secure passwords, as well.

Title: Re: MAIL DONATION
Post by: notthecheatr on January 22, 2009, 11:00:10 am

Yeah, but you still need to be 18 to use Paypal (it's in the user agreement, and a friend of a friend got in trouble for signing on to Paypal when he was under 18 so I'm not gonna try until the day I turn 18   :P)

It's too bad there can't be mail donation, but there can't be so just be patient and wait until you turn 18 (or get a friend or parents to do it for you =P)

But I really do wish they would take that messsage down, because as far as anyone knows mail donation is never coming back so it's kind of pointless to leave that message up (causing people to make threads like this asking about it) when it's incredibly easy to take that little message off.

Title: Re: MAIL DONATION
Post by: GoddessDigi on January 22, 2009, 02:18:55 pm

Actually, even easier than opening a bank account..:  Prepaid Debit Card.  Go to any store like CVS, Walgreen's, Walmart, etc, etc, and they have liek Greendot, or even just plain Visa giftcards.  Have your mom or someone make you an account on PayPal?

Title: Re: MAIL DONATION
Post by: notthecheatr on January 22, 2009, 03:39:09 pm

You would probably have to pay a ridiculous setup fee, like 10% or something, but depending on how much you're donating, that could be the easiest way to do it (and it'd probably be the method I'll use when I turn 18, to avoid having to set up anything complicated like my own credit card or bank account transfers).  But you will at least need to have a PayPal account, so if you could get parents, friends, or someone who is over 18 to help you out with that then you'd be in perfect shape.

Title: Re: MAIL DONATION
Post by: DreamerP on January 22, 2009, 05:12:47 pm

They haven't editted it yet but Denia even said it herself they won't be implementing the Mail Donations...

1) It's to problematic to keep track of the Donors and their money.

2) Mail is a Federal meaning that it's not under control of Aro but USA Government and if something wrong were to happen it would be blamed at Talis or Denia...

3) What if someone donates and then claims that it was lost in the mail it would raise suspision to weither or not the GMs were truely honest or not. Because I know most younger people would be like OK LETS PUT $100 IN AN ENVELOPE AND A STAMP THEN MAIL IT...they won't realize that something could happen to the mail while arriving.

Like they've said before a simple solution is to go to your bank and open an account to donate via Bank Account or Card. Or if your not 18 you can go to your local Western Union stores or Super Market and buy a Visa Gift Card...for Example a $50 dollar gift card will cost $50+Tax and Activation which doesn't really sum up to a lot like $55.

Title: Re: MAIL DONATION
Post by: 4n0nym0u5 on January 22, 2009, 07:23:36 pm

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Title: Re: MAIL DONATION
Post by: GoddessDigi on January 22, 2009, 10:05:59 pm

Well, I think the GreenDot card is like..$3 activation fee..?  It's not that bad, really.  It's how I paid my cell phone bill when I was 16.  Every month my mom would put $80 on there for me. x3

Title: Re: MAIL DONATION
Post by: DreamerP on January 23, 2009, 02:51:07 am

If you really want to donate then get a gift card credit card like I suggested you'll lose a little bit of money >_> they don't ask for ids for a gift card or get a pay as you go card that's kinda like debit card but works just the same...like goddess said.

Title: Re: MAIL DONATION
Post by: 4n0nym0u5 on January 23, 2009, 03:21:33 am

So i just get any gift card then?

Title: Re: MAIL DONATION
Post by: GoddessDigi on January 23, 2009, 04:08:00 am

Yeah.  Try to go for the Visa ones.  Just make sure it has the Visa logo on it. :3  And you just put how much money you want on there, with a small fee, and you're set.

Title: Re: MAIL DONATION
Post by: DreamerP on January 23, 2009, 11:17:02 am

They come in 25, 50, 100 limit gift cards or like Goddess said the greendot cards are the refillable ones which imo works better because you save a couple more till you get a real bank account...

Title: Re: MAIL DONATION
Post by: Najara on January 23, 2009, 11:27:29 am

You don't need to be 18 for Paypal.
I'm 14 and I have a Paypal account...
It's easy, secure and fast. /ok

Buuut.. don't miss your activation code or you're screwed.

Title: Re: MAIL DONATION
Post by: notthecheatr on January 23, 2009, 12:04:46 pm

Then you'll have to lie about your age (and therefore, the rest of your information too, no doubt) in order to sign up, then hope they never figure out your real identity.  You're still breaking the law, but hopefully that way you don't get caught.

Quote from: http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/UserAgreement/ua/USUA-outside

2. Eligibility and Types of Accounts.

   1.

      2.1 Eligibility. To be eligible for our Services, you must be at least 18 years old and a resident of the United States or one of the countries listed on the PayPal WorldWide page. This Agreement applies only to Users who are residents of the United States. If you are a resident of another country, you may access your agreement from our website in your country (if applicable).

Or you could just wait until you turn 18, and/or ask your parents to let you use their account /ok

Title: Re: MAIL DONATION
Post by: 4n0nym0u5 on January 26, 2009, 03:07:48 pm

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