Payment Help!

[Milton]

Folks I have been running Linux Mint for some time now and am very happy with this great operating system.I am an old man and do not use things like Pay Pal but I would like to help with a donation.Where could I mail a check for a donation?

[Moem]

Where could I mail a check for a donation?

That is very kind of you! Unfortunately a check will, as far as I know, not do a whole lot of good to a European organisation.
Is there anyone you know, maybe a friend or relative, who does use payPal and may be able to act as a go-between?

[Milton]

I will check around and see.Thank you!

[SMG]

I am an old man and do not use things like Pay Pal but I would like to help with a donation.

Do you use credit cards?

I just clicked the donation link and there are two buttons, one for paying using Pay Pal and one for paying with a credit card. The fact Pay Pal will handle the credit card transaction details is separate from whether or not you have a Pay Pal account. You do not need a Pay Pal account to donate using a credit card.

[Milton]

Thank you very much! That I can do !

[henderson_bay329]

Hello. I'm trying to donate too - stepped back twice now because both times, though I clicked "Donate via Credit/Debit Card", PayPal stayed in the loop and was asking for more information than I wish to give THEM. I'm OK with LM folk having those data, just not PayPal. (Sheepish smile) I do have a PayPal account, but I avoid using it unless absolutely required. I do not have a Patreon account and don't want one. I do not recall going through PayPal last time I donated - May 2021 I think - via credit card. Has something changed? Must the transaction go "through" PayPal? If so, so be it and I will donate through them . . .

EDIT: Thanks, SMG and Pierre. "Through" PayPal it is, then.

[SMG]

Hello. I'm trying to donate too - stepped back twice now because both times, though I clicked "Donate via Credit/Debit Card", PayPal stayed in the loop and was asking for more information than I wish to give THEM.

I do not know what "more information" means, so I am not able to help.

I do not have a PayPal account, but when I have made credit card transactions which were handled by PayPal in the past, they did give me the "opportunity" to create a PayPal account. I just ignored that part.

[Pierre]

You usually can Ignore the "Generous Offer" to create your very own Paypal Account.


this Topic does come up, quite often, and unfortunately, the Paypal is the Main method,
to Donate to the LinuxMint project.

you can also set up a monthly donation via Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=13897391
if you are familiar with that particular method.

[mikeflan]

Anybody else see a need here? I do. At least in the major countries create a simple way (many simple ways) for people to contribute. Very simple, like mail a check, and also include many other means. Then get the money transferred to where it needs to go. I'm no financial person - especially not an international financial person - but I would like to see somebody work on this.

I love volunteering others for work

[Pierre]

if you are unsure about enlisting the Help of PayPal to make an Donation,
then the next best idea, is to enlist the assistance of an Family Member,
- - maybe an younger family member - -
that is prepared to make that Payment on your behalf.

[deepakdeshp]

I would like to contribute using a debit card.But that option isn't available.

[Moonstone Man]

I would like to contribute using a debit card.

It's normally treated no different to a credit card. Check with your provider. I always use a debit card.

[AndyMH]

You can become a patreon like me and contribute on a monthly basis.

[GELvdH]

Been using PayPal for years, I only use them with vendors I know to be reputable in the event of a dispute. Normally I use either a debit or a credit card. When using a credit card I usually pay off the charged amount within a couple of days so as not to get charged any interest .

[mikeflan]

I still like the idea mentioned in my first post:
viewtopic.php?p=2054838#p2054838

I'm even willing to work to make that happen. I don't want to be the person accepting the contributions and forwarding it on, but I will help develop such a system if there is an interest. I'll be really surprised if somebody says this has already been considered recently and rejected for some reason.

[deepakdeshp]

I still like the idea mentioned in my first post:
viewtopic.php?p=2054838#p2054838

I'm even willing to work to make that happen. I don't want to be the person accepting the contributions and forwarding it on, but I will help develop such a system if there is an interest. I'll be really surprised if somebody says this has already been considered recently and rejected for some reason.

If a system is developed where the debit card can be used for contribution to Mint, I will be happy. Many people like me likewise will be too.

[SMG]

Moderator Note: Off-topic posts and ones repeating the same information have been removed.

[AZgl1800]

PayPal did me wrong twice, will never use them again.
so, I just created a Patreon account and went on with life.

[JTemple]

You can donate, directly, with a CC or debit card. I Have no PayPal account and just use VISA. Just click on the lower, white bar, under the yellow "Donate with PayPal"
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-x ... source=url

[Pierre]

that method "should" work . .

it will also ask for your Billing Address, as well.
- which means that you have created an Pseudo Account, by default.