Re: [AGA-mcm] Re: T-shirts and other things with drawers

["S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>]

Paypal costs us the same, whether they pay with cash
transfer from a bank account or use a cred card. With PP,
we don't care.

I don't care if we collect sales tax, but we need a
voluteer to do the hard time if we get caught violating the
law in VA. We might not all come back from VA at the ame
time. ;-)

I don't know if we can register with the Tax Dept in time
for the convention -- it's illegal for a business operation
to sell in VA without registering. Filing is going to be a
terrific pita although the form itself is rather short.

If anyone understand the VA tax code better than I, let us
know. anyone got a tax attorney in their pocket?

sh

--- Cheryl Rogers <cheryl@rightstuffwebsites.com> wrote:

> Ann Viverette wrote:
> 
> > Sounds like I need to be "somewhere else" than at the
> registration desk, 
> > though maybe within sight of it. 
> 
> Okay.
> 
> Should anyone be short on checks and
> > need to write one for both items, they can overpay the
> registration 
> > check and take the $15/$18 change over to me for a
> separate transaction. 
> > That would leave the totals correct in the registration
> booth, assuming 
> > registration does have some cash on hand.
> 
> We *could* but notes would have to be made. Also, there
> will probably be an 
> ATM machine in the hotel, and if worse comes to worse, I
> bet the hotel 
> would cash a check up to a certain amount. People will
> have options.
> 
> > And, as for making change... I can count, we don't need
> to drop the 
> > price to simplify making change! 
> 
> Maybe YOU can, but counting isn't my strong point. ;-)
> Anyway, when I 
> originally set the price at 14, it was (in my mind) $15
> plus $3 shipping 
> and handling.
> 
> I am certain that even if the price
> > were $15, I'd end up with ones, fives, tens, twenties,
> and fifties by 
> > the time it was all over. I won't have to charge sales
> tax will I? 
> 
> OMG. No, please, no. <whimper>
> 
> Does
> > this all come under a tax free sale date -- or is that
> just Texas rules? 
> > I don't mind counting out ones, but pennies would be an
> issue. But, if 
> > you want to drop it to $15 since we didn't use
> envelopes and postage.... 
> > whatever, Cheryl, or someone, just tell me what the
> price is.
> 
> Okay. The price is $15.
> 
> > 
> > Someone mentioned using Paypal... can you explain how
> that would work? I 
> > figure there'll be someone who shows up with only
> credit cards and debit 
> > cards, not enough cash to cover the T-shirt too. Is
> there a computer 
> > room handy at the hotel that one can log in and send us
> money by credit 
> > card via Paypal? 
> 
> Boy, that would be nice....
> 
> How soon would I get notice of the transaction to
> > physically hand over the shirt? 
> 
> Depends on the vagueries of Paypal. I think we should
> just hand over the 
> shirt and if the card does not go through, we'll find
> them later. If it 
> turns out to be a bad transaction for us, well, it won't
> be the first time. 
> Anyway, these are Members, not strangers.
> 
> Does Paypal via credit cards cost us
> > anything in fees? 
> 
> Yes. :-(  But it's better than no sale.
> 
> Is this something that is easy to do or a major
> > hassle? (Wondering if this could loosen the purse
> strings if we might be 
> > able to do credit cards for auction totals also!)
> 
> THAT could be tricky. I dunno. Erik will have to ponder
> that. He is the 
> Paypal Master.
> 


=====
Still some time to get the $59 registration rate -- it must increase as of 
October 28th to $79.

But the convention hotel rate is sold out!

A "leisure rate" of $119 per night might still be available at the hotel -- 
requires Friday night (the 12th) stay. Contact the hotel  
hotel directly at (703)920-3230. The generic reservation line may not offer you 
the "leisure rate."

Alternative hotel info should be posted soon.

The Annual AGA Convention, 2004, November 12-14.
aquatic-gardeners.org & gwapa.org
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