Screw Open!
I hope I fixed it (kudos to Rob who been helping me a lot) and going to challenge it again at the Hangover Match in January and then at MIC 2010.
But if that won't work, I already have backup plan... My revolver rig is ready to go!
Prepayment or not for IPSC Matches, split from Omens thread
- Thread starter Slavex
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Screw Open!
I hope I fixed it (kudos to Rob who been helping me a lot) and going to challenge it again at the Hangover Match in January and then at MIC 2010.
But if that won't work, I already have backup plan... My revolver rig is ready to go!
You probably going to say that I am complaining again... but anyways.
If I am not mistaken, EMT costs like $2.5 per transaction. It is not significant for most Level 2 and 3 matches, but for Level 1 that cost $15 it gets noticeable. In addition EMT goes off bank account as a transaction, so depending on the account plan you may also have to pay additional $2.5 for that.
This year I shoot probably about 20 matches, which adds up to about $100 just for the bank fees.
I'd rather put that money into equipment or give it to the clubs... All in all for me Visa would be a more convenient and preferable way to pay those match fees. I am not an expert in the area, but maybe it would make more sense to setup such payment system once then do that for each club.
if a club accepted Visa then the club would be assuming that cost. Visa is not free. the receiver (club) pay anywhere from 2% to i think over 5% for each transaction. so for a match with 60 shooters, $30 match fee, this would cost the club between $36 to $90 (and unless the club had a very active Visa account i would think the 5% would be more likely.) now add the monthly cost of having a Visa account, machine rental, it becomes very costly for a club to have a visa account. i know that when i was with the Town i priced it out and it was going to cost the town up-wards of $2400 a year for a maximum take of $20,000. the end result would be the club would have to raise it's match fees to cover the cost of having a Visa and a Mastercard account.
Walter, sure, it would be as you said if each club would do it on its own. But I think it would be different if you only need to receive payment online and if it would be done for many clubs. More over some already able to accept payments, e.g. CSSA does that and if I am not mistaken Sean was accepting visa for 2009 nationals. Or maybe it could be as easy as posting a "match registration" item on eBay... Anyways, don't take it all literally, those just ideas.
Really? People are allowed to sign up for a bunch of matches without prepayment? Then allow them to decide on match day IF they are going to attend? Sounds to me you have a group of people that want their cake & eat it too so to speak. That is one way of creating a no-show problem.
Prepayment by cheque should be not a problem even for people without a chequing account. I write cheques that are charged to my BNS Visa Card. The excuses I have heard from people not wanting to prepay by cheque or EMT are lame. Give up that McDonald's small coffee & muffin on match day. That will save you $1.47 right there. That should cover any possible "bank fees" for writing a cheque or EMT.
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