notmyhome Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Yea, donating via paypal was horrible.Some night last week I decided to donate to the ten mod authors whose mods have given me the most enjoyment. The first three donations went out without much trouble, but afterwards whenever I tried to send a donation, paypal gave me a "your session has expired, please type in this captcha" message. Up to 20 times in a row. Add to that the terrible internet of the place I was at that time, and it took me about two hours to finalize the last donation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calzien Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share Posted April 30, 2015 I wasn't aware of that "fee" PayPal charges. I mean, I know they need to make money themselves but it almost feels as bad as the "fees" both Valve and Bethesda were taking out of paid mods. If I donate I want the whole thing going to the mod author and not like half of it. I'll keep this fee thing in mind though on my next donation, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriiks Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Yeah, there is a fee, but it's not so bas as Valve system was. And if you think how many users mods have, then even smaller donations sum up quite nicely. 0.66 from one dollar is better than 0,25 what Valve/Bethesda offered ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBizkit Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 three donations, total: $4,50. After PayPal takes its share and after conversion that's 3,06€ for me. There is no fair amount imo. For PayPal reasons, donating 50 cents is pointless. Rather "save up" and donate $5 dollars to an author you really like. It is no way of getting rich at any rate. It is a big thank you and appreciated as such, no matter the amount really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vram1974 Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Paypal is the worst of the worst of the worst. Don't help that company. Find another way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted31005User Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Well do you have any suggestions?Also does Nexus even allow any other form of donations except through Paypal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vram1974 Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Yes I do have a suggestion. Bethesda and Valve did have a decent idea with respect to holding on to the money until the amount is large enough that a transaction would make sense. But I don't think Nexus wants to become the middle man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowDragyn Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 (edited) Yes I do have a suggestion. Bethesda and Valve did have a decent idea with respect to holding on to the money until the amount is large enough that a transaction would make sense. But I don't think Nexus wants to become the middle man.That would actually be ideal, but yeah, Dark0ne explicitly said he didn't want to do that.Another option would be to have the Nexus support Patreon by promoting links on the author page just like donations.It sets up recurring donations which some might not like, but you can give trivial amounts and Patreon will pay the author in bulk each month, thereby circumventing the problem.So you could either do the normal Paypal thing and give someone $5 here and there whenever you want.Or you could use Patreon and have it automatically deduct that $5 each month and divide it among five different authors. All without having to handle it yourself. Edited May 1, 2015 by Shadow_Dragyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleous87 Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Well that sucks, I did not know about the paypal fees and just got done donating $1 to 10 mod authors, now I feel quite bad. Hopefully a better donation system is implemented soon or at least an additional notice about paypal fees when your donating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yagichan Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 FYI PayPal's flat fee varies by country. Eg my flat fee is ¥40 to receive. Their currency conversion rates also take a percent too. With those considerations in mind about $3US per mod will ensure the mod author gets at least half of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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