How to Pay using PayPal:

If you don’t already have a PayPal account, you’ll need to establish one. Here are some guidelines for establishing an account IF YOU LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES (international account instructions follow).

  1. Go to www.paypal.com. In a yellow box about halfway down the page you’ll see a link inviting you to sign up for a FREE PayPal account. Click on it.
  2. The application is one page. It asks for the basic information: name, address, email address, security password, etc.
  3. Near the bottom of the application, it will ask if you want to upgrade to a PREMIER account. Unless you want to accept credit card payments from others through your account, you do not need to do this. Be aware that if you do upgrade to a premier account, PayPal will charge a fee of about 88 cents (US) for every $20 (US) that you receive.
  4. Before you click "Sign Up", be sure to check the boxes indicating that you’ve read and agree to PayPal’s User Agreement and Privacy Policy and their Legal Disputes section of the User Agreement.
  5. Submit your application. PayPal will email you a confirmation code. Go to your email account and get their email — it should be from confirm@paypal.com. Within the email will be a "click here" link – click on it. It will take you to a PayPal page where you will be asked to confirm your PayPal password.
  6. You’ll get a message telling you that you have confirmed your email address. Click on "continue".
  7. You’ll be taken to a "Personal Account Overview". On the left are two links, one allowing you to "Add Credit Card" and one allowing you to "Add Bank Account". Once you have provided the information indicated, you’ll be prepared to send away much of your money over the internet!

IF YOU DO NOT LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES:

  1. Go to www.paypal.com. In a yellow box about halfway down the page you’ll see a link inviting you to sign up for a FREE PayPal account. Click on it.
  2. You’ll be taken to a page that says "Personal Account Sign Up". In the upper right hand corner, there is a link for "International Sign Up". Click on it.
  3. You’ll be asked to select your home country.
  4. You’ll be asked to provide the basic information: name, address, email address, security password, etc. You’ll also be asked to select a "Primary Currency". If you’re establishing this account solely for the purposes of PBS payments or payments to United States accounts, select United States dollars. If not, BE SURE, when making payments, to change your currency to United States dollars.
  5. Near the bottom of the application, it will ask if you want to upgrade to a PREMIER account. Unless you want to accept credit card payments from others through your account, you do not need to do this. Be aware that if you do upgrade to a premier account, PayPal will charge a fee of about 88 cents (US) for every $20 (US) that you receive.
  6. Before you click "Sign Up", be sure to check the boxes indicating that you’ve read and agree to PayPal’s User Agreement and Privacy Policy and their Legal Disputes section of the User Agreement.
  7. Sorry – this was as far as I could go! Hopefully the rest of the international sign up process is like that for United States accounts outlined above. If you run into problems, maybe we can get some of our other international members to help out. Good luck!

If you already have a PayPal account, follow these steps to make a payment:

  1. Go to www.paypal.com and login to your account.
  2. PayPal has recently updated their User Agreement, so if you haven’t already indicated your acceptance of the new policy, you’ll be taken to a User Agreement page. If you agree with the new policy, check the boxes and click continue.
  3. You’ll be taken to your "Personal Account Overview". There are five tabs at the top of the page, the second of which is "Send Money". Click it.
  4. You’ll be asked to provide the RECIPIENT’S EMAIL ADDRESS. PBS payments should be sent to the treasurer’s email address: arnold@nj.rr.com
  5. You’ll also be asked for an AMOUNT and the CURRENCY. ALWAYS send us United States dollars. You’ll also be asked for the "TYPE" of payment you’re making – it really doesn’t matter, but you may as well choose "Service". You can opt to include a "Subject" or a "Note" — to help with record keeping, it would be nice if you could indicate something like "Jennifer Hildebrand, membership renewal, 2007" or Arnold Trachtenberg, BX payments. Click on "Continue".
  6. The next page will display what you’ve entered. Confirm that you’ve typed correctly the email address and the amount you are sending. You will also be asked to confirm the source of the funds — it doesn’t matter to us if you send money from a credit card or a bank account. The last section asks for "Shipping Information" — check the box for "No shipping address required."
  7. If you’ve sent money successfully, you’ll get a message telling you that "You have sent cash!"