[Finance] snailmail donations address?

[David Kaufman]

greetings, quiet finance-list lurkers,

well, today is the 2 month anniversary of the evoltgear store i setup
at Cafepress.com and finally, the initial commission check is due. 
scheduled to be sent June 15th, the first check for $62.63 is based on
10 orders for 16 items in April, for gross sales of $276.97.  (for
those of you not listening, no we're not getting a check for $276.97 --
we get the $62.63 comission).     

the long delay is due to Cafepress's payment policies, which require
that commissions are held for 30 days after the order ships, to allow
for returns under their 30-day 100% money-back guarantee, and after
which (for no good reason they've suggested, other than "rolling") they
hold the funds an additional 30 days and then (they've promised, see
below), they mail out checks on the 15th of each month thereafter.     

i just wanted to confirm that this check should still go to Marlene's
(recently updated) address, on the http://evolt.org/help_support_evolt
page:  

  payable to:  evolt.org

     sent to:  Attn: Marlene Bruce, Treasurer
               7601 Adelphi Road
               Hyattsville, MD  20783


or is there a new address, corresponding to the new acting treasurer? 
i have the cafepress account configured to mail the monthly checks
directly to evolt.org at the above address, but if mailed paper is
inconvenient, i could just have them make the checks out to me and i
could make electronic PayPal transfers to evolt... whatever works for
you guys, so long as it gets to wherever it needs to go to pay a coupla
evolt's bills...  i changed the address once already because of
Marlene's relocation and was a bit nervous that it might go to the
wrong place.        

i'd also like to ask: who do i have to convince to put a link something
like: 

  Support Evolt.org - buy cool gear!
  http://www.cafeshops.com/evoltgear

on the donations page?  can i bribe that person with a $5.01-off
discount on anything/everything they want in the evolt store? :-) 

thanks,

-dave

PS: May's sales were less stellar than the "grand opening" in April:

          Orders  Items    Sales  Returns Commission
   April      10     16   276.97        0     $62.63
   May         3      7    91.00        -      27.57
   June        1      2    33.00        -      10.02

But: Total commissions in the first 60 days: $100.22!  Not *too*
shabby, eh? 



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <mystore at cafepress.comTo: <david at gigawatt.comSent: Monday, June 09, 2003 2:44 PM
Subject: Re: service ~70214

> Hi Dave,
> 
> Thank you for contacting CafePress.com!
> 
> You will receive a check this month for your commission.  We have a
> 30 day money back guarantee on all products.  The orders placed in
> April rolled into maturity in May and will be payed out in the June
> check.  I hope this clarifies the situation for you.
> 
> My apologies for the tardiness in response the the live chat.  There
> may be a time delay before  a rep can answer the chat as they may be
> with another customer.  If you have any further questions please
> don't hesitate to contact us.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> 
> Tanya B.
> Shop Advisor
> Cafepress.com
> 1-877-809-1659 Toll Free
> 510-877-1579 Intl/Local
> 
> 
>> Customer Service Request from: david at gigawatt.com>> 
>> Store ID: evoltgear
>> 
>> Phone: 201-436-0668
>> 
>> OrderNo:
>> 
>> Comments:
>> 
>> 
>> I opened a free shop 2 months ago, have had sales of just over $400
>> (earning our organization a commission of $100).  We made our minimum
>> $25 commission in the first five days, but although our "My Checks"
>> page says that "Checks are sent the 15th of every month."  we have
>> yet to receive a check, and it it going on 60 days.
>> 
>> Can you tell me when we can expect our commissions to be paid?
>> 
>> thanks in advance,
>> 
>> -dave
>> 
>> PS: Your "live chat" service is quite dead.  it appears to work, but
>> no one ever answers you...

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