CMNC - Using PayPal - Chamber Musicians of Northern California

CMNC strongly encourages you to pay your workshop fees, membership dues and donations through PayPal, a secure online payment service which accepts a Visa or MasterCard credit or debit card, or a Discover or American Express credit card.

PayPal works well for most people, but as with most computer-based endeavors, accuracy and certain details are important:

While you are reading this page, you are still on the CMNC web site.
After you click the Add to Cart button (or the View Cart button), you will get to the PayPal web site.
CMNC has no control over PayPal's account, password, or credit card requirements.

PayPal Simplified

The following is only for those who do NOT have a PayPal account. In other words, it is for those people who have no user name or password that can be used to actually log into PayPal.

To make a CMNC payment in the simplest possible way, it is important that your credit card be one that is NOT known to PayPal through being used as a payment method for any PayPal account. So, if your spouse has a PayPal account with your credit card associated, this is not for you.

When you first get onto the PayPal page from the CMNC web site, click on Proceed to Checkout.
Then, on the next page, make sure that both fields in the Log Into PayPal area are blank.
Click on Continue.
On the next page, fill in your identifying information (making sure it is the same as that for your credit card) and your credit card details.
Fill in your email address, making sure it is not the address for any PayPal account.
Click on Review Order and Continue.
On the next page, click Pay Now, and you're done!

This is the best way to avoid confusing errors or messages from PayPal.

If you experience problems using PayPal

Please use our PayPal Problems Questionnaire. It is the most convenient way to explain your problems, and it contains all solutions we've found.
Please try at least twice
- Glitches happen -- your next try might be successful
- Sometimes closing your browser and opening it again gets rid of the glitch
PayPal is our only means of accepting a card payment
If you need to contact CMNC, send email to mail @ cmnc.org

Practice email safety:

Do not click on a link in an email claiming to come from any financial business, including PayPal.
If it does not contain your first and last names, it is not from PayPal
Forward the email to spoof@paypal.com for verification.
See PayPal's Security Tips for more information
If you ever have questions concerning your PayPal account, go to the www.paypal.com web site and then access your account.