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Thread #35789   Message #491171
Posted By: hesperis
25-Jun-01 - 03:01 AM
Thread Name: BS: Taping CDs-Stealing?
Subject: RE: BS: Taping CDs-Stealing?
Hmmm, I had better clarify this: "It seems like every way I try in order to earn some money is either illegal..."

Last week, I called the bank to enquire about using a name other than my legal one to receive money. They said that I would have to get a business name registration. (never mind that my BANK CARD is itself in a name other than my legal name -already!) They also said that it would be perfectly fine for me to use my personal account for the other name, as long as I had a business name registration.

So, an anonymous angel donated the $68 for a business name search and registration.

When I went to the bank with registration in hand, they insisted that it would be illegal for them to let me use my personal account with a registered business name.

Business accounts cost a lot more money than personal accounts. I would have to sell four CDs per month merely to pay for the bank account, and that wouldn't even cover any other of the expenses.

And because they insisted previously that it would be ok, I went out and got the registration, which meant that I had to get a vendor's permit, and a whole lot of other hassles.

And now I need a credit card in order to get paid??? Let's see... annual fee, monthly charges... yum! It didn't say anywhere on the paypal site that you HAD to have a credit card when I signed up. It said that if you added a bank account, and verified it, you'd be set, even if you didn't have a credit card. So a couple of weeks later, after I change to use my personal name instead of the business name so that the bank will accept the payments, I find out that part of the service is for US only. If you are Canadian, you HAVE to register a credit card with them. Like, thanks for stating that right up front! AAAARRRGGGGGGHHHHH!

Ok.. back to the subject. If anyone has as much money as I do, they can tape my stuff for free. Go right ahead. I'm serious. But if anyone has money, and likes my stuff, it would be a very good thing for me if they paid for the CD. And I would be really disappointed if they weren't paying for it.