Some of you might have been doing some maths after donating and seeing the update, but notice that if you donated £10 only £9.46 was added to the donation page.

Are you being cheated?
Absolutely not...
Sadly in order for us to collect your money in a safe and secure manner we need to use a good well know provider. PayPal was the choice but sadly they do take a percent from all donations.

How much can i expect to be taken from my donation?
Since this years donation, we can now tell you roughly what PayPal charges, please note for every pound donated the percent taken from PayPal will increase. From the different donations we have received so far this year, we have come up with this chart to hopefully explain the goings on.

Charges as of 2009 - 2010 (PayPal chargings are subject to change)
£05.00 - £-0.37 Total Donation = £4.63 (Checked for 2010 PayPal increase of 3p)
£10.00 - £-0.54 Total Donation = £9.46 (Checked for 2010)
£15.00 - £-0.71 Total Donation = £14.29 (Checked for 2010)
£20.00 - £-0.88 Total Donation = £19.12 (Checked for 2010)
£25.00 - £-1.05 Total Donation = £23.95 (Checked for 2010)
£30.00 - £-1.22 Total Donation = £28.78 (Checked for 2010)
£40.00 - £-1.56 Total Donation = £38.44 (Checked for 2010)
£60.00 - £-2.24 Total Donation = £57.76 (Checked for 2010)
£115.00 = £-4.11 Total Donation = £110.89 (Checked for 2009 to be confirmed for 2010)

You can reply here if you have any questions, we will be happy to help.
If you would like more information regarding those charges or donations. If you have any doubts with what you have read here please visit http://www.Paypal.com for more information and to contact their support team

We will be adding the above information to the donation page and update as and when changes are made by PayPal.com.

Kind Regards,

Michael Fordham

Updated.

Please see above post, plus new amounts received this year and how much PayPal charged for fee handling and what the final amount went towards the server.

If you wish to make a donation, please visit http://donations.apex-guild.co.uk/

Thank you.