How to Pay for Your Purchase

The Golden Dance wants to make it easy for you to pay for your purchase!

Credit Card or Electronic Funds Transfer

We have implemented a new shopping cart system, called the Mals-e Cart.  It is more flexible and robust than the regular PayPal  shopping cart we were previously using, allowing us to offer not only more products, but also more types of products.

The Mals-e shopping cart is what's known as a "front end" system that is linked to PayPal.  That means that it does all the processing - figuring out shipping costs, taxes, etc. - then passes your order total to PayPal so you can make payment.

Using PayPal as our payment processor allows us to accept credit cards or electronic funds transfer without incurring the high fees needed for a merchant account with a bank or other credit card processor.  This cost savings means that we can offer our products and services at reasonable rates - Lower costs for us mean lower costs for you!

The basic procedure remains the same:  simply click on the “Add to Cart” button on the download page for the music you wish to purchase.  The shopping cart will walk you through the steps required to pay for the music.  Each download page also features a “View Cart” button so you can pay for multiple items with a single transaction.  The PayPal Shopping Cart also automatically exchanges international currency to US funds, so it’s a great way for international users to pay.

And remember:  if you purchase sheet music or other downloadable products, there is no shipping charge!  (California residents will be charged sales tax, though.)

(March 10, 2008)
Due to recent system maintenance, PayPal has been experiencing errors when people try to pay for items.  
The error is intermittent - meaning that it doesn't happen to everyone all the time - which makes it very hard to find and fix.  If you receive the error "We cannot process this transaction because there is a problem with the PayPal email address supplied by the seller" when you try to pay, then the only workaround at this time is to pay by credit card without using your PayPal account.  You do this by clicking on the "Continue" link at the PayPal screen here:

UNFORTUNATELY, you don't see the error until after you've gone to PayPal, so your shopping cart is empty.  This means that you have to come back to my site and put all the things you've ordered back into the cart.   Yes, it *is* a hassle!  Michèle has opened a ticket with PayPal Tech Support.  They say they're aware of the problem and their developers are working on it....

UPDATE (Mar 17, 2008, 2:00pm Pacific Time):   I just received a response from PayPal Tech Support.  They say:

• A tentative fix is projected for early May. We will update you on any changes or workarounds for this issue. Please keep in mind that our developers have to evaluate millions of lines of code and then develop a fix for this. They then need to test the fix thoroughly to make sure nothing else becomes broken in the process.

Another possible workaround is just to email Michèle and tell her what you'd like to order -- she can send you an invoice via PayPal (that does work) or you can just pay with:

Cash or Check

Of course, we also accept good old-fashioned cash and checks!  If PayPal isn’t your cup of tea, simply contact us and make arrangements to pay by mail.