Payment Methods

Payment methods

Simple, secure bank transfer.

At the moment we take payment by direct bank transfer. It’s quick, it’s secure and it means we never see or store your card details.

Direct Bank TransferMost payments clear in minutes
Step by step

How paying by bank transfer works

  1. Head to the checkoutAdd your bits to your basket and check out as normal.
  2. Choose Direct Bank TransferSelect it as your payment method and place your order.
  3. Grab our bank detailsThey’re shown on the order confirmation page and in your confirmation email.
  4. Pay from your banking appUse your order number as the payment reference so we can match it to your order.
  5. We pack and postOnce the money lands, your order goes out the next working day.
The important bit

Use your order number as the reference

It’s how we match your payment to your order. Without it, things take longer to sort out.

Payment reference
Your order number, e.g. 1450

Most UK banks use Faster Payments, so transfers usually arrive within minutes. Now and then a bank will hold a first payment to a new payee for a few hours, which is completely normal.

The question we get asked most

Why no card or PayPal?

Most card payment companies and PayPal simply won’t work with businesses that sell mushroom spores, even though selling spores in the UK is perfectly legal, as they don’t contain any controlled substance. Nearly every UK spore supplier is in the same boat. Rather than use a workaround that could get shut down overnight and leave your money in limbo, we stick with bank transfer. We’re always keeping an eye out for other options and will add them here as soon as we can.

Is it safe?

Your money, your bank, your control

No card details

You pay straight from your own bank, so we never see your card or login details.

Nothing stored

We don’t keep your bank details anywhere other than our business bank statement.

Name checks

Your bank may check the name on our account when you add us as a new payee. If anything doesn’t look right, stop and contact us before sending any money.

We’ll never ask you to pay elsewhere

We will never email, text or call asking you to pay into a different account. If anyone does, it isn’t us.

Refunds

Getting money back

If you’re due a refund, we’ll send it back by bank transfer to the account you paid from. Our returns and refunds page has all the details.

How long until my order is sent?
The next working day after your payment clears, which is usually minutes after you send it.
I forgot to use my order number as the reference
No problem. Email us with your order number, the name on the account you paid from and the amount, and we’ll match it up.
Why is my order showing as on hold?
That just means we’re waiting for your bank transfer to arrive. It updates once your payment clears.
Company details
Trading asMagical Spores
Registered officeFlat 1, 89 Victoria Road, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 5ND
Company number13950245, registered in England and Wales