SMR prices vs. your experiences

[scooter729]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

Again, couldn't the same thing be said about not purchasing a PSA membership and piggy backing off others submissions? If only 100 people do it, that's $10K in lost revenue by PSA. If a 1000 people do it, that's $100K in lost revenue. And so forth. I'm still asking somebody to explain why it's okay to take advantage of somebody else's PSA membership, but not a VCP membership? Nobody can give a valid explanation.

And that's just one example of splitting a membership. I can give several others that most of us have done.

How about this - When you pay your $100 for a PSA membership, you also get 6 free submissions plus some other gift (hardcover book, etc). That pretty much covers your membership fee. If someone else wants to submit cards via my membership, they are not getting the 6 free subs, book, etc - they are only getting a paid service. I think the freebies with PSA is the main thing separating this from the VCP question, since VCP is only a service with no other services or tangible goods offered at time of membership payment.

[jg8422]

Originally Posted by scooter729

How about this - When you pay your $100 for a PSA membership, you also get 6 free submissions plus some other gift (hardcover book, etc). That pretty much covers your membership fee. If someone else wants to submit cards via my membership, they are not getting the 6 free subs, book, etc - they are only getting a paid service. I think the freebies with PSA is the main thing separating this from the VCP question, since VCP is only a service with no other services or tangible goods offered at time of membership payment.

No way does a book and 6 submissions cost PSA the price of an individual joining. Bottom line is if you have to try and "justify it" then it is most likely considered by the moral police to be "wrong."

[scooter729]

Originally Posted by jg8422

No way does a book and 6 submissions cost PSA the price of an individual joining. Bottom line is if you have to try and "justify it" then it is most likely considered by the moral police to be "wrong."

Actually, you are incorrect - the 6 submissions are $15 each, the book would be $20 at least, and I didn't even mention the 12 issues of the SMR magazine (I know, might not be worth much, but let's not go there). So I think the person paying the $100 gets plenty that a piggybacker does not get.

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by scooter729

Actually, you are incorrect - the 6 submissions are $15 each, the book would be $20 at least, and I didn't even mention the 12 issues of the SMR magazine (I know, might not be worth much, but let's not go there). So I think the person paying the $100 gets plenty that a piggybacker does not get.

Scott,

You are correct, but you're still not getting it. Basically you get 6 free submissions for your membership fee. You and I both know that most people could care less about the book or subscription to SMR. The fact is that most people who buy a PSA membership are doing so in order to be able to take advantage of the monthly specials. I say again, "it's just not fair for someone to pay for a membership so they can take advantage of the monthly specials, when somebody else gets to take advantage of those same monthly specials without paying the membership fee."

[jg8422]

Originally Posted by scooter729

Actually, you are incorrect - the 6 submissions are $15 each, the book would be $20 at least, and I didn't even mention the 12 issues of the SMR magazine (I know, might not be worth much, but let's not go there). So I think the person paying the $100 gets plenty that a piggybacker does not get.

I am talking about what the actual cost is to PSA for the free subs, book, etc. You have to look at the $100 PSA is not getting from the piggybacker and what the actual costs are to PSA for the subs, book, SMR, etc.