Subscription Price

Hi,

I subscribed to RHP for many years from 2002 to 2008 but disappeared when I realized I was far better at Scrabble than Chess and therefore used a well known social network for my Scrabulous and latterly Scrabble fix.

I have seen the light and returned to play a little chess, I was surprised to see the price of $40. I was under the impression that the subscription price was fixed at the price when you first joined.

Is that still the case?
Was it ever the case?

$40 seems quite expensive - but I would be tempted back at a cheaper price.

It's fixed at the same price as long as you were using the same card to resubscribe.

Which is totally unfair imo. There could be people still paying $20 while others pay $40. Have to agree with you that with the sucky exchange rate for us $40 does seem quite a lot.

Leaving and returning carries a penalty in itself, because you go from "old fixed rate" to "current fixed rate".

Which brings up the question: if the subscription price was halved, would twice as many people pay up?

Originally posted by Kewpie
Leaving and returning carries a penalty in itself, because you go from "old fixed rate" to "current fixed rate".

Originally posted by trev33
wrong.

Originally posted by trev33
It's fixed at the same price as long as you were using the same card to resubscribe.

Which is totally unfair imo. There could be people still paying $20 while others pay $40. Have to agree with you that with the sucky exchange rate for us $40 does seem quite a lot.

Originally posted by RevRSleeker
Incorrect, it didn't \ doesn't have to be the same card..just one continual or 'recurring' billing has to be in place before next due date..i.e. as long as you set it up before expiry it can be paid by anyone and that can be just for a year. Think of folk that are gifted their subs here. Also, the subscriber had to be subscribing before 12 / 08 in order to qualify for the discounted rate.

Originally posted by Kewpie
Why?

Originally posted by trev33
What are you talking about? When your card expiry date comes you have to set up a new 'recurring' bill with your new card which will be at whatever price the site is currently at. Not at the price that you were getting before with the old card.

Originally posted by skeeter
Incorrect. I've renewed my credit card three times since initially joining and am still only paying $USD14.95 per annum ( the cost then of subscribing).

skeets

Originally posted by trev33
That's outrageous.

I'm pretty sure it still applies - whatever you're paying now and you don't let it lapse, if Russ does increase the subscription then you wont pay the difference - a sort of loyalty reward.

Stand to be corrected on that though....

skeets

Originally posted by skeeter
I'm pretty sure it still applies - whatever you're paying now and you don't let it lapse, if Russ does increase the subscription then you wont pay the difference - a sort of loyalty reward.

Stand to be corrected on that though....

skeets

Originally posted by trev33
I really don't think that's the case anymore... or at least i hope not. Fair enough in the first year or so of the site but not now...

Originally posted by skeeter
Sorry Trev but I've just been informed that it is still the case - stay subbed up and you're spared any further further sub increases. Throw your toys away and you'll be hit with a newbie sub ( $USD40.00 )

Serves you all right I say, stay on the train and enjoy the benefits- get off early and you pay a new fare to travel again.

$USD14.95 for life - ha, laughing at all you waka jumpers now.

skeets