Fuzzy Math - The Membership renewal discount.
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Just received my flyer for renewing my membership.
The letter and the coupon say "10% Savings".
Here's my question. The year subscription is regularly $99 discounted 10% to $89. That I get. What I don't get, the two year subscription is discounted only 5.5% from $179 to $169.
I find that in magazine subscriptions, you end up getting a larger discount the longer you extend your renewal. I understand that the 2 year subscription is somewhat discounted (based on two single year subscriptions of $99 you save $19 when you sign up for two year subscription.
So wouldn't 10% savings mean the two year option is actually around $161? (Actually, this is my question, I was just leading you on above.)
Sometimes it makes me wonder who is running PSA. This is a Marketing 101 mistake. To make it credible, you say something like "Up to 10% off." You should discount the longer renewal extension further.
Any thoughts? I can't afford to renew with my little volume. I'll just piggy back submissions off my neighbor who shall remain conservative, er I mean confidential.
The letter and the coupon say "10% Savings".
Here's my question. The year subscription is regularly $99 discounted 10% to $89. That I get. What I don't get, the two year subscription is discounted only 5.5% from $179 to $169.
I find that in magazine subscriptions, you end up getting a larger discount the longer you extend your renewal. I understand that the 2 year subscription is somewhat discounted (based on two single year subscriptions of $99 you save $19 when you sign up for two year subscription.
So wouldn't 10% savings mean the two year option is actually around $161? (Actually, this is my question, I was just leading you on above.)
Sometimes it makes me wonder who is running PSA. This is a Marketing 101 mistake. To make it credible, you say something like "Up to 10% off." You should discount the longer renewal extension further.
Any thoughts? I can't afford to renew with my little volume. I'll just piggy back submissions off my neighbor who shall remain conservative, er I mean confidential.
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Second question/concern: if I "early" renew, when does the 2 year renewal period take effect- from now or from the end of my current membership date (I think my current membership ends in March). Just my luck I will wind up losing a month to save THIS "10%".
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I used the PSA service only twice (not counting my free submission). I sent one group of less than 10 cards that was lost by the Post Office last summer and another group of 9 cards last week.
I really am not sure I am going to re-join for $99 or $89. I don't care about SMR magazine which in my view is worthless, and the pop-reports are nice, but not super important in my set-building.
I guess I'll just wait until I have collected a few more raw cards I want to have graded before I join up again.
And when I saw the PSA flyer advertising 10% off I could not help but laugh out loud. 10% off of $179 is $17.90 not $10.00. Who is doing the proofreading?