The GIJCC and Suspicious Credit Card Activity

stad · **Posted:** Fri Mar 09, 2012 4:18 pm

Joeczar wrote:

I noticed the registration form Nova sent in shows membership fees of $44, yet when I reupped a month ago it was $42......hmmmmm.

They just went up to $42 for TFCC and $44 for GIJCC. Their reasoning was that there has not been an increase in subscription price in years, yet postage has gone up nearly every year in the meantime. That explanation actually does make sense, even if the timing for a rate increase isn't the best.

nova · **Posted:** Fri Mar 09, 2012 5:09 pm

stad wrote:

Joeczar wrote:

I noticed the registration form Nova sent in shows membership fees of $44, yet when I reupped a month ago it was $42......hmmmmm.

They just went up to $42 for TFCC and $44 for GIJCC. Their reasoning was that there has not been an increase in subscription price in years, yet postage has gone up nearly every year in the meantime. That explanation actually does make sense, even if the timing for a rate increase isn't the best.

I would be perfectly happy lowering my subscription cost and simply receiving a PDF of the club magazine in my email...but I'm well aware that that is just asking too much.

ZombieGuide · **Posted:** Fri Mar 09, 2012 5:15 pm

Does anyone read the monthly magazine?

It does look nice, Ill get it that. But the content really does squat for me. I think I have the last 4 months sitting in my inbox, unopened.

J_Man · **Posted:** Fri Mar 09, 2012 5:39 pm

Yep, I'd rather save money and just read it online if at all. Sometimes it's fun, but I lost most use for their printed stuff when they got rid of the newspaper and ads. It was easier to dig through the paper and find stuff I might want to look up online as odd as that may seem.

ThomasArmada23 · **Posted:** Fri Mar 09, 2012 6:48 pm

I read it. I like the expanded bios, especially for the Adventure Team characters, but in general it's largely just filler material. The AT comic isn't too bad either, though I really wish they could find a better inker for Rod Whigam's pencils. Overall though, the TF magazine is much more informative and useful.

I will say that the article on the Estrela 12" enemy figure Torak gave me inspiration to repurpose my RoC Cobra Commander as Torak.

fat_kids_joes · **Posted:** Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:21 pm

DarkJedi wrote:

OK, who's gonna make a Club Hacker custom based on nova's design? :evil:

DarkJedi · **Posted:** Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:31 pm

fat_kids_joes wrote:

DarkJedi wrote:

OK, who's gonna make a Club Hacker custom based on nova's design? :evil:

Awesome!

To quote Crapgame:

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fat_kids_joes · **Posted:** Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:41 pm

Don't go promising cookies to a fat kid unless you actually plan on delivering. The disappointment is too much for us to bear. :-D

stad · **Posted:** Sat Mar 10, 2012 7:15 am

nova wrote:

stad wrote:

Joeczar wrote:

I noticed the registration form Nova sent in shows membership fees of $44, yet when I reupped a month ago it was $42......hmmmmm.

They just went up to $42 for TFCC and $44 for GIJCC. Their reasoning was that there has not been an increase in subscription price in years, yet postage has gone up nearly every year in the meantime. That explanation actually does make sense, even if the timing for a rate increase isn't the best.

I would be perfectly happy lowering my subscription cost and simply receiving a PDF of the club magazine in my email...but I'm well aware that that is just asking too much.

I understand what you're saying, but I do want a physical copy in my hand. Even one as "unnewsworthy" as it may be.

stad · **Posted:** Sat Mar 10, 2012 7:17 am

ZombieGuide wrote:

Does anyone read the monthly magazine?

It does look nice, Ill get it that. But the content really does squat for me. I think I have the last 4 months sitting in my inbox, unopened.

I do. Any yeah, it's not really informative, but I do still like it. Heck, if nothing else, it gives me something to read on the throne that day.

Redmao · **Posted:** Sat Mar 10, 2012 9:16 am

This whole mess should be a good time to rethink the whole Club thing.
They should have a sit down with Hasbro to redefine it. Maybe try to get a few more perks for their members.

Besides a few figures a year, what are the perks of being a member?
Access to the prehistoric forum? The chance getting your credit card info stolen?
The chance to buy an eventual David Lane figure?

It's the official GI Joe collector's club, subscribers should get exclusive information.
By that I don't mean exclusive interviews or in house Club info.
If there's anything new or important happening with the brand, subscribers should hear about it first.
It's a collector's club, information should be a basic and obvious perk.
Instead Hasbro prefers to leak any news to the general public right away.
Kinda shows that they don't really care about the Club from the start.

Lance Sputnik · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am **Location:** Pants

There is no such thing as exclusive information in this day and age

Pyre · **Joined:** Thu Sep 22, 2011 3:01 pm

Found this on my online account today:

Pre auth GOOGLE * LOC: CC@GOOGLE.COMCA

It's for $1.00 I assume this means that my card has also been compromised as I've not bought anything through Google. Oh joy.

J_Man · **Posted:** Sat Mar 10, 2012 3:42 pm

Yep, exactly what I got. 2 of them actually. The next step once the charges cleared would be throwing some huge charges on. I got that closed out before it happened luckily and the charges disputed.

ZombieGuide · **Posted:** Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:10 pm

Pyre wrote:

Found this on my online account today:

Pre auth GOOGLE * LOC: CC@GOOGLE.COMCA

It's for $1.00 I assume this means that my card has also been compromised as I've not bought anything through Google. Oh joy.

This kind of information should have been shared with the Club as soon as it became aware. Posting it here is great, but it should be headline somewhere of what to look out for.

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