I am quite upset actually. I have owned large portions of land for the last 8 months and recent was able to get down to the 195.00 level. On 1 day I had to add to that to sell off a spot that was next to me. Now we are tlaking like 1 day out of a month that I was bumped to the 295.00 level, then went rt back to the 195 level.
It seems to me that a pro-rated situation would be more then fair instead of ripping me for a full $100 extra for such a thing. I did not use that level but for 24 hours. It is simply not fair.
Linden has gotten plenty of money from me and it would show much better customer service to work with situations like that instead of ripping ppl off in such a fashion as stating crap like this:
"...Therefore, even holding land for a minute or a day, will result in a higher land fee charge for that month.
Regards,
Firefly Linden"
It does not make sense to me.
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Trinity Cole
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Keiki Lemieux
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12-29-2005 11:32
That really sucks, Trin.
And what it allows them to do is charge tier twice (or more) for the same land. There really should be a better prorated way to handle tier (and one that is based on a price per meter rather than tiers). _____________________
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Bertha Horton
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12-29-2005 21:20
Let's look at it this way. If a 200-lb. person gains 20 lbs. he/she has to buy new clothing to fit, even if he/she loses enough weight a day later to fit into the old clothes.
Otherwise there will be people taking advantage of the "prorating" and making sure they unload land quickly when their 14 days are up. _____________________
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Toy LaFollette
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12-29-2005 21:27
I am quite upset actually. I have owned large portions of land for the last 8 months and recent was able to get down to the 195.00 level. On 1 day I had to add to that to sell off a spot that was next to me. Now we are tlaking like 1 day out of a month that I was bumped to the 295.00 level, then went rt back to the 195 level. It seems to me that a pro-rated situation would be more then fair instead of ripping me for a full $100 extra for such a thing. I did not use that level but for 24 hours. It is simply not fair. Linden has gotten plenty of money from me and it would show much better customer service to work with situations like that instead of ripping ppl off in such a fashion as stating crap like this: "...Therefore, even holding land for a minute or a day, will result in a higher land fee charge for that month. Regards, Firefly Linden" It does not make sense to me. Im sure you knew what was going to happen, since it seems you had owned a good deal of land. And you had to know when you bought the additional land that it was going to up your tier. After all you had to up the tier to have the transaction go through. This isnt something new in SL, its always been this way since tier was first started. _____________________
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Gabe Lippmann
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12-29-2005 21:45
This isnt something new in SL, its always been this way since tier was first started. Ah. OK. They've always done it. Must be a good thing then.  _____________________
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Toy LaFollette
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12-29-2005 21:50
it has nothing to do with it being right or wrong... as in real life, ignorance of the law is no excuse.
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12-29-2005 21:52
Im sure you knew what was going to happen, since it seems you had owned a good deal of land. And you had to know when you bought the additional land that it was going to up your tier. After all you had to up the tier to have the transaction go through. This isnt something new in SL, its always been this way since tier was first started. Actually, I talked to her today, and perhaps I should let her respond, but she didn't. There was no warning that she was moving up a tier when she acquired the extra land. She got the extra land in one sim, sold off the land in the other sim the same day and it wasn't until 3 weeks later that she found out she went over the tier limit. At least that is how she remembers it. _____________________
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Gabe Lippmann
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12-29-2005 21:54
it has nothing to do with it being right or wrong... as in real life, ignorance of the law is no excuse. And crappy customer service will get you to the promised land. Well, I suppose since LL is so consitent with application of company policy, complaining won't do any good.... _____________________
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Toy LaFollette
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12-29-2005 21:57
Actually, I talked to her today, and perhaps I should let her respond, but she didn't. There was no warning that she was moving up a tier when she acquired the extra land. She got the extra land in one sim, sold off the land in the other sim the same day and it wasn't until 3 weeks later that she found out she went over the tier limit. At least that is how she remembers it. never heard of that.... when you buy additional oland you have to go to the web page to approve it, and tier up if needed. If its as she says then a call to support or billing should be done. _____________________
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Keiki Lemieux
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12-29-2005 22:06
never heard of that.... when you buy additional oland you have to go to the web page to approve it, and tier up if needed. If its as she says then a call to support or billing should be done. _____________________
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Adam Zaius
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12-29-2005 22:11
A way of quickly (ie very short term) of avoiding these types of fees is to use group land. I've had to do a entire-sim-sized transfer on the mainland in the past (albeit a year ago), and we way we did it, was deed to group, drop tier from that group, then 'sell' to the new owner from the group.
Since group land can be temporarily 'tier-less', it can be a way of getting around this sort of problem, without being billed to heck. -Adam _____________________
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Loki Pico
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12-30-2005 00:56
The way it works is fair. If you never had to tier up on land you are able to buy and sell in 24 hours, that person never has to actually pay for the land they are selling. The tier pricing might be in question, there are some big jumps in quanity and price the higher up the tier scale you climb, but the actual way it works should not change.
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florenze Kerensky
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12-30-2005 03:55
it has nothing to do with it being right or wrong... as in real life, ignorance of the law is no excuse. Tier fees aren't "law". It is a business deal. And as with most business transactions, sometimes there is room for negotiation. Best to contact SL about this I guess. _____________________
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Shaun Altman
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12-30-2005 06:16
Was the Linden you contacted a concierge? If not, and if you're holding enough land to qualify for this level of support (1/2 region or more), which I gather from your post that you are, you might try contacting them. They're usually willing to work with people and also seem to be able to get the ball rolling on things faster than "support@".
I had a similar problem to this which was able to be corrected. I didn't actually USE the tier at all though. I just typed an extra 0 on accident when adjusting a group's tier alocation, and corrected it about 2 seconds later. They did fix it though, so it might be worth a shot to contact them. _____________________
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Zippity Neutra
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12-30-2005 15:57
Now I want to tier up just so I'll have a concierge. "Can you get me tickets to the next VERTU gala?" "Can you recommend a good steakhouse nearby? Someplace really nice, with baked and shadowed textures?"
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Shaun Altman
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12-30-2005 19:01
Now I want to tier up just so I'll have a concierge. "Can you get me tickets to the next VERTU gala?" "Can you recommend a good steakhouse nearby? Someplace really nice, with baked and shadowed textures?" It's just a different support level. They don't get tickets or make reservations. _____________________
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Gabe Lippmann
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12-30-2005 19:04
It's just a different support level. They don't get tickets or make reservations. They might spam your email out to every other c level person though, just for fun. _____________________
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Shaun Altman
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12-30-2005 21:01
They might spam your email out to every other c level person though, just for fun. c level? _____________________
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12-30-2005 21:07
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12-30-2005 22:01
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12-30-2005 22:22
What is that? Concierge level. P2 _____________________
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12-30-2005 22:40
And crappy customer service will get you to the promised land. Well, I suppose since LL is so consitent with application of company policy, complaining won't do any good....  Seek help before it is too late.  |
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12-30-2005 22:57
Concierge level. P2 Oooooooh, yes I do remember that email, lol. I still have that somewhere actually._____________________
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Trinity Cole
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12-31-2005 09:46
Im sure you knew what was going to happen, since it seems you had owned a good deal of land. And you had to know when you bought the additional land that it was going to up your tier. After all you had to up the tier to have the transaction go through. This isnt something new in SL, its always been this way since tier was first started. Give me a break - First off NO It should not have happened like this. My account was not accurate in teir level prior. Even when I was well below what my tier was at. The bottom line is that the pricing structure for that is stupid. We are not talking about buying new frickkin clothes. We are talking about the fact that there should be a pro-rate structure for this type of thing instead of straining every penny from your client. _____________________
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Trinity Cole
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12-31-2005 09:48
never heard of that.... when you buy additional oland you have to go to the web page to approve it, and tier up if needed. If its as she says then a call to support or billing should be done. Ummm...I did that! _____________________
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