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Downgrading Account!

NE0 Alonzo
Registered User
Join date: 1 Jan 2007
Posts: 11
01-30-2007 09:00
Hi guys i was just wandering if i downgrade my account for a week or so will my land (512 sqm) be taken away?

Thanks.
Regan Turas
Token Main
Join date: 21 Oct 2006
Posts: 274
01-30-2007 09:03
From: NE0 Alonzo
Hi guys i was just wandering if i downgrade my account for a week or so will my land (512 sqm) be taken away?

Your monthly tier charge is based on the maximum amount of land that you hold at any one time during that month. So downgrading your account for one week won't save you any money, assuming you could downgrade while holding land.

So what exactly are you hoping to accomplish by this short-term change?
NE0 Alonzo
Registered User
Join date: 1 Jan 2007
Posts: 11
01-30-2007 09:23
My account is due for renewel thursday and i dont have any money in my bank account till i get paid friday so if it renews i will have to pay a $50 bank charge :s
Regan Turas
Token Main
Join date: 21 Oct 2006
Posts: 274
01-30-2007 10:00
From: NE0 Alonzo
My account is due for renewel thursday and i dont have any money in my bank account till i get paid friday so if it renews i will have to pay a $50 bank charge :s

Sell your land ASAP, then downgrade.

If you're that tight for extra cash, stay with the free membership and use the earnings from your land sale as pocket money in SL.
Ceera Murakami
Texture Artist / Builder
Join date: 9 Sep 2005
Posts: 7,750
01-30-2007 10:06
If you hit renewal, and can't pay, then yes, you would lose the land.

Sell it and downgrade before that day hits, or you'll lose the money at both ends.

Your only other hope would be to contact support and ask for assistance, but by the time you get a reply, you will already have been docked for the failed bank transfer and will have lost the land. I would be incredibly surprised if the Lindens could respond fast enough to give you an alternative before Thursday.
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Sara Sullivan
Registered User
Join date: 21 Nov 2005
Posts: 211
Get a loan from a friend
01-30-2007 10:14
You only need to borrow 2500 Ls or 3k tops.
Borrow the Ls from a friend and sell the Ls the account balance will then be used by the Lindens
If you do not have a friend who will loan you the Ls then I will be buy your land for 3K ( u will have 10-12 US in your account after selling. I will then set the land for sale back to you for 3K. Im not interested in making money off this, just a simple good deeed for the month. LOL
You wont have to move or anything. Nothing will change on the land. If you do not buy the land back by the following Friday ( little extra time) Ill set it for sale to anybody.

I would imagine that you have someone who will offer to loan you 3k though
John Horner
Registered User
Join date: 27 Jun 2006
Posts: 626
01-30-2007 10:35
From: Sara Sullivan
You only need to borrow 2500 Ls or 3k tops.
Borrow the Ls from a friend and sell the Ls the account balance will then be used by the Lindens
If you do not have a friend who will loan you the Ls then I will be buy your land for 3K ( u will have 10-12 US in your account after selling. I will then set the land for sale back to you for 3K. Im not interested in making money off this, just a simple good deeed for the month. LOL
You wont have to move or anything. Nothing will change on the land. If you do not buy the land back by the following Friday ( little extra time) Ill set it for sale to anybody.

I would imagine that you have someone who will offer to loan you 3k though


If you dont catch Sara I will also offer to do the same as I have a spare 512 land allowence, that is I buy your land for $L3000 and will set it for sale back to you personally, will also agree to hold until the 4th of Feb before setting it for sale to anyone.

Any excess profit on a sale if you do not buy it back will be donated to a Caledon Sim charity (if you do not buy it back)

My one good deed also - don't hit on me anyone else -:)

Regards

John

I will be on at around 7.30 GMT today so if interested IM me.
Clarrice Cinquetti
\m/ ôô \m/
Join date: 20 Jul 2005
Posts: 259
01-30-2007 13:27
Applaudes! Sara and John, very nice of you two.
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Mily Sartre
Registered User
Join date: 5 Oct 2005
Posts: 150
01-30-2007 16:52
I got my wallet stolen recently, my bank card was in it, and replacement would take 2 weeks, my payment was due before those 2 weeks were over, I didnt pay on the exact date but they gave me one week to pay what I owed, that gave me enough time to do it. My balance was over 400 US, and np.
So, dont worry, e mail billing and explain your problem, they will probably do the same.
Usagi Musashi
UM ™®
Join date: 24 Oct 2004
Posts: 6,083
01-30-2007 17:01
I heard a few nightmare stories that it took LLabs 6 Months to have some full acounts go down to basic. Even tho they req to have their accounts down graded to basic asap.
Shep Korvin
The Lucky Chair Guy
Join date: 30 Jun 2005
Posts: 305
01-31-2007 06:01
Unfortunately, they charge you a $10 admin fee to downgrade to a basic account. The only "free" option is cancelling your account altogether :(
Jolan Nolan
wannabe
Join date: 12 Feb 2006
Posts: 243
01-31-2007 08:15
I can do this holding thing too, and I can hold it longer than Saturday in case you need it longer, though you'll probably go with the others :p

- Jolan