*RDSS Pricing*

[Ted Craven]

Originally Posted by Turbulator

Why is the price going up to $2.00 for a single card with RDSS?

Steve,

The answer is: so I can make some money from this project! At $1.00 per card I make nothing. At $1.50 per card (20 cards/$30+), I make a little something. The $100/year subscription alone is also not enough. From the combination of an annual fee plus a share of data, I think I might make enough for this to be interesting to me. ( I put a lot of work into this).

Perhaps you are asking what value you get from the extra $1.00/card you pay for RDSS data (or extra .50 or less, depending on how much data you buy)? I'm not prepared to do a sales pitch right here in this particular post, but, if you think there is any value in having Validator or Speculator, or the concepts underlying the modern Sartin Methodology in a modern Windows platform, with a good record keeping tool (a database), internet connection, Match Up tools, nice screens, etc - well, I hope I have added some value there. Plus you are not compelled to commit to $120-140/month ongoing for data to use it.

If your assessment is that the $1.00 TrackMaster PDF report is good enough, or if Validator (or Speculator) is good enough, then the $1.00/card price for those tools may continue to work for you, and no need to pay extra for RDSS or its data. However, I think there is so much more potential to put together a whole 'handicapping studio', if you will, based around those ideas, and RDSS is my attempt at that, first for myself, and then for anyone who wishes to share and help evolve it.

Let me know if that answers your question.

yours,

Ted