Stars vs. Full Tilt- Pro's and Cons

[OnlinePro]

plat 250 nova 350

[n1nj4.br]

u can datamine fulltilt *legal*

[Reef]

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plat 250 nova 350

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fkkkkkkkkkk. Only started playing at stars after the party split in october and I need like 60K more base FPP.

[Mr November]

that sucks.... talk to KLJ about getting massive amounts of hands done in a small amount of time.. (20k/day)

[pipedreamz]

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~14% at Platinum level

~27% at Supernova level

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these numbers seem way off. Isn't platinum a 200% fpp bonus and supernova is a 250% fpp bonus?

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yes, but when you translate it into goods in the store, it comes out to that much.

example-

17000 fpp for an ipod nano 8 gig is $250 or $275 with tax (plus shipping)
13 fpp per dollar at platinum =$1308 paid in rake

275/1308=21% rakeback

it all depends on what you buy, if you go with the cash out option it is less than this example, and i think that is what i used for my original post.

[pipedreamz]

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plat 250 nova 350

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fkkkkkkkkkk. Only started playing at stars after the party split in october and I need like 60K more base FPP.

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you know it gets reset in january right? just make sure you hit platinum for december so you can start the new year at full speed FPP gathering.

[steel108]

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I just switched to Stars. FT = rigged [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

I see Stars FPP points as a bonus. I'm pretty frugal so the 2k a month a make in rakeback never gets spent and I would probably not buy a 52 in plasma with it. With Stars, I reward myself for putting in the hours.

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Yeah, keep telling yourself that. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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I know [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] its more a mind thing though. I'm sure I will miss rakeback, but I like Stars so far.

[kidpokeher]

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17000 fpp for an ipod nano 8 gig is $250 or $275 with tax (plus shipping)
13 fpp per dollar at platinum =$1308 paid in rake

275/1308=21% rakeback


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Not trying to get into an argument over percentages, but I did happen to breakdown some popular items by what they're currently selling for on ebay. I think the $275 you're quoting is a little high.

Ipod Nano 8GB - $212 w shipping BIN - 17000 pts = .01247 per pt

IPOD 30 GB Video - $170-$185 regular, $175 BIN - 20000 pts = .00875 per pt

Ipod 80 GB Video IPOD - $300-$325 regular, $310 BIN - 26000 pts = .0119 per pt

$285 Bonus - 25000 pts = .0114 per pt

Samsung 20" Monitor - $375 incl tax - 36000 pts = .0104 per pt

$650 Bonus - 50000 pts = .013 per pt

Concierge Service ($3000 item) - 180000 pts = .0166 per pt

Granted, with the ebay items I was being conservative in my estimates. I suppose an 8GB nano might sell for $275, but I wanted an estimate of what I knew I could get for it so I went for an average based on completed sales. Anything extra was gravy.

Still, using your formula, my calcs have rakeback averaging closer to 14-16%, even for the nano. That squares with what you already said Platinum equates to. I'm not sure how you came up with 13 FPP's per dollar, though.

[CharlieDontSurf]

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I just switched to Stars. FT = rigged [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

I see Stars FPP points as a bonus. I'm pretty frugal so the 2k a month a make in rakeback never gets spent and I would probably not buy a 52 in plasma with it. With Stars, I reward myself for putting in the hours.

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Yeah, keep telling yourself that. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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I know [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] its more a mind thing though. I'm sure I will miss rakeback, but I like Stars so far.

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how many hands a month u playing Steel?
p.s. old avatar >>> new one

[michaelantoi]

~14% at Platinum level

~27% at Supernova level

sorry, but what do these % mean?