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   From: dahoov2@cox.net   
      
   >In the end, you have to decide what is best for your collection needs.   
      
   This is very true.   
      
   >Since 2004 we kept our subscription prices extremely low, so that you   
   >can access all this for less than 10 cents a day - and we have kept   
   >adding new features and new options - and now can offer you more   
   >options and more daily updates than ever before.   
   >We have taken the decision to take a flat-fee model (pay once, access   
   >everything) from the start to allow every member to take advantage of   
   >all features from the get-go.   
      
   This is also true; price has remained the same and isn't that high...   
   still have to work it out if it's worth it.  It's not if I am only   
   getting one or two good addresses every few months.  We shall see.   
      
   >In closing, may i ask you how much time you spend every week updating   
   >your address lists and managing your collection? Removing outdated   
   >addresses, adding new addresses?   
      
   Well, like your site, I keep ALL information.  If it's old, I got by   
   date.  Anything more than three or four years old I would know not to   
   use without verification.   
      
   >Now, please compare this with how much time the same thing would take/   
   >would have taken using StarTiger. Not transfering your current lists   
   >to StarTiger. Not copying your previous test results.   
   >Just imagine, instead of creating these lists over the years, to have   
   >used StarTiger - you would have all your information online, fully   
   >searchable, fully sortable - plus of course, you would help others   
   >collectors. And they (+ StarTiger staff) would have helped you - e.g.   
   >by testing the addresses. Or by letting you know addresses that are no   
   >longer valid. And you would of course have your own personal website,   
   >automatically updated with every submission... = no more manual   
   >updates, which take time as well.   
      
   I do all this on my own... so no difference for me personally I am   
   afraid.  Your site is definately good for newbie collectors and ones   
   not doing this every day of their life practically.  I am not saying   
   that's a bad thing; on the contrary, you help a lot of people.   
      
   >If you have any further questions about StarTiger or its usage,   
   >please do not hesitate to check out the help section or if your   
   >question is not answered there, contact me via e-mail.   
      
   Will do.   
      
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