JoAnneM Posted February 24, 2020 Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 I have been away from BBO for awhile and was shocked when I went to buy some dollars. When did they start charging a surcharge? Why not just raise the price to play. They are playing games with me and I am not having it. This is the silliest scam I have seen in a long time. Tell me how much the game is and I will decide if I want to pay it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerE Posted February 24, 2020 Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 Huh? ACBL games went from $1 to $1.25 a few years ago, but there haven't been any other pricing changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted February 24, 2020 Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 They added a surcharge to reflect the cost of the taxes that they are now being charged Personally, I like the transparency Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoAnneM Posted February 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 Huh? ACBL games went from $1 to $1.25 a few years ago, but there haven't been any other pricing changes. Please read my post, I am talking about BBO Dollars. It will cost me $38.99 to buy $30 BBO dollars. The last time I bought them it cost me $30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerriman Posted February 24, 2020 Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 Please read my post, I am talking about BBO Dollars. It will cost me $38.99 to buy $30 BBO dollars. The last time I bought them it cost me $30.Do you mean this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diana_eva Posted February 24, 2020 Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 I have been away from BBO for awhile and was shocked when I went to buy some dollars. When did they start charging a surcharge? Why not just raise the price to play. They are playing games with me and I am not having it. This is the silliest scam I have seen in a long time. Tell me how much the game is and I will decide if I want to pay it. First of all, welcome back :) You probably purchased on the mobile app. The appstores charge a 30% fee for in-app purchases, which is why prices on the apps are a lot higher than on web. If you purchase BB$ on web (visit www.bridgebase.com and tap Play Bridge Now to login), the price will be unchanged. It costs 30 bucks to buy 30 BB$. If you are in NY, MA, WA, sales tax may apply, but what you are describing doesn't sound like a tax issue (especially since tax is clearly disclosed, so you would know exactly what the extra charge is). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22tango2 Posted February 24, 2020 Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 i bought 20 bbo bucks yesterday. my credit card shows just a 20 expenditure. if it cost you 8 in fees you need to start asking questions of your credit card company and bbo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigpenz Posted February 24, 2020 Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 yes i also noticed on my ipad to buy bbo buck it cost you more maybe 10% surcharge poop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigpenz Posted February 24, 2020 Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 yes i also noticed on my ipad to buy bbo buck it cost you more maybe 10% surcharge poopok so its just on the mobile apps then.can you buy into prime with BBO bucks or do you have to use google pay instead of paypal? 30% surcharge for mobile app purchases is a pretty steep tax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diana_eva Posted February 24, 2020 Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 ok so its just on the mobile apps then.can you buy into prime with BBO bucks or do you have to use google pay instead of paypal? 30% surcharge for mobile app purchases is a pretty steep tax If you subscribe on the web client you'll pay with BB$. If you subscribe on the apps, the in-app subscription mechanism will be used (google pay, credit card, phone bill, whatever payment method is defined in your appstore account). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 30% surcharge for mobile app purchases is a pretty steep taxIt's why we delayed adding in-app purchases to the mobile app for so long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoAnneM Posted March 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 Thanks all for the replies and the help. I had been trying to buy the dollars on my iPad but when I went to my MacAir the prices were normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbutcher85 Posted April 13, 2021 Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 The last time I bought BB$ the cost was one for one, but on an apple product the cost is 50% higher. Is this change for all systems, or what is going on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted April 13, 2021 Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 The last time I bought BB$ the cost was one for one, but on an apple product the cost is 50% higher. Is this change for all systems, or what is going on? What do the earlier posts in this thread say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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