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Old 02-18-2003, 11:09 PM  
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Originally posted by Backov
Even the "legit" free avses, like Sexkey and Freenetpass still are essentially a free trial, and then a hefty rebill.. IIRC, FNP was a $50 rebill.

I can't imagine that doesn't generate a lot of chargebacks. I assume they've either got to disclose like crazy and have their retention from trial go through the floor, or eventually die from chargebacks.

I actually expect them to die, I don't think the free trial has a future in Visas world.

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Backov
Right, but you can cancel the free trial, and still keep the AVS pass. And the disclosure on both of thier join forms is very open and honest. (Unlike the ones where you get a free avs pass IF you pay $40 a month to a paysite)

Fantasyman's free trials convert to monthly at $50 a pop, and the trial to monthly conversions I get with those sites is pretty close to the same as I get with other partnerships.

I don't think free trials will go away, but the rules about disclosure will probably tighten up for sure.
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