"Tom Klem" wrote in message news:n3Rab.522$Ms2.386@fed1read03...
Ivan,

This is an extremely good suggestion, but misses the point just a little.

In marketing, there is the principle of pricing a product at its perceptable
value, not it's margin plus cost. This principle dictates, for example, that
the same plain wool Berets made in China which only cost the manufacturer 2
bucks, should be marketed at a fair value in the destination market. So,
while Peruvians might pay 4 bucks to the Chinese, the US Army pays 8.

An additional point is, by not taking the money up front, cash flow suffers.

Tweak your idea a bit and maybe it sounds like this. For every organizer who
holds ten tournaments a year, the equivalency of one membership will be
discounted from the TLA's and Ratings fees, and you might have a winner,
providing the financial analysts agree with the numbers (very important to
do a walk though financially)

Tom Klem

"Ivan" wrote in message
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I think the USCF should give free adult memberships (w/ chess life) to
all tournament directors that run 10 or more tournaments each year.

I believe that TDs in general are the backbone on US chess since they
organize and run tournaments. Also the tournament rating fees provide
a large chunk of the USCF revenue. Therefore, we should reward our
TDs for their hardwork by giving them free membership (provided they
run at least 10 tournaments). I guess you could have someone run 10
events and then they get free membership.
Each event that gets rated has a minimum rating fee of $5 so that is
at least 50 dollars coming in as revenue.

This is a good idea so please consider it.

Thank you,


Why don't we charge TDs a fee for the privilege of running USCF-rated
events? Think of the extra money we could make and all the poseurs and
amateurs we could run out of chess. "Wanna direct? Gotta genuflect"
could be our motto.

Don't be swayed by the conventional wisdom that says sane people (OK,
that excludes a lot of TDs and chessplayers) generally only pay for
things they need or which bring them pleasure or satisfaction.

Think outside the box. The fee really won't amount to that much if you
break it down per hour of 'volunteer' labor. Remember who the ultimate
customer is.

Wanna hear about how we do things in my company?

Regards,

Eric M