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In reading back through some of the posts over the last few days, I caught an explanation for how using PBS printable postage would actually earn you a fee-free swap, and it kind of has me scratching my head. From what I understand, under the new system, every time we use PBS printable postage, we won't really "earn" a free swap. What actually happens is that 49 cents (the cost of a swap) is refunded back into our PBS money. So it's not really a "free" swap . . . it's a partial refund on the fee we paid for postage through PBS. That 49 cents won't necessarily be a swap - it could just go towards more postage. Am I understanding this correctly? Because if I am, that just sounds . . . convoluted . . . and not like a free swap at all.
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No, every time you use Printable Postage you earn a "swap fee". That entitles you to one free swap where you don't have to pay the 49 cents when you request a book. |
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Think of it as a swap fee credit. So if you send a book using PBS printable postage, you earn 1 book credit and 1 swap fee credit. Then when you order (e.g.) 1 book, you use 1 book credit and 1 swap fee credit. If you order 3 books from the same person, you use 3 book credits and 1 swap fee credit... |
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At first, I thought it was just credit for a free swap, too, but then I started seeing people explaining it like it was a refund . . . that's what had me confused. I think the root of the problem is here - http://www.paperbackswap.com/help/help_item.php?id=693#whatarefees What are Free Swap Fees? How do I get them?
It makes it sound like the fee is being added back in, instead of just saying that you get credit for one fee-free swap. It's not very well explained . . . Last Edited on: 2/10/15 9:09 PM ET - Total times edited: 1 |
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From that same document: How can I keep track of how many free Swap Fees I have left?
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Awesome! Thanks! I wish I could remember what thread I saw that mistaken explanation in - if I come across it again, I'll be sure to correct them . . . well, until the 15th, anyway. Thanks again! |
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