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Stars is having a sale on their store items (including bonuses!) First up is the scarf and beanie for 850 fpps.

http://www.pokerstars.com/vip/store/...sale/?utm_id=5

Quote:

Originally Posted by La Peste

Interesting. I am assuming that the $1500 bonus will be on sale the last day of the month? Any idea if it will at a better rate than the normal 4K bonus?

(stuff deleted b/c of the 15%-50% thing)

Anyone have inside info on this?

01-11-2010 , 12:20 PM

#14278

daiquiri

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 8,694

Quote:

Originally Posted by DougL

Players can only purchase one of each discounted item, and items cannot be transferred between players.

yeah I edited it just before you quoted me

01-11-2010 , 12:25 PM

#14279

DougL

Too helpful for this post

Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 21,810

Quote:

Originally Posted by daiquiri

yeah I edited it just before you quoted me

Ninja, ITT. What post?

01-11-2010 , 12:37 PM

#14280

chezlaw

Limey Bastard

Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 47,168

Quote:

Originally Posted by tw2238

i have 240k fpps.

so ill buy the smaller bonuses only if they are a better conversion rate than the 4k.

same here, pleased they didn't announce this tomorrow or I'd have none.

01-11-2010 , 12:42 PM

#14281

anfernee

Won ****ty undertitle in BBB's Beanament

Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 5,047

Quote:

Originally Posted by Devildances

And if u be anferneel337 then man im basically breakeven with you so i dont know what you're talking about

that's me.
not a fan of playing with you...and other various winning 2p2ers that frequent small stakes..

01-11-2010 , 12:51 PM

#14282

kikadell

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 10,046

Quote:

Originally Posted by chezlaw

same here, pleased they didn't announce this tomorrow or I'd have none.

you still could have emailed stars to have them cancel the bonus and credit you back the fpps. they do that afaik

01-11-2010 , 01:13 PM

#14283

chezlaw

Limey Bastard

Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 47,168

Quote:

Originally Posted by kikadell

you still could have emailed stars to have them cancel the bonus and credit you back the fpps. they do that afaik

True, they're good lke that.

01-11-2010 , 01:39 PM

#14284

Ixiterra

adept

Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,067

Quote:

Originally Posted by ItsADAMyay

Discounted bonii would be sick, Im hoping they randomly pick the LG 30" to discount id buy another

they need to straight discount every single electronics item in the store. The 60" plasma has been 270k fpps for like 3 years now, the TV costs like 2500 or less but they're charging 4k+ for it.

I will gladly take the 1500 for 85k fpps though (maybe it'll be more than 15%? I doubt it)

this is a cool promotion though

01-11-2010 , 03:08 PM

#14285

merryber

old hand

Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,362

Quote:

Originally Posted by La Peste

I have 80K FPP's. Need to figure out a strategy. Like buy all bonuses as they come up and grind and hope I can afford the 1500 bonus the day it is available having already spent for the other ones?

i am guessing the smaller the bonus the bigger the discount, also since the bonus will be offered only one day and we will have no idea what will come up next the best idea is to buy them as they come...

01-11-2010 , 03:35 PM

#14286

Scorcho

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Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 7,975

Quote:

Originally Posted by Such A Card

Yeah the nice thing about that series is it really has no visual elements in it to speak of, so you can just listen to the audio while driving or whatever and get all the benefits. I think it's a great series.

i converted all the vids to mp3 and put them on an ipod to listen to in the car during a road trip

8 hours of tommy angelo driving from oregon to california was quite calming

01-11-2010 , 03:44 PM

#14287

Scorcho

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Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 7,975

if they discount the 32 GB ipod touch enough, it may be worth it to order it and flip it on eBay for $280-300

01-11-2010 , 04:50 PM

#14288

All Apologies

veteran

Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,452

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scorcho

i converted all the vids to mp3 and put them on an ipod to listen to in the car during a road trip

8 hours of tommy angelo driving from oregon to california was quite calming

Ummmm.....they had it in MP3 format for download at DC.

01-11-2010 , 04:52 PM

#14289

daiquiri

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 8,694

ok so I have played about 5k hands on stars this month so far
I have about 5100 vpps. Hem says I have payed $927 rake.
5100x3.5x0.016=285$ +100 in stellar rewards, that's $385
That is about 41% rb, not counting milestones
looks pretty sick if true

01-11-2010 , 06:17 PM

#14290

twopoundroo

centurion

Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 137

all dates and discount amounts for items in the january sale are available here

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/28...38/index3.html

... looks like someone stuffed up long enough for 2+2 er to grab some screenshots

01-11-2010 , 06:28 PM

#14291

La Peste

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Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 8,028

Quote:

Originally Posted by twopoundroo

Sweet, I can have enough for the $1500 in a couple of days, and be able to have enough for the other ones later in the month.

01-11-2010 , 06:34 PM

#14292

daiquiri

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 8,694

Quote:

Originally Posted by La Peste

Sweet, I can have enough for the $1500 in a couple of days, and be able to have enough for the other ones later in the month.

don't buy the 285 though that still has a crap rate
I will buy the 1500 one for sure and the 650 one hopefully

01-11-2010 , 06:34 PM

#14293

All Apologies

veteran

Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,452

So I have around 50k FPPs, is it worth it to get the $650 bonus for 40k points?

01-11-2010 , 06:34 PM

#14294

Dredok

grinder

Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 548

so sick I need 13k vpps and I play 1/2 ... so I should make 36k hands in 20 days to get the 650

damm I think I will not be able to purchase the platinum bonus *cry*

01-11-2010 , 06:34 PM

#14295

HighWay

grinder

Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 424

Quote:

Originally Posted by twopoundroo

Except 285$, all other cash bonuses are better than normal 4k$ bonus.

01-11-2010 , 06:37 PM

#14296

ColeW123

banned

Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 11,934

Can you sell the $530 and $215 tickets if you buy them?

01-11-2010 , 06:40 PM

#14297

La Peste

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 8,028

Quote:

Originally Posted by HighWay

Except 285$, all other cash bonuses are better than normal 4k$ bonus.

Is that true?

85,000 * .016 = 1,360

seem to be losing $140, unless my math is wrong again

edit. yep it's wrong. f! I hate myself. so yes $1500 into my belly, yum yum

Last edited by La Peste; 01-11-2010 at 06:48 PM. Reason: 1500 / 85 000 = 0.0176470588 nice

01-11-2010 , 06:51 PM

#14298

daiquiri

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Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 8,694

lol you suck at maths even more than I do, that's quite impressive

01-11-2010 , 06:55 PM

#14299

kwealert

old hand

Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,506

For the math impaired. Hopefully i didnt F it up myself.

Bonus Reg. price $/FPP Discount % Sale Price $/FPP % increase
$50 5000 0.0100 40% 3000 0.0167 66.67%
$285 25000 0.0114 20% 20000 0.0143 25.00%
$650 50000 0.0130 20% 40000 0.0163 25.00%
$1,500 100000 0.0150 15% 85000 0.0176 17.65%

Last edited by kwealert; 01-11-2010 at 06:57 PM. Reason: Really need tables in the editor imo