Paysite cost comparison

[jetski100]

I was recently looking at Tickling Paradise costs to view streaming video vs. RealTickling site. Before I show the numbers I want first to say that I am a big fan of TC and their videos. I have bought about 20 of them over the past few years before they topped selling video tapes or DVD's and I loved them all.

However, it a cost comparison Tickling Paradise lets you buy 300minutes for $30 which comes out to 10 cents a minute whereas TC charges $5 for a 5 minute clip which is $1 a minute For $30 at TC you can get 6, 5 minute clips --at Ticking Paradise you could get 60 5 minute clips for the same price. However, at the Ticking Paradise site they only offer clips from a few of their tickling video's and have a lot of other stuff to fill out the available list which is of no particular interest to me.

It would be nice if TC could offer better pricing for someone who would be willing to purchase larger chunks of time to get a discount. A buck a minute is a bit steep considering when the company first started the video's wer $20 for 40-45 minute tapes that you got to keep.

Thats my 2 cents opinion --but I still love TC and think their videos are the best on the market.

 

[dtrell]

the tickling paradise site is not theirs. their videos are uploaded to AEBN.net and they stream them for them and give them a kickback. they are not clips, they are full movies. not only that, but you get 345 minutes for 30 bucks (they give you 45 extra mins for buffering time) you can watch a 60 min video in less than 20 mins with judicious fast forwarding through BS. also, there are MANY fetish companies on that site that you can view videos from. ive probably watched over 50 movies or parts of movies for 60 bucks...IMHO a smoking deal.

 

[tickler_n_black]

hi jetski. interesting observation. thanks for letting us know that you think we're the "best in videos." that's always nice to hear.
300 minutes of video for $30 is certainly a good deal. i can't argue with those numbers. but i can say that you're sort of comparing apples to oranges....

heres a few reasons why...

at AEBN you don't get to download and keep the clips forever. when you're time runs out, you need to insert more quarters.

with our 5 minute clips you own them, can can pull them up at any time on your computer and watch them over and over and over without even being connected to the internet. thats a big plus isn't it?

what about picture and sounds size and quality? our clips come to you at 452 X 300 pixels at 450kps. its a pretty nice clear picture. im not sure what size on the screen or what blurryness or non-blurryness AEBN's stuff streams at, but it can't be over 300kps. im guessing its at 250 or so.

which brings up my next point. what if, like more than half the people on earth still have, you're using a 56k modem connection? then you have to watch a stream the size of a postage stamp on your screen and it's still not nice and clear. becuase 56k modems only bring in a max of about 34kps. ouch.

oh, and when we first started, in 1998 making videos, they were $29.00 (not $20). we quickly learned that we could not keep the business going unless we raised the video tape prices up to what the MTP's and PV's were charging. the costs of filming, editing, packaging, etc were just too high to only charge $29.

truth is most video tapes over the years for most all tickling vendors was $39 for an average of 40-45 minutes of film. ($1 per minute)

and lastly, without trying to step on anyone's toes, but you said it yourself, our stuff is really really good, top quality women and action, and has been for years. so i guess each person has to ask themselves if its worth it to them. the great thing is that everyone gets to decide for themselves from who they will buy and what they will pay for.
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take care man.

 

[jetski100]

TIB--Thanks for feedback

TIB- thanks for the thorough feedback on the tickling video business. Sorry that I was mistaken about the $20 vs. $29 per tape when you first started. That was a great deal! But I also understand that if you can't cover costs of a quality product you would have to increase prices.

It is nice that we are able to keep the downloads of your clips and play them again --but I have to admit I liked being able to get a tape or DVD and watch a whole 45 minute movie at one sitting. With the clips you have to sit at PC and watch 5 minutes then open another clip - 9 times to get 45 minutes worth.

I'll end on this note--your product is still super --keep up the great work for the tickling community.

 

[chrisheaven]

agreed- your product is superb

 

[Tickle-Underarm]

TIB is right, that comparison was not right. I personally prefer to download and keep a clip on my disk. Especially with TC clips I like to watch their clips a few more times and usually like it better when I watch it again.