then Totem switched to the new credits and substantially raised the prices (250%?)

Totem has Not raised the Price of the cards by 250%

It was an Even 10 to 1, just like the Credits.

Cards were 2.5 credits
Cards are now 25 credits.

49.99 for 50 credits was the old price.
Now 49.99 for 500 credits.

I was used to paying $1 a card then Totem switched to the new credits

Yes. Long ago. Many years ago you could get the cards for 1€ per card, but that required a monthly subscription. Single purchase of cards was at a different price, As said by Wyld, prices has not increased by 250% - not even close. Single purchase cards when I joined was 2€ each now they are 2.50€ That is only an increase of 25% over an 11 year periode. Add to it, that the technology has increased making the card tehnically better (higher resolution, better editing etc)

But hey... you know what? Your wages has also gone up during the years. (and in the unlucky event your wages hasn't increased, then you really ought to discuss that with your employer and/or union and not with Totem)

I was used to paying $1 a card then Totem switched to the new credits

Yes. Long ago. Many years ago you could get the cards for 1€ per card, but that required a monthly subscription.

Totem didn't shut down the subscriptions.
they did stop selling new ones.
As long as your Subscription payment renewed, your subscription continued.

when I joined was 2€ each now they are 2.50€

Yes, that was 10 or 11 years ago, single cards were 2 credits each, and a credit, when bought in bulk, was about $1 per credit.

But at the time that the credit system changed to 1 credit = 10 credits.
the single card price was 2.5 credits. Single cards price is now 25 credits.

So the 10x credit change did not affect card prices.

as stated above, the cards had a 25% price increase in the last 11 years.
and No increase in at least the last 8 years.

Cards were 2.5 credits
Cards are now 25 credits.

I paid only $1 / 10 credits not $2.50 / 25 ... maybe they just liked me but pretty sure regular price was $2 but there was ample opportunity to catch the $1 deal.

The subscription was very cheap maybe as little as $0.25 a card for 6 months; I tried it and thats where I learned I only wanted the cards that I wanted and still regret buying the subscription to this day.

Cards were 2.5 credits
Cards are now 25 credits.
I paid only $1 / 10 credits not $2.50 / 25 ... maybe they just liked me but pretty sure regular price was $2 but there was ample opportunity to catch the $1 deal.

The subscription was very cheap maybe as little as $0.25 a card for 6 months; I tried it and thats where I learned I only wanted the cards that I wanted and still regret buying the subscription to this day.

You are forgetting about the discounts. The 10 you paid already included a membership ranking discount. 10 credits then compares to a medium quality card today, As a triple diamond member they cost you 8.80 today, so acctually they are cheaper today.

You are forgetting about the discounts. The 10 you paid already included a membership ranking discount. 10 credits then compares to a medium quality card today, As a triple diamond member they cost you 8.80 today, so acctually they are cheaper today.

Those cards are now many years older and lower quality than currently available so it seems reasonable they cost less now.

My earlier point was cards (the newest and best quality available at the time) went from $2 to $2.50 and they ended the ability to buy the new cards as they were released for a $1. That's an effective 250% increase as far as I am concerned.

I never ***** about the increase I simply wondered if I would have become a member at all had the cards cost that much when I joined. Too fully clarify my original point, I wondered if a discount based on the number of cards you are currently buying would be more palatable than a discount based on the number of cards you have already bought.

I have almost 2500 cards and imagine I payed about $2300 for those cards over the last 11 or 12 years so either way is fine by me but I think a lower cost of entry will help grow the membership and thats good for everyone.

Old price system until October 2014.
All shows of the series Axxxx (VirtuaGirl), Cxxxx (DeskBabes) and Bxxxx (VirtuaGuy) were offered for the price of 2 credits (new 20 credits).
All shows of the Dxxxx series (VirtuaGirl Classic) were priced 1 credit (new 10 credits).

Since the end of October 2014, there is a new pricing system in which a discount is granted depending on the user status.
New were the shows with quality "Crystal Clear".
The basic prices depend on the quality level:
"low" (480p) for 1 credit
"medium" (720p) for 1.6 credits
"standard" (1080p) for 2 credits
"crystal clear" (3K) for 3 credits (later reduced to 2.5 credits)

With the iStripper version, the payment has changed. This change was not a price increase.
The basic prices depend on the quality level:
"low" (480p) for 10 credits
"medium" (720p) for 16 credits
"standard" (1080p) for 20 credits
"crystal clear" (3K) for 25 credits

The purchased credits were also converted accordingly.

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There were different possibilities in the old price system not to pay the full price.
# Subscription for 1, 3 or 6 months
# Bosster packs with 10 shows on a theme (for example blonde or bikini)
# single random shows for the price of 1 credit (new 10 credits)

I'm not sure, but in the old VirtuaGirl software it could have been the possibility that a kind of calendar added a random show every day to be displayed there. If no subscription was active, then from the last 14 shows the show could be bought for a reduced price.

@spiderman1804
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thanks for the detailed information.

Yes, every day there were random cards discounted from 2 to 1 credit as far as I can remember...