SEIV GOLD Rebate

[Tim Brooks]

Hi All:

There have been some Posts regarding the SEIV GOLD Rebate in a number of topics, so I thought I would discuss this here.

We thought long and hard about how to handle this, and requiring the CD, or a piece thereof, was our solution to many problems. Is it the best solution we could come up with. Here was our process:

Facts:

1. There are over 40,000 pirated copies of SEIV in existance (our conservative estimate). This includes the numbers of Users who buy the game copy the CD and then resell the original for say $25.00 - BUT continue to play with what is now a pirated Version of the game. It they don't have the original CD, then they don't own the game.

2. We have sold many thousands of copies into mom-and-pop retailers and internet distributors like Chips and Bits. We have no access to who bought what from these folks.

3. Digital copying makes it easy to copy the manual cover so that we couldn't tell if it was an original or not. Yes, you would have to be didicated, but not impossible. This is not possible with the CD.

4. We want everyone entitled to a rebate to have one if desired. However, many people have expressed interest in buying at full value to further support Aaron and his work rather than saving $15 -$20.

5. To ship a piece of the CD with our logo to a foreign country with the form would cost us 80 cents. We hopefully figured that the reverse would be true so the expense will not be outrageous to get your rebate.

I will drop by from time to time to try to answer questions and if someone can come up with a better solution that protects our interests, please feel free to post.