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    Photo Bucket attempt to redeem themselves, renewal deadline Nov 30th 2018

    I needed to find an old photo today so I logged into my Photo Bucket account, well it seems they have tried to redeem themselves from the big mess they made by unlinking everyone photos who did not have a paid account.

    The offer that popped up was a lot more reasonable than the $400 a year ransom they wanted back when all they first started unlinking photos.

    Well today I gave them another chance and renewed my membership, $48.38 US$ year for an unlimited account (1TB), the offer was good till Nov 30th and the amount is locked in forever at that rate.

    The regular price for an unlimited account shows $123.96 per year if paid in advance.

    I never thought I would pay them a penny after the grief they caused, but I guess i'm getting soft in my old age.

    Well if anyone else wants back in, now's the time and if not that's OK too.

    David.
    2018 Honda Africa Twin AS
    2013 DR 650 Grey, sold 1981 GS 650E Silver,

    1980 GS1000ST Blue & White, X2

    2012 DL650 Vstrom Foxy Orange, in storage
    1981 CT110 X2 "Postie Bikes" Gone to a New Home.
    2002 BMW 1150 GS Blue & White - Sold
    1975 BMW R90/6 Black - Sold 1984 GS1150EF Sold
    1982 BMW R100 Africa trip, Stolen - Recovered- Sold
    1977-1980 Suzuki GS550, GS1000E, GS1000S GSX750, GSX1100,s
    Hondas ST90, CR125 CB175 , CB350 CB750, NSU Quickly, Yamaha RD's 350/400,

    #2
    I just auto-renewed this month...$59.99 for the year.

    I didn't go through that situation people have discussed because I was already paying them annual fee; I did not like the pop-ups.

    Ed
    GS750TZ V&H/4-1, Progressive Shocks, Rebuilt MC/braided line, Tarozzi Stabilizer[Seq#2312]
    GS750TZ Parts Bike [Seq#6036]
    GSX-R750Y (Sold)

    my opinion shouldn't be taken as gospel or in any way that would lead you to believe otherwise (30Sep2021)
    Originally posted by GSXR7ED
    Forums are pretty much unrecognizable conversations; simply because it's a smorgasbord of feedback...from people we don't know. It's not too difficult to ignore the things that need to be bypassed.

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      #3
      $4 per month I signed up

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        #4
        I have been with them for 6 years or so and when the whole price gouging began I was already paying $2.99 a month ... I have continued to pay that and I have never had my disrupted. Weird
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          #5
          Makes you wonder if it's changed ownership... or maybe the crazy $400 was just a tactic to make everyone feel relief at the $4.... Either way I don't like what they did
          1980 GS1000G - Sold
          1978 GS1000E - Finished!
          1980 GS550E - Fixed & given to a friend
          1983 GS750ES Special - Sold
          2009 KLR 650 - Sold - gone to TX!
          1982 GS1100G - Rebuilt and finished. - Sold
          2009 TE610 - Dual Sporting around dreaming of Dakar.....

          www.parasiticsanalytics.com

          TWINPOT BRAKE UPGRADE LINKY: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...e-on-78-Skunk/

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            #6
            No thanks! They totally screwed up multiple forums I belong to. There will be no forgiveness....

            ImageShack is very reasonable at $3.99 a month, and Flickr is still a great option.

            Photobucket did screw us over. I see no need to go back.
            Bob T. ~~ Play the GSR weekly photo game: Pic of Week Game
            '83 GS1100E ~ '24 Triumph Speed 400 ~ '01 TRIUMPH TT600 ~ '67 HONDA CUB

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              #7
              Originally posted by Baatfam View Post
              No thanks! They totally screwed up multiple forums I belong to. There will be no forgiveness....

              ImageShack is very reasonable at $3.99 a month, and Flickr is still a great option.

              Photobucket did screw us over. I see no need to go back.
              I feel the same....
              Dee Durant '83 750es (Overly molested...) '88 gl1500 (Yep, a wing...)

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                #8
                I still upload to photobucket, still haven't paid a dime.
                De-stinking Penelope http://thegsresources.com/_forum/sho...d.php?t=179245

                http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...35#post1625535

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                  #9
                  Flickr is going to be charging at the first of the year as well. Totally closed PB, and to avoid having to hassle with my pictures again, I'll pay the Flickr rate. I can't remember what it is.


                  1982 GS1100 G converted by Motorcyclist magazine in 1986 to be a tribute to the Wes Cooley replica. 1982 Honda 900F. 1997 Yamaha VMax.
                  Also owned: 1973 Kawasaki Z1 900, 1972 Honda 750 K, 1976 Yamaha XS 650, 1980 Kawasaki KZ 1000 MKII, 1978 Kawasaki SR 650. Current cage is a 2001 Mustang Bullitt in Dark Highland Green. Bought new in Sept. 2001.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by rustybronco View Post
                    I still upload to photobucket, still haven't paid a dime.
                    Lucky you, it appears you don’t have the photo bucket watermark on your pictures either
                    2018 Honda Africa Twin AS
                    2013 DR 650 Grey, sold 1981 GS 650E Silver,

                    1980 GS1000ST Blue & White, X2

                    2012 DL650 Vstrom Foxy Orange, in storage
                    1981 CT110 X2 "Postie Bikes" Gone to a New Home.
                    2002 BMW 1150 GS Blue & White - Sold
                    1975 BMW R90/6 Black - Sold 1984 GS1150EF Sold
                    1982 BMW R100 Africa trip, Stolen - Recovered- Sold
                    1977-1980 Suzuki GS550, GS1000E, GS1000S GSX750, GSX1100,s
                    Hondas ST90, CR125 CB175 , CB350 CB750, NSU Quickly, Yamaha RD's 350/400,

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                      #11
                      Flickr is only charging if you are over a specific number of photos; still free under that number
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                      Cowboy Up or Quit. - Run Free Lou and Rest in Peace

                      1981 GS550T - My First
                      1981 GS550L - My Eldest Daughter's
                      2007 GSF1250SA Bandit - My touring bike

                      Sit tall in the saddle Hold your head up high
                      Keep your eyes fixed where the trail meets the sky and live like you ain't afraid to die
                      and don't be scared, just enjoy your ride - Chris Ledoux, "The Ride"

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Kiwi Canuck View Post
                        Lucky you, it appears you don’t have the photo bucket watermark on your pictures either
                        Those photobucket watermarks are rather huge, WTF!!!
                        "Only fe' collected the old way, has any value." from His Majesty O'Keefe (1954 film)
                        1982 GS1100G- road bike, body, seat and suspension modded
                        1990 GSX750F-(1127cc '92 GSXR engine) track bike, much re-engineered
                        1987 Honda CBR600F Hurricane; hooligan bike, restored

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                          #13
                          Google photos is free and unlimited if you choose the mild compression option.

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by fixmybrokecomputer View Post
                            Google photos is free and unlimited if you choose the mild compression option.
                            I tried using google photos but could not figure out how to link photos. I would link the photos in a post here but only I could see them and only when I was logged into my google account. I liked the interface, just could not get it to work. I now use Imgur. It's free and actually has some useful editing tools.
                            Rich
                            1982 GS 750TZ
                            2015 Triumph Tiger 1200

                            BikeCliff's / Charging System Sorted / Posting Pics
                            Destroy-Rebuild 750T/ Destroy-Rebuild part deux

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by Kiwi Canuck View Post
                              Lucky you, it appears you don’t have the photo bucket watermark on your pictures either
                              To tell you the truth I hadn't looked yet. I had thought about looking through my old threads to see if they were watermarked, just never got around to it.


                              I really do feel it's a result of their get 10Gb?? hosting space when you signed up for their mobile app. I still use it to upload my pictures. It's a case of don't rock the boat.
                              De-stinking Penelope http://thegsresources.com/_forum/sho...d.php?t=179245

                              http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...35#post1625535

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