# SMDB Payment **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 22, 2010, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smdb-payment/536955 "2010-04-22T02:55:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smdb-payment/536955/1 "2010-04-22T02:55:49Z")
When are the notices for the next year’s registration going out? I haven’t seen any notification yet, and I think my membership needs to be renewed this month. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smdb-payment/536955/2 "2010-04-22T02:59:56Z")
It’s May 20th for original Charter Members. You can look it up yourself but going to “User CP” at the upper left and then “Paid Subscriptions” at the lower left. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smdb-payment/536955/3 "2010-04-22T10:43:40Z")
Plus, you can renew at any time – the time extension is added to your current subscription, you don’t lose anything by re-upping early. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smdb-payment/536955/4 "2010-04-22T16:03:12Z")
Hmm, I should do it while the Canadian dollar is kicking your dollar’s ass. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smdb-payment/536955/5 "2010-04-22T16:17:12Z")
Wow, that Paypal interference is a huge pain in the ass. I was forced to get a Paypal account at some point in the past, and now it wants to co-opt my payments. Bastards. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smdb-payment/536955/6 "2010-04-22T16:37:54Z")
Okay, after half an hour of screwing around, my membership is NOT paid for, my credit card does NOT appear to be de-linked from Paypal, and I have sent a PM to **TubaDiva** in the hopes of getting this resolved. I’ve gotta say, giving someone your money should not be this hard. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smdb-payment/536955/7 "2010-04-23T16:37:31Z")
Cat Whisperer, your subscription payment did go through and you are good to go into 2011. RealityChuck, your expiration date is 5/22/2010. What twickster said is correct: You can resubscribe at any time. You do not lose any time by resubscribing early. Any additional time is added on to the length of your current subscription. You may also resubscribe for more than one year at a time. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smdb-payment/536955/8 "2010-04-23T16:39:08Z")
Check. I’m still messing around with Paypal - they are not inspiring confidence at the moment. 🙂