What would you consider a fair price to be? My club dues average 125.00 per year. Should the new group not be required to pay what it cost me to belong? Additionally, most of them have an initiation fee of $150.00. This is a one-time non refundable charge. Why is it there? Because the Board of Directors decided that this is what the cost would be. There is no negotiating of the charge. So that makes the new guy's start up cost $275.00. Are you guys willing to pay that amount? I seriously doubt it.

Bill, AMA 4720