Charge Up-Front for New Patrons... (Patreon)

I am unsure why, but some artists have access to this and some do not.  I sent Patreon a message asking to be a part of this, but I wanted to let everyone know that I will switch to this model as soon as it is available to me.  The background on why:

I have two issues with the current way I am forced to do this.  One, is obvious.  Originally people would patron me, steal my projects and bail, so to combat that I have to personally email all of you based on tier and date.  Quite an annoyance but you are the ones actually investing in me, and you are all worth the hassle- however, it cuts into time I COULD be creating.

Secondly, I have had some patrons join and become a bit upset that they could not get access to material because their payment will not go through until the following month.  These are good people, not thieves, but they suffer because of those that steal.  With this new system, I can make a post with a link, and leave it at that.  If you are a new patron you have to pay up front to get it and if you are already a patron it would not affect you.  However, if you are a 10.00 patron and you decide something is coming early and you want it at the earliest, so you change to a 30.00 patron, you are instantly upgraded and have access at the moment to the 30/month file.

This system is brilliant and works, but for some reason we are not all able to have it.  I am not sure what is happening.