tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post9218519296624727696..comments2024-03-17T22:08:39.591-04:00Comments on Tenkar's Tavern: The Dangers of the Indiegogo "Fine Print"Tenkarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-35627632555214551812012-12-22T14:57:49.834-05:002012-12-22T14:57:49.834-05:00Flexible funding is all well and good if your rewa...Flexible funding is all well and good if your rewards do not include anything related to the project at hand. For example, if I were to try to fund a trip to visit earthships in New Mexico, I could offer people photo prints of different sizes at different tiers. If I do not reach my funding goal, I can still make those prints and give them to my contributors. However, if I'm trying to make enough money to get a book printed, and I don't make it, it's going to be rather difficult to mail people books that were part of a reward tier.Jeremy Landhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06353199491289501463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-9474663328061380232012-12-22T03:50:54.639-05:002012-12-22T03:50:54.639-05:00The combination of Paypal (which I don't have ...The combination of Paypal (which I don't have any real complaints about, except that they make it more difficult to spend money if you actually have an account than if you don't and only want to use your credit/debit card, which I find really odd) <i>and</i> the "Flexible Funding" option (which I have seen one person engage by accident because she wasn't aware of it either) makes me very leery of doing anything through Indiegogo. I've funded about a dozen Kickstarters and no campaigns on Indiegogo to date.faoladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-8200714458069637732012-12-22T01:01:56.460-05:002012-12-22T01:01:56.460-05:00Thanks for the heads up. I was unaware of the Flex...Thanks for the heads up. I was unaware of the Flexible funding option.Brett Slocumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240226222507995367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-52229047375723638032012-12-21T13:51:10.060-05:002012-12-21T13:51:10.060-05:00I've recieved same day refunding on Indiegogo,...I've recieved same day refunding on Indiegogo, but it was for a "Fixed Funding Campaign" - no action required by the project creatorTenkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-27351661276552733132012-12-21T13:45:41.986-05:002012-12-21T13:45:41.986-05:00Some of the project organizers are honest enough t...Some of the project organizers are honest enough to issue refunds if the project doesn't fund, though. I've funded three projects through Indiegogo. 2 were successful, 1 wasn't. The one that didn't fund issued me a refund the day the funding drive closed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-6961445023682310332012-12-21T13:13:34.629-05:002012-12-21T13:13:34.629-05:00That's why I'm very wary of Indiegogo and ...That's why I'm very wary of Indiegogo and basically these days only fund projects there from people I know, or have had regular contact with. Fool me once and all that...Tim Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03845783872464372488noreply@blogger.com