Comment on Kickstarter Sets Off $7 Million Stampede for a Watch Not Yet MadeparentComments−_delirium14yThat's not that uncommon a pricing model in the arts even pre-Kickstarter. You've got the $10 CD, the $25 limited-edition CD with bonus tracks, the $100 super-limited leatherbound box set signed by the artist, etc.−guard-of-terra14yI'll argue the incentive is different for goods that already exist.Also kickstarter takes this to a radical new level with tens of price tiers compared to two or three.
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That's not that uncommon a pricing model in the arts even pre-Kickstarter. You've got the $10 CD, the $25 limited-edition CD with bonus tracks, the $100 super-limited leatherbound box set signed by the artist, etc.
I'll argue the incentive is different for goods that already exist.
Also kickstarter takes this to a radical new level with tens of price tiers compared to two or three.