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Carecat posted:Bee and Puppycat is asking $16k a minute. Little Witch Academia was asking $10k a minute on Kickstarter, GITS Stand Alone Complex was allegedly one of the more expensive animes and cost $12k a minute. We'll have to see how good it looks. Yeah, but B&P also includes a poo poo-ton of comparatively expensive rewards, plus it'll only be 560K once KS's fees get claimed.
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Grouchy Smurf posted:Are perpetual machines accepted? I'm fairly sure someone mentioned that kind of stuff is against the rules now but you can still make up a lot of vaguely plausible sounding technobabble if you try. People will still fall for a lot, especially if you can make a decent video.
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Risks and challenges: There is no risk. This is Alaska, and no one els is making a movie in Alaska with handmade dolls. And for that, we are thankful. Here are some projects with creative backer rewards, both at the $1-level. Adsy is a service that allows you to build your own apps, the very first of its kind according to the (incredibly horrible) video. Ignoring the fact that IGG is littered with failed campaigns of that nature, a quick web search also shows this is wrong. Pledging a single pound entitles you to make one wish and ask Adsy to fulfill it. You're encouraged to 'be creative'. Henry needs $313,550 in order to make the Starship Enterprise. Does that sound like quite a low goal for a ship that can travel at multiple times the speed of light? It is, because he's only going to use the funds to design the thing. The actual ship will be built with funds gained from grants, college donations, and tourists. (Seriously). Pledge a single dollar, and you get the privilege of making the artwork for the higher reward tiers!
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Zybourne Clock posted:Henry needs $313,550 in order to make the Starship Enterprise. Does that sound like quite a low goal for a ship that can travel at multiple times the speed of light? It is, because he's only going to use the funds to design the thing. The actual ship will be built with funds gained from grants, college donations, and tourists. (Seriously). Pledge a single dollar, and you get the privilege of making the artwork for the higher reward tiers! Whats the pledge tier for having exclusive access to the ships one toliet?
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Zybourne Clock posted:
USD100,000 of the USD300,000 total are his wages for working on this project.
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While Alphabet Island seems really cute, I really wish Michael would use some of that money on maybe a few programming classes and an artist. I feel really bad about whining about this as well, since the idea behind it actually is "good" but the execution is so drat terrible.
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What's up with the hot dog man. He posted on Facebook he couldn't get a loan, and a post before that said he was almost out of money.
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Tears In A Vial posted:USD100,000 of the USD300,000 total are his wages for working on this project. I thought you could already get plans for the Enterprise? I knew a guy in HS that had them - quite delusional. I remember getting cornered during play practice and him showing me stuff on them and acting like it was a real thing. (I was always way too polite and getting dragged into things.)
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ookiimarukochan posted:Where did you get that figure from? Because I heard it cost more like $500k per 24 minute episode. Yeah, anime budgets should never be used as a guideline for how much animation should cost to produce if you want to do things like "pay your workers enough that they can afford food other than instant ramen."
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thylacine posted:What's up with the hot dog man. He posted on Facebook he couldn't get a loan, and a post before that said he was almost out of money. It's more "most of it is already set aside for stuff" than "I spent it all on hookers & blow". Also apparently there was a sum he was supposed to get that's been delayed by a few weeks, that he was planning on already having. He's still doin' ok.
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Dark Paradise is a mere 6 hours from failing miserably. Cheap rear end Comiks: The T-Shirt!! failed quietly to no fanfare (heehee) two days ago.
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JDM3 posted:
For some stupid reason, Stephen King had the same idea in his Dark Tower books. As in, he had the orbs from Phantasm but they were literally labeled 'Snitches - Harry Potter Model'. It was the dumbest thing in the books.
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JDM3 posted:In regard to razor sharp helicopters, instead the snitch could be like that brain-driller orb in the movie "Prophesy". So you have to catch and incapacitate it, or get your brains sucked out. You mean, Phantasm. Prophecy, as there is two different films titled as such, is either about mutant bears or the angel Gabriel.
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Count Chocula posted:For some stupid reason, Stephen King had the same idea in his Dark Tower books. As in, he had the orbs from Phantasm but they were literally labeled 'Snitches - Harry Potter Model'. It was the dumbest thing in the books. They were using the exploding Snitches to fight robots that looked like Doctor Doom in a post-apocalyptic version of The Magnificent Seven after they met Stephen King and slapped him around for not finishing the series sooner and for being a junkie in the 80s. The Dark Tower series got really weird.
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It's a...a metaphor. For an allegory. About a parable.
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http://signup.trevolta.com/faq It's like someone identified the worst aspects of kickstarter/indiegogo and made a whole webite focused on that. quote:Trevolta.com is a crowd-funded travels website. We enable travellers to submit their extraordinary ideas for expeditions in order to raise funds for it. Projects can be backed up by inspired people or sponsors looking for marketing opportunities and brand awareness. quote:Our sponsors are looking for extraordinary, unique and unforgettable trips which will be followed and shared by hundreds and thousands of people. There are different types of trips that are most likely to get funded.
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Xandu posted:http://signup.trevolta.com/faq What the gently caress does any of that have to do with Saturday Night Fever?
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The fact all three of them have their LinkedIn profiles linked on that FAQ is enough to tell me they're all wankers.
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Xandu posted:http://signup.trevolta.com/faq At least it'll give a place (that can be safely ignored) for all those folks who are putting up "fund my vacation" campaigns on Kickstarter.
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TetsuoTW posted:The fact all three of them have their LinkedIn profiles linked on that FAQ is enough to tell me they're all wankers. Yeah somehow their backgrounds make me even less confident.
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quote:Our users will back projects up financially in exchange for specific tasks to be performed along the trip. Whether you accept or decline these tasks – is entirely up to you. Please tell me this is "You can accept the money and do the task or not take the money" and not "You can take the money and choose not to do the task if you don't feel like it."
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"Oh hello, I didn't see you there". *points camera at crotch* Are you perhaps interested in buying this belt, made from a real NES controller, to show off your status as a video game enthusiast? Here's a brilliant idea. Let's all throw our money on a big pile. We split this pile into two smaller heaps of 50,000 dollars each, one of which we use to buy a website and the other to just kind of sit there being pretty. This will attract large companies, which we can then force to make the best day ever happen. There will be rides, concerts, food! Truly a mix of the best of Woodstock and Back to the Future! And it will all be free, as long as you have a golden ticket. Which costs 150 dollars. Elissia posted:Please tell me this is "You can accept the money and do the task or not take the money" and not "You can take the money and choose not to do the task if you don't feel like it." I'm totally backing projects on that site if people are legally bound to fulfill all the demented tasks my imagination can come up with.
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Elissia posted:Please tell me this is "You can accept the money and do the task or not take the money" and not "You can take the money and choose not to do the task if you don't feel like it."
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Talkie Toaster posted:It's probably supposed to be for stuff like "I'll give you $50 if you post me some sand from the Sahara" or "$40 for a photo of my name carved into a tree in the Amazon" but will almost instantly degrade into pornographic requests. I'll take 10$ for a trip to Trevolta.com headquarters where I kick the Trevolta founders in the loving nuts.
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Zybourne Clock posted:
I don't think you're doing this idea justice. He's literally re-invented the concept of event sponsorship.
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Xandu posted:I don't think you're doing this idea justice. He's literally re-invented the concept of event sponsorship. "our dream, boils down to this simple question: How much does it worth to YOU?" It worths so good to me.
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Zybourne Clock posted:"Oh hello, I didn't see you there". *points camera at crotch* Are you perhaps interested in buying this belt, made from a real NES controller, to show off your status as a video game enthusiast? I like how he says that the bulk of the money is intended for getting legal permission. If you take 5 seconds to Google "NES belt buckle" you'll find this site: http://www.nesbuckle.com/ And I'm going to assume that this NESBuckle company already cleared any legal permission stuff that was necessary. Hell, if you click on their blog link they even show you how they make them. I kind of want to ask the creator why his project is any different from what NESBuckle is doing but I feel like he's just going to give some stupid answer anyway.
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homewrecker posted:I like how he says that the bulk of the money is intended for getting legal permission. If you take 5 seconds to Google "NES belt buckle" you'll find this site: It's brilliant and unbeatable. If his KS gets funded, he just links the site, meanwhile he just takes the money and runs. I'm working on my own KS at the moment, in hopes of being able to create and release Starcraft 2 for Blizzard. 5000 may be lowballing it, I think I could do it for around 7000 however. Anyone who donates over 500 will receive a free copy.
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homewrecker posted:And I'm going to assume that this NESBuckle company already cleared any legal permission stuff that was necessary. Why would you ever assume that someone selling a thing on the Internet has done any legal due diligence whatsoever, when there are so many examples to the contrary?
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homewrecker posted:I like how he says that the bulk of the money is intended for getting legal permission. If you take 5 seconds to Google "NES belt buckle" you'll find this site:
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Nipponophile posted:Why would you ever assume that someone selling a thing on the Internet has done any legal due diligence whatsoever, when there are so many examples to the contrary? I thought that Nintendo is usually on top of things when it comes to cases of copyright infringement, and seeing as how that site and product seems to be fairly popular I guessed that Nintendo was either okay with it or didn't care. After some googling it looks like the (previous?) owner of the site said Nintendo was fine with it: https://flippa.com/2872285-nesbuckle-com-world-famous-fashion-trend But I do see what you're getting at. EDIT: Anyway, to get back on topic, I was curious to know what happened to that Kickstarter for a board game that ended up being a total scam, here's a link: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/forkingpath/the-doom-that-came-to-atlantic-city The last update (back at the end of July) from the creator said that he would issue refunds but from what I've seen in the comments, the creator is ignoring everyone at this point and many of them still haven't got their money back. Is this the highest value Kickstarter fraud we've seen so far, or is there anything that has this beat? homewrecker has a new favorite as of 05:49 on Oct 20, 2013 |
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pathetic little tramp posted:I'll take 10$ for a trip to Trevolta.com headquarters where I kick the Trevolta founders in the loving nuts. I'd pitch in  to see that.
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homewrecker posted:The last update (back at the end of July) from the creator said that he would issue refunds but from what I've seen in the comments, the creator is ignoring everyone at this point and many of them still haven't got their money back. Is this the highest value Kickstarter fraud we've seen so far, or is there anything that has this beat? It's kind of a long story when it comes to that Kickstarter, but basically the game's original designer is stepping in and saving the project. Seems to be a fair bit of that going around lately with traditional games kickstarters.
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homewrecker posted:The last update (back at the end of July) from the creator said that he would issue refunds but from what I've seen in the comments, the creator is ignoring everyone at this point and many of them still haven't got their money back. Is this the highest value Kickstarter fraud we've seen so far, or is there anything that has this beat? Cryptrade raised just shy of $200,000 to make a machined aluminum cryptex/USB key, but at last check they seem to have disappeared with the money; their lawyers aren't talking, the "lead designer" has moved on to scamming Bitcoiners, and the backers are talking about lawsuits or contacting the local county prosecutor. They promised refunds back in February.
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:Kickstarter just announced that Australian projects can be launched from Nov 13. We'll soon have a whole slew of awful KS projects with an Aussie twist! Frocket, the front pocket that's like a dingo pouch for humans!
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death .cab for qt posted:I need 6000 buckaroonies to fund my kangaroo fry stand anything helps god bless Goons: "Oh God it's a MEME now tell this guy to get hosed"
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Jesus was a cool guy. He flipped the table of a merchant who had set up shop at a temple, and when asked on how to pray he basically said "don't preach out in the street corners, lock yourself in your closet and pray in private". There's no better way to keep the son of god's legacy alive by selling overpriced cross-shaped Christmas decorations that appeal to potential buyers' 'Christian pride'. You know, pride, the most deadly of the seven deadly sins. It's mentioned no less than five times on the IGG page. Making wreaths is also apparently not a trivial matter. The campaign creators want to set up production facilities all over the country, and they believe their business will be the answer to the US' high unemployment figures. Because if there's one thing people need throughout the year, it's a steady supply of Christmas decorations. Maybe they can expand into the currently uncharted ascension day decoration market to provide a more structural solution to the unemployment problem.
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We need to get back to our roots: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/markabramson/thinfolio-the-custom-wallet-built-from-your-images "ThinFolio is a great minimalist wallet design, but the most unique thing about it is what you get to put on it: YOUR images. This new, full-featured bi-fold wallet features photos that you choose. Select your pictures and get ready to smile." The "Now with INSTAGRAM!" banner sort of makes me irrationally angry. Instead of having pictures IN your wallet, you can have them ON your wallet! It kind of looks like it would fall right to pieces after a couple months. I love the picture of them snipping a loose thread and absolutely CROWING in the caption about how that captures their intense dedication to quality. I caught wind of this because a "Whovian" friend shared it since one of the default designs is pictures of the retardis, and those people will buy any poo poo you put out that has a picture of that immortal British alien's magic portapotty on it.
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Otisburg posted:We need to get back to our roots: Give me my wallet, it's the one that has the faded, washed out Bad A s Mot erf cler on
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