01-31-2014, 01:35 PM
Mike Johnson wrote:
That's very kind of you, and it's unfortunate they only take Amazon. I don't know if kickstarter could use PayPal to collect pledges. I think Amazon works because they can treat it like a preorder -- if the campaign don't meet its goal, none of the pledged money gets collected. Charging supporters' credit cards, or debiting their bank accounts, then returning the money if it falls short, would be a pain, and expensive to boot.
Well, I can use Amazon. I've just been trying to reduce credit-card exposure on the 'net by using Paypal, which also seems more universal. By restricting donations to Amazon, KS reduces the universe of potential donors. But I didn't realize that you don't get charged unless the goal is met; that does create complicated accounting. Seems like the software Amazon uses could be replicated, though.
/Mr Lynn