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As always, I feel like it's a miracle when these projects happen at all. I really hope this one funds, and I'll kick in a few more bucks before the deadline, but as everybody here seems to agree, success is by no means inevitable. Sorry if this is out of line, but I've been curious. Do you think Intrada is mishandling its Pledges? They seem to be charging too high. For example if you pledge $100, all you get is the Dangerous Ground CD and one extra CD of your choice. Maybe getting 2 extra CDs would entice more people. Or having a 10-CD pack for $120. Which is similar to what the Kritzerland campaign is doing. Intrada could surely be offering more CDs at slightly discounted prices - which would still give them a profit on that CD and add to the coffers for their campaign.
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Jun 23, 2022 - 9:06 PM
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SchiffyM
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Do you think Intrada is mishandling its Pledges? They seem to be charging too high. For example if you pledge $100, all you get is the Dangerous Ground CD and one extra CD of your choice. Maybe getting 2 extra CDs would entice more people. I don't claim to know what Intrada's profit margins are (I'm sure it varies by CD). And I'm certainly no accountant. But a regular Intrada CD, plus shipping and taxes (included for your $100 pledge), comes to roughly $30. In this case, you get your "free" (well, not really) CD plus the Herrmann CD, so that's closer to $60 (yes, a bit less because shipping for two CDs isn't double shipping for one). An extra CD would be enticing, certainly, but at what cost to Intrada? That $100 "contribution" would be mostly used up in lost revenue, wouldn't it?
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Jun 24, 2022 - 5:23 AM
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TerraEpon
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But a regular Intrada CD, plus shipping and taxes (included for your $100 pledge), comes to roughly $30. In this case, you get your "free" (well, not really) CD plus the Herrmann CD, so that's closer to $60 (yes, a bit less because shipping for two CDs isn't double shipping for one). An extra CD would be enticing, certainly, but at what cost to Intrada? That $100 "contribution" would be mostly used up in lost revenue, wouldn't it? Well compare it to most video game Kickstarters where the physical copy is usually for the retail standard of $60 (and oh boy do people even complain that other people get it for cheaper on launch simply because of a retailer specific store or whatever).
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Yes, most Kickstarters (or Indiegogos) tend to include price *breaks* compared to the later retail price; Intrada's perk levels do seem out of the ordinary from that perspective, functioning more as outright donations-with-gift rather than "get in on the ground floor and we'll give you a bargain!" I'm fine with it myself, but I understand why it might result in smaller participation. Yavar
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Yes, some more enticing perks would help. $15,000 left to go in 12 days... I think it's very doable. But will TMWKTM still be able to happen for $10,000 more? Yavar
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Yes, some more enticing perks would help. $15,000 left to go in 12 days... I think it's very doable. But will TMWKTM still be able to happen for $10,000 more? Yavar Yeah, that’s my main concern about this Kickstarter at the moment as well (whether MWKTM can get funded). However, let’s not forget that Dial M had a donor submit a whopping $10,000 near the end of its campaign, which helped it reach its goal. We can only hope some donor with large pockets could make a similar contribution before the end. That said, at this point, I’m sure we’ll at least be able to get On Dangerous Ground successfully funded before the end.
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I could easily use a few copies of the CD to give out but there is no such option. I doubt I could use 30 copies. I'm surprised the dealers haven't been contributing either. But perhaps they're waiting til nearer the end.
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It's slowly creeping upward...$35,330 last I checked! 11 days to go. Probably gonna go down to the wire!
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I upped my pledge yesterday. Still $25K to go but staying optimistic. Let's go, FSMers! Only $15 to go for the $50,000.... surely if they make it that far they'll find some exterior people for the additional $10,000.
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If 50000 isn't reached, there will be no ON DANGEROUS GROUND either and nobody gets charged. If 60000 isn't reached and Intrada won't find extra 10,000 some place else, there will be no THE MAN... This actually annoys me, though it was my own fault. I went to the Kickstarter page, glanced at it, and all the images were of The Man Who Knew Too Much. So like a fool I assumed that that $50,000 would be at least for The Man Who Knew Too Much, but probably for both. Why else feature The Man Who Knew Too Much images everywhere? I pledged and I won't rescind my pledge even if it's clear it'll only get to $50,000, but it's been a lesson, always read through the whole campaign even if all the images on the campaign are from a soundtrack you want....
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Jun 26, 2022 - 10:42 AM
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I'm surprised a two-level target is allowed by Kickstarter. Presumably, following the pattern of the current Kickstarter, I would be allowed to list a single Kickstarter for a new recording of (say) Goldsmith's "100 Rifles" for $40,000, and also "The Chairman" if (let's say) $60,000 is reached. But in the case of $55,000 being pledged, anyone who pledged money based on wanting to specifically achieve the higher "The Chairman" target would fail to fund that specific recording, but would still end up paying their entire pledge amount for only the "100 Rifles" project, which might not have received any pledge at all from that person if listed on its own.
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If 50000 isn't reached, there will be no ON DANGEROUS GROUND either and nobody gets charged. If 60000 isn't reached and Intrada won't find extra 10,000 some place else, there will be no THE MAN... This actually annoys me, though it was my own fault. I went to the Kickstarter page, glanced at it, and all the images were of The Man Who Knew Too Much. So like a fool I assumed that that $50,000 would be at least for The Man Who Knew Too Much, but probably for both. Why else feature The Man Who Knew Too Much images everywhere? I pledged and I won't rescind my pledge even if it's clear it'll only get to $50,000, but it's been a lesson, always read through the whole campaign even if all the images on the campaign are from a soundtrack you want.... Yes, I've also wondered why Intrada pushes so hard on The Man Who Knew Too Much Button in their campaign if this Hitchcock film score was only considered as a sort of bonus beyond the 50K goal. Does On Dangerous Ground seem to be less appealing because the film is not that well known? People might not like reading this, but to me, this is a deceptive strategy. Whatever their motives were it's not good.
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