Reply To: Kickstarter rising costs, the end to big box games What will the future be ?

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‘free’ shipping thresholds tend to rely on volume … and it is factored into the price you pay (there is no ‘free’ anything).

VAT is pretty much the same story.
It’s not like we suddenly have to pay that.
It’s more that they’ve also become more transparent as to what goes were, so the ‘hidden’ costs become more obvious.
I’m not sure if laws have changed that much since Kickstarter to be honest, although Brexit is an exception … .

Tell someone an item costs “100$” or “60$ + 20$ in shipping + 20$ in VAT” …
The latter only looks worse.
That usually is the difference between a project that is  EU/UK friendly and one where the owner didn’t factor in the overhead.

Kickstarter/Crowdfunding is and always will be just another tool for companies to use to fund their projects.
The only change I’ve seen is that a lot of boardgaming/tabletop projects have shifted from ‘Kickstarter’ to ‘Gamefound’, which is a bit more boardgame focused (and probably has other benefits as well). Kickstarter itself has become a bit more activist, which has definitely resulted in some companies jumping ship.