Reply To: Has tabletop Kickstarter passed its peak?

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IMO, The increase in shipping prices, especially for delayed projects that collected shipping and had ill will with backers, triggered the fall, and inflation’s eating away at all luxuries. Right now is also retail holiday season, and, in the states, Amazon and at least two OLGS’s have had sales, including of products formerly on KS, and at a lower price than what KS backers paid. You look at your glut of KS pledges you already have, you see your KS projects failing, you see the retail sales, then you wonder why bother with KS anymore. And, by you, I mean me. (: The pre-announcements don’t help, as I consider skipping one high-price tag KS because a future one looks more attractive — until I find out it’s not for whatever reason.

OTOH, I think 3D printing overcomes many of the physical problems with KS: No shipping, less of delay, not expensive. I do see multiple competitors in 3D printing, so who knows how KS will fare with it. Or maybe it’ll just be easier to FOMO a $1 file, rather than debate whether or not to buy it!