Reddit Gets into Crowdfunding with Redditmade

Re:Reddit Gets into Crowdfunding with Redditmade by minimaxir on Wednesday October 29, 2014 @11:55AM (#8527839)

Considering the increased scrutiny behind authenticity of crowdfunding (e.g. Anonbox), and given the anonymity of the campaign owner, this seems like an accident waiting to happen.

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Re:Reddit Gets into Crowdfunding with Redditmade by quarterto on Wednesday October 29, 2014 @01:06PM (#8528368)

Bear in mind that most of the Anonabox scrutiny came from Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/2j9caq/anonabox_to...

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Re:Reddit Gets into Crowdfunding with Redditmade by untilHellbanned on Wednesday October 29, 2014 @12:45PM (#8528199)

Agree completely. This sounds like an amazing idea but trust is the #1 problem with crowdfunding. If Kickstarter has a massive problem with trust, how is this going to work with a site that doesn't require emails to sign up and that vehemently defends the right to anonymity of highly suspect users. And I say all this as someone who loves Reddit and is super active on the site.

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Re:Reddit Gets into Crowdfunding with Redditmade by danielki on Wednesday October 29, 2014 @12:14PM (#8527967)

Looks more like a Teespring-type thing than a Kickstarter-type thing, which should mitigate this quite a bit

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Re:Reddit Gets into Crowdfunding with Redditmade by yaeger on Thursday October 30, 2014 @04:50AM (#8531949)

Okay, what about copyrights? I have already seen logos used on TV shows being put on a shirt where the profits all go to the owner of the campaign. Somehow I doubt the network that own the show or the shows creators themselves would not have a problem with some fan starting campaigns like this for their own personal gain.

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Re:Reddit Gets into Crowdfunding with Redditmade by untilHellbanned on Wednesday October 29, 2014 @12:48PM (#8528223)

"the best designs and products by the community"

That's pretty non-t-shirt-y language. They'll have to tighten that.

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Re:Reddit Gets into Crowdfunding with Redditmade by danielki on Wednesday October 29, 2014 @02:45PM (#8529042)

I meant that Reddit handles the manufacturing, so there's less risk than with Kickstarter, where the creator also does manufacturing. It's like more like Teespring or Quirky than like Kickstarter or IndieGoGo

From https://redditmade.com/create :

> If enough people pledge to buy your product by then, we’ll start making it!

From https://redditmade.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/202364265-W... :

> Most importantly, you'll also need to be willing to work with us. We'll connect you with sourcing partners, work with you to finalize designs, and help you step through all the other creative, legal, logistical, promotional, and financial hoops to make your campaign happen, but we can only help you as much as you'll let us.

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Re:Reddit Gets into Crowdfunding with Redditmade by untilHellbanned on Wednesday October 29, 2014 @03:22PM (#8529284)

That sounds nuts. So what will be next? Apple is gonna sell hamburgers?

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Re:Reddit Gets into Crowdfunding with Redditmade by cmsmith on Wednesday October 29, 2014 @09:56PM (#8530956)

It sounds less nuts than imagining the guy with a cool t-shirt design to know anything about running a mail-order distribution business (i.e. Kickstarter).

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Re:Reddit Gets into Crowdfunding with Redditmade by scott_karana on Wednesday October 29, 2014 @01:02PM (#8528335)

Hopefully, we'll see some intense scrutiny a la /r/AMA verifications. :-)

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