Logo Pizza: Hot and ready logos for sale • Hacker News Board

Re: Logo Pizza: Hot and ready logos for sale

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Post by calbear81 » Tue, Sep 13, 2016, 6:34 PM UTC

pram wrote: post #21

Wouldn't it make more sense that the price would go down as more are purchased, as the most popular logos are already taken? Is someone really going to pay $1000 for 'Mr. Grin'

Actually, coming from a marketing perspective, this model is sort of like the Kickstarter model. Those who take a risk with a logo before the design firm has been established with a reputation will get a high discount factor but as more clients buy logo, the designer establishes a track record and can thus command higher prices since they can show a past history of sales/clients.

Re: Logo Pizza: Hot and ready logos for sale

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Post by IshKebab » Tue, Sep 13, 2016, 6:37 PM UTC

pram wrote: post #21

Wouldn't it make more sense that the price would go down as more are purchased, as the most popular logos are already taken? Is someone really going to pay $1000 for 'Mr. Grin'

No because price increases incentivise buying now. Price decreases incentivise waiting.

Re: Logo Pizza: Hot and ready logos for sale

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Post by rch » Tue, Sep 13, 2016, 6:39 PM UTC

Seems like all the components are in place to do automated domain-name, brand, and logo generation.

Re: Logo Pizza: Hot and ready logos for sale

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Post by swagasaurus-rex » Tue, Sep 13, 2016, 6:46 PM UTC

kelvin0 wrote: post #160

Brilliant! However, they are quite pricey at 500$. I always thought making a custom logo would be expensive, but buying a ready made one could be much cheaper, any thoughts regarding the pricing?

It goes up by $20 every time somebody purchases a logo. Not really a sustainable business model, but it seems to be working wonders this morning with the increased traffic coming from Hacker News.

Re: Logo Pizza: Hot and ready logos for sale

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Post by halcyondaze » Tue, Sep 13, 2016, 6:47 PM UTC

condescendence wrote: post #28

pram wrote: post #21

Wouldn't it make more sense that the price would go down as more are purchased, as the most popular logos are already taken? Is someone really going to pay $1000 for 'Mr. Grin'

After spending much time among entrepreneurs I find that there are very few with a "business" mind. Great idea, horrible model. This pricing model is so far out of left field that I had to do some research to see if it's ever been successful. It hasn't. Although https://github.com/metafizzy is kinda interesting (what this websites UI is based off of)

Yeah it has. Peter Lik.

Re: Logo Pizza: Hot and ready logos for sale

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Post by thesmallestcat » Tue, Sep 13, 2016, 7:05 PM UTC

drusepth wrote: post #157

jachee wrote: post #86

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It was at $360 when I found it, and they've sold two in the last 10 minutes. Up to $420 now.

Two hours later, now at $500, increasing by $20 per logo now.

$500 appears to be the ceiling.

Re: Logo Pizza: Hot and ready logos for sale

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Sep 13, 2016, 7:11 PM UTC

djsumdog wrote: post #124

ChuckMcM wrote: post #76

Fun site, the magic is this one line: " Need a custom logo? Let’s chat! yo@metafizzy.co " The chance of you needing one of the pre-existing logos is small, the chance of needing a logo period is higher, and seeing the portfolio of logos gives you a starting point to imagine things. The only negative is that it might anchor you emotionally to a lower than average price if the current logo price is small enough. The we…

It sorta reminds me of this one: http://www.horriblelogos.com/

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Re: Logo Pizza: Hot and ready logos for sale

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Post by vidarh » Tue, Sep 13, 2016, 7:15 PM UTC

throwanem wrote: post #56

themartorana wrote: post #47

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Hey, we're chatting about it, right? Would a site with $100 logos make it to the front page of a highly trafficked site like this?

How much money is it worth to make the front page of HN one time? That's actually an interesting question in its own right, now that I think about it...

Probably highly dependent on what you're selling. But this? How many of us have agonised over naming, what domain names to buy, and how to get a suitable logo. Multiple times in many cases..

Re: Logo Pizza: Hot and ready logos for sale

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Post by vidarh » Tue, Sep 13, 2016, 7:18 PM UTC

gthtjtkt wrote: post #74

doppel wrote: post #42

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I assume the argument is that people will see it and strike "while the price is right". While $1000 is not cheap, it's also not exactly exorbitant when you consider the cost of creating your own logo or hiring someone to make it.

99Designs is cheaper than the current price ($320). Plus you get to have input and request revisions.

Which takes time, and time is money. If you find a logo you like here that you can just snap up, that may very well be worth a higher price than giving input into creating something you don't know if will come out the way you want it.

Re: Logo Pizza: Hot and ready logos for sale

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Post by nzp » Tue, Sep 13, 2016, 7:22 PM UTC

xigency wrote: post #140

eloisant wrote: post #75

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I think he wants people to hurry and buy it now before it goes up, rather than holding off and wait until it gets cheap enough. That's a classical business move, like any "time limited sale", force people to buy it right now before they have the time to think whether they need it or not.

Does a logo really strike you as a thing that you want to "hurry and buy it now" compared to spending some time looking at it?

Yes, actually, there are at least a couple (one especially) there I would not think twice buying if I had any financial justification (a business to attach it to or even just expendable money). He gets this particular design style perfectly, and these are really high quality logos.