Humble Bundle #3 is Live

Post by dasil003 » Wed, Jul 27, 2011, 7:43 AM UTC

lazerwalker wrote: post #103

Dysiode wrote: post #68

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I view it similarly to any other varied hobby. If you like to cook you can either choose to cook American food all the time or you can branch out and try different styles. Although, the difference is that hunger and food are pretty constant in relation to each other where as there are just masses of video games. But I think the principle is close enough :)

The problem with this comparison is that an average meal doesn't take upwards of 20 hours to prepare. For someone working full-time, completing a game can be a large time investment.

Post by ido » Wed, Jul 27, 2011, 9:36 AM UTC

patio11 wrote: post #42

joshuacc wrote: post #2

The way that they preselect an amount $1 above average is extremely clever. It appeals to people's need to see themselves as above average without costing them anything substantial. Screenshot: http://screensnapr.com/v/QciSbr.png

I'd love to be a fly on the wall for the A/B test, but I still think something a wee closer to http://images1.bingocardcreator.com/blog-images/hn/deep-disc... would kill both the A/B tested options. Bringing in people's psychological need to be above average is great, but I might do that by putting a nice 37Signals style yellow highlight on one of the expensive options (for some value of expensive which would pay for…

Post by tete » Wed, Jul 27, 2011, 10:00 AM UTC

Post by joshuacc » Wed, Jul 27, 2011, 1:00 PM UTC

malvim wrote: post #66

sheriff wrote: post #37

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And it will gradually increase the average every time someone chooses that option.

I thought the same when I saw it. Weirdly enough, though, the average was at about $4.40 when I saw it earlier today, and it is $4.27 now. Wonder if this technique might be driving some people to pay more (I will do it as soon as I get home), but not enough to offset all the people that just want lots of games for no money at all.

Post by rcfox » Wed, Jul 27, 2011, 2:24 PM UTC

jrockway wrote: post #97

rcfox wrote: post #70

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That's a good point! If they're not going to make any money, there's no sense in even taking it. Though, it might be illegal to sell something and then not accept payment. (Fraud? Money laundering? I don't know, but it seems potentially sketchy.)

It's not fraud or money laundering. You don't see people refusing payment for the simple reason that most people would never give their stuff away for free.