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Tindie says forget Kickstarter

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Re: Tindie says forget Kickstarter

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Post by unwind »

Tindie is an awesome service, if you're at all interested in (hobby) electronics. There's a nice spectrum of products available, and there's always something new.

I was sad the day the "Supplies" category of product was retired, since there was plenty of stuff available which is hard to find, or just way more expensive, but I understand the need to focus and try to find a clear niche.

Speaking of Kickstarter, it seems possible for the two to co-operate: there's at least one product (Nick Johnson's "Re:Load Pro" active DC load) that I've backed on Kickstarter, and on the day the funding was complete I noticed it's also available (as a pre-order) on Tindie.

Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nickjohnson/re-load-pro..., and Tindie: https://www.tindie.com/products/arachnidlabs/reload-pro/.

Re: Tindie says forget Kickstarter

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Post by infruset »

avalaunch wrote: post #20
eldavido wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think it's ridiculous that this comment got downvoted. I read hacker news every day and want to have a conversation about fulfillment, business models, and maybe learn about various marketplaces and how they're dealing with the problem of fulfillment and inventory management. Sometimes conversations here can get a little sharp-elbowed, but I can't help but think I'm getting downvoted because I said something margin…

I agree that your comment had value and didn't deserve to be downvoted. That being said, I think you're jumping to too big of a conclusion based on a single (assuming it was only one) downvote - that HN has become a place where contrary opinions are squashed. Chances are good that someone simply isn't aware of the community standards as to when they are and when they are not supposed to downvote - that downvotes are…

I thought only long-time members could downvote?

Re: Tindie says forget Kickstarter

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Post by vidarh »

avalaunch wrote: post #20
eldavido wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think it's ridiculous that this comment got downvoted. I read hacker news every day and want to have a conversation about fulfillment, business models, and maybe learn about various marketplaces and how they're dealing with the problem of fulfillment and inventory management. Sometimes conversations here can get a little sharp-elbowed, but I can't help but think I'm getting downvoted because I said something margin…

I agree that your comment had value and didn't deserve to be downvoted. That being said, I think you're jumping to too big of a conclusion based on a single (assuming it was only one) downvote - that HN has become a place where contrary opinions are squashed. Chances are good that someone simply isn't aware of the community standards as to when they are and when they are not supposed to downvote - that downvotes are…

Or someone simply thought that the comment was jumping to conclusions with no real data about the actual cause of the problem.

Shipping problems are common enough that two instances close in time does not say anything about either seller, and even if one is bad is does not mean the other is.

Only over the last month I've have one package I ordered from an Amazon Marketplace seller get lost... by Amazon Logistics (first time ever I've seen Amazon's tracking show "package lost by carrier"), and another, from a Kickstarter project, stuck in DHL-limbo for 3 weeks - neither problem had anything to do with the sellers.

Re: Tindie says forget Kickstarter

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Post by tonylemesmer »

As lnanek2 said below Kickstarter and Tindie are serving 2 different markets. Kickstarter allows projects that require things like tooling to be crowdfunded prior to launch. You cannot supply a plastic spoon product to customers before you have the spoons.

Re: Tindie says forget Kickstarter

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Post by eldavido »

emilepetrone wrote: post #16
eldavido wrote: post #15

I'd like it if one of these marketplaces emerged that was more careful about vetting sellers. I've ordered Raspberry Pi-related gear off of two unrelated e-com sites in the past month (one was Tindie) and have yet to receive the goods (or any indication they received my order) 3+ weeks after the funds changed hands. This isn't kickstarter. When I pay for something, I expect to receive it in a reasonable amount of tim…

Hi Eldavido, Definitely not the norm. Email me directly with your info and I'll dig into it now. Emile Founder of Tindie Emile{at}tindie[dot]com

Update: Emile got back to me and we're working it out. I haven't received anything definite yet, but he's at least trying to make it right.
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