by digktialx » Sun Mar 01, 2015 5:16 pm
- Weapon: Corrosive Acid Bolt Gun
Hey there. Thanks for getting back to us. We’ve have seen our share of folks that have been wary of Kickstarter as well, so yes we can confirm the sentiment. We think it was due in part to the early days of Kickstarter which resulted in many not being able to produce the item promised. We can say that kickstarter has become far more stringent on design projects to make sure that producers deliver...which is a good thing for everyone. We have chosen the Kickstarter route mainly to gauge interest in our product, find the price points people favor, and to get very real feedback from potential customers. We have invested thousands of dollars to develop this product and kickstarter allows us to make refinements before making costly miss steps with regards to design, supply and as we mentioned demand. It also allows us to do a first run at a volume discount which helps us secure the best possible price vs doing a run of more expensive smaller quantities.
We are huge Transformers fans and collect G1, Classics and MP lines and developing a universal action figure foam storage solution, particularly for Transformers, is the holy grail for us. Our first production run samples have shown us that these action figure foam trays make for a great display option as well.
Please let me know if you want to know more, we would love to connect.
Thanks,
-dx (Jason)