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Originally Posted by adm
I suspect that the entire Kickstarter model of business is in peril over the growing trade dispute between China and the US. Hopefully international shipping will be the worst obstacle that needs to be overcome.
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Originally Posted by philreed
I don't think the threat of tariffs will have a major impact on the frequency of Kickstarter campaigns. If anything happens, creators can adjust their numbers and move forward. Support may slow, once backers have to spend more, but the number of new campaigns should be effectively unaffected.
I think the most at risk campaigns are those where their margins are so thin that a 10% or 25% tariff eats what little money they may have remaining after all expenses. Or, worst of all, they have enough cash to receive the product . . . and then not enough cash to fulfill the rewards.
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Apologies, but I'm am thinking of a serious trade war that includes things like embargos. What we are doing now, will either end, hopefully in our favor, or escalate to a more serious level. Things like the moves against Huwei, and the ongoing IP theft issues from China likely makes for a ramped up trade war. I can very easily be wrong, and hope that I am, but not being aware of such an outcome is short sighted.