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Methods of Payment or: how we waste money on the internet
[BARCAMP BANGKHEN #3]
@lunaticneko
http://lunaticneko.com
Agenda
Vicious Cycle of Spending
Additional Costs when purchasing
Physical Goods
Steam Games & DLC
Facebook Games
Game Bundles
Kickstarter
Methods of Payment
The Components of Spending
Product
Want Delivery
Can Pay Money
THE VICIOUS CYCLE OF SPENDING!
The Vicious Cycle of Spending (1)
They put up a sale
The Vicious Cycle of Spending (1)
They pitch a promise
“KICKSTARTER ONLY” they said!
“LIMITED EDITION” they said!
The Vicious Cycle of Spending (2)
You:
The Vicious Cycle of Spending (3)
You:
The point of no return!!!
The Vicious Cycle of Spending (4)
They deliver.
You pay tax.
You pay for shipping.
You pay for everything you don’t get.
The Vicious Cycle of Spending (5)
If you’re unlucky, you realize you have no
money left.
PHYSICAL GOODS
How much do you really pay for
Buy One …
Example: This
Damage Counter:
$72.04
… pay more than one!
Now there’s shippin’
Damage Counter:
$87.99
How to find Import Tariff
Search from your Customs. In this case I searched for “เสื้อผ้า”
How to find Import Tariff
After searching, we know our item is
charged 100% tariff! (or “Import Duty”)
How to find Import Tariff
Tariff is added AFTER Shipping. This
means:
Damage Counter:
$87.99 + $87.99 = $175.98
There’s also VAT.
In Thailand, VAT is 7%
Damage Counter:
$175.98 x 1.07 = $188.30
Total Price Breakdown
$72.04
$15.95
$87.99
$12.32
Price
List Price
Shipping
Tariff
VAT
What does this mean?
What we pay
𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒 + 𝑆ℎ𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 × 1 + Tariff × 1 + 𝑉𝐴𝑇
DIGITAL GOODS
Forget physical, earthly things. Let’s get some
How about some game?
Buy it digital so there are no Tariffs to
worry about.
No shipping, too!
VAT is also avoided.
How about… Dungeon Defenders?
How about… Dungeon Defenders?
Just $14.99! We can have a good game at
lower price nowadays.
Bad news: It doesn’t end there.
Good games usually have DLCs.
DLC = DownLoadable Content = You
want them = You have to pay.
Oh sh*t.
Price Breakdown again!
MacTavish (Price is too old to play DD)
Main Game
DLCs
However…
You’d be more willing to pay for virtual
goods under some circumstances.
Read
http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/29/virtual-
good-market-boom/ for more details.
How much have we paid?
Check at
http://www.steamcalculator.com/
Amount shown is the total store price @
the time you check
Anyone using Steam? Tell us your ID, now.
FACEBOOK GAMES
The most vicious thing ever
How Facebook Games earn money
Advertisement
How Facebook Games earn money Product placement
Balloons: SimCity Social (EA)
Cars: 2 Toyota Priuses
White one in the middle: Some Dove thingie
Magnum sign & big Cornetto: Do I have to tell you?!
On the Table: Samsung Galaxy S3
How Facebook Games earn money
Charge you directly of course
GAME BUNDLES
More games for less with
Cheaper
Some game bundles are offered by Steam
or other services.
They are usually cheaper compared to
buying them individually.
Name your price
Some even allow you to pay whatever you
want.
If you want some extra content you must
pay a specified amount.
e.g. http://www.indiegala.com/
More information
http://www.indiegamebundles.com/
This website lists many bundles.
Your “bundle hunt” will make you drain
your pocket quickly, I promise!
KICKSTARTER
Let’s give someone a kick on
WTF is Kickstarter?
Someone makes a project
You help fund it
They do the project
When it’s done, they give you stuff and
thanks you
Why is it so good?
KS is FULL of creative projects!!!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/impossible/impossible-instant-lab-turn-iphone-
images-into-rea?ref=home_popular
Like what?
Boosted Boards: Electric Skateboards
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/170315130/boosted-boards-the-worlds-
lightest-electric-vehicl?ref=discover_pop
Like what?
HEARTSAT: Launch a Satellite Balloon
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/145704440/heartsat-a-scientifically-rewarding-
journey-to-nea
Like what?
Galago: Prototyping Board
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kuy/galago-make-things-better
Like what?
Heck, even a game console: OUYA
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ouya/ouya-a-new-kind-of-video-game-console
So why is it related to this session?
Because they offer goodies too!
For example, that OUYA…
$99 = $140 =
LIMITED EDITION!
And how I wasted money…
HEARTSAT allows messages to be posted
on the flight vehicle.
I chipped in and told them to write this:
Why KS for me?
I want to help indie rather than
established businessmen
I feel exclusive when I get certain rewards
I’m so artsy and indy – I don’t want
common market items. I want
PROTOTYPES or LIMITED EDITION.
KS projects are REALLY creative!
METHODS OF PAYMENT
Now, the thing you use to pay or
Just one credit card!
PayPal doesn’t even require an account.
Any credit card will work.
And that’s your money, gone.
No credit? No problem!
Some banks support “online cards”
Do this from e-banking in minutes.
Done? Now, go shopping.
No bank a/c? No problem too!
No money? Work for it!
Slave yourself on TrialPay SimCash!!!
NO EXCUSES!
They’ve found every single way to make
you pay!
The solution is in the next slide.
SPEND CAREFULLY ON THE INTERNET
How to
1. Don’t drink
Heard about
“drunken eBay”?
Result
http://imgur.com/gal
lery/P9nvz
2. Long passwords
Stops logging in altogether when drunk
Like this smart guy said …
http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2065360
3. Think carefully
This meme is fun. Just don’t do it for real.
Please.
4. Bonus: Get rid of all your desires
He stopped all his
desires forever.
But for us, one hour is
more than enough!
The Components of Spending
Product
Want Delivery
Can Pay Money
SELF-
CONTROL
The Components of Spending
Product
Want Delivery
Can Pay Money
SELF-
CONTROL
I LIED! There’s no theory like this in the world!
THANK YOU!
End of Discussion!
