How is crowdfunding different from shopping?
Crowdfunding differs from online shopping, which is a continuous sales format.
| Crowdfunding | Online Shopping | |
| Similarities | Products (rewards) are introduced through detailed pages on the online platform. | |
| Differences | Funds are gathered to produce the product, and then the product is produced and shipped. You don't have to worry about initial production costs or inventory. |
Products are created and sold to consumers after making inventory with initial investment. If you don't sell all products, you may face difficulties in inventory disposal. |
- Unlike online shopping, which is a continuous sales format, crowdfunding is
- The most special difference is that you meet supporters through projects, raise funds, and then produce products.
- We send products (rewards) to supporters who participated in the project as a token of gratitude.
3 Important Features of Crowdfunding
1) You must achieve at least the target amount set by the maker in advance to receive settlement/success funds.
- If you raise 100% or more of the target amount, it is successful; if less than 100%, it ends in failure.
- If it fails, there's no need to produce and send rewards.
2) Payment is not made immediately when a supporter participates in the project
- Supporters can choose between immediate payment and reserved payment.
- For immediate payment: Payment is processed immediately, but can be cancelled anytime before the project ends.
- For reserved payment: Payment is processed the day after the project ends.
- Payment can be cancelled anytime before the project ends.
- Payment completion timing is as follows.
- Project Success: Payment is processed for 2 days starting the day after the end.
- Project Failure: If the project fails, payment will not be processed.
3) The settlement process varies depending on the project type.
- The settlement process varies depending on the project type. For detailed settlement procedures, please refer to Settlement Process Guide(link).