Project Update: Pay Over Time Payment Feature Now Enabled
Hey guys!
This is a very short yet important update!
It turns out the Pay Over Time feature wasnāt enabled like I thought, but itās now up and ready to go! Letās quickly cover how it works:
The Pay Over Time option lets you pay off pledges over $150 across 4 months. It is handled directly by Backerkit without any third-party loan companies!
If youāve wanted to increase your pledge above $150 but couldāt do so, now you can choose to pay over time! To set it up, simply manage your pledge and go through checkout again. If the option is available for your pledge, hereās what your checkout should look like:
As shown above, hereās what you agree to when you choose to use Pay Over Time:
This is a very short yet important update!
It turns out the Pay Over Time feature wasnāt enabled like I thought, but itās now up and ready to go! Letās quickly cover how it works:
The Pay Over Time option lets you pay off pledges over $150 across 4 months. It is handled directly by Backerkit without any third-party loan companies!
If youāve wanted to increase your pledge above $150 but couldāt do so, now you can choose to pay over time! To set it up, simply manage your pledge and go through checkout again. If the option is available for your pledge, hereās what your checkout should look like:
As shown above, hereās what you agree to when you choose to use Pay Over Time:
- I understand my rewards will not qualify for shipment until I have paid in full.
- I understand that any partial payments made are not eligible for a refund.
- I understand that I will not be able to access the pledge manager survey until after I have paid in full.
I wanted to make this feature available to those who need it, so please use it if it helps!
That said, if youāre able to pay your pledge in full, it would be a huge help to both of us! Paying in full gives you immediate access to the survey, which lets you add more plushies, outfits, stickers, and other goodies! The survey also helps me start estimating my bulk order and planning fulfillment based on your choices.
Another trick to split payments without using Pay Over Time is to pay your pledge and current add-ons tonight and then select any extra add-ons in the survey to pay for later. This is my preferred way, but the choice is yours!
This feature is new, so please let me know if you are having any trouble! ā¤ļø Sorry for the last-minute update, but I hope itās still helpful!
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hi!! so sorry to ask on such late notice when the deadline is so close, I noticed the updates about the pay over time option and was wondering if we canāt access the survey til at the lastest, January, is it going to be possible to secure the plush and accessories we originally intended to pledge for? the agreements say until the pledge is paid in full, I wonāt have access to the pledge manager survey. does this mean I wonāt receive the option to choose my critters and outfits until Iāve completed all monthly payments? Iām worried if something thatās meant to help manage my financial ability to back this project is compromised on availability that this will put more pressure than ease for me :,3
As far as I understand that is correct! With the Pay Over Time option, youāll need to wait until all payments are complete before accessing the survey to make your final selections. You can pay off your balance early at any time! Here's a link to an article meant for creators, but it still may help provide helpful insight as a backer : https://help.backerkit.com/article/833-pay-over-time-creators That said, I will be ordering PLENTY of extras! My goal is to have enough to cover all rewards and keep stock in my shop for a long time. The majority of backers do not meet the $150 threshold either, only a small percent do, so that helps lower the risk. Only completed surveys can be locked too, so donāt worry about not having access to your survey later!
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understood! thank you so much for responding to my last minute questions š itās very much appreciated! this is my first/second independent project Iām supporting and I wanted to make sure I had all the ropes and everything figured out for certain :) very much looking forward to these little critters and their outfits, especially since their hopeful estimate is right around my birthday next year! thank you again, Iām glad to help support this project even if there were a few hoops to go through ^^
i dont suppose you have any plans for a surprise extra final goal plush since the previous one got smashed do you?
Not at this time! Iāve got plenty of critters planned for the future though ā¤ļø
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I just noticed cinder has an outfit!! May have to put that as an add-on once the surveys are out!