I was even willing paying for others via my CC after a paypal transfer. But I guess not many would be eager to send money to strangers…
Also only have low 1250 limit card. Used it almost half myself this KS 
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Its the same extra cost. All I get is a bank specific debit card - and even then I still have to pay a monthly fee just to have that bank account. It’s quite a ripoff and I don’t want to throw even more money at those banksters. Especially since I:B would be my only use case.
I am sure there are other reasons not to have a Credit Card (like dependence on income) and it is quite doubtful that a discussion about whether or not everyone should have one leads anywhere - red herring.
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What kind of debit card … it might just work.
It does not. There are no cc related numbers associated to it (like CVN). It’s like telling me “try to put the square into the circle, it might just fit” 
I wonder if that base naming, special weapons effects, ect are KS exclusive?
Or, when a player donates lets say 100 a year, will they get same 500 benefits in 5 years?
I used a debit card for Kickstarter.
It’s called debit card, if you call your card debit card, it could fit. Just saying.
I have a “Sparkassen Karte”. There is a BIC/IBAN printed on it and thats it. You can not pay with it, period.
Hey, no problem. I just wanted to clarify the Box / Circle thing.
There was a lot of confusion about “debit cards” and I wanted to link that discussion here. If you have a Maestro Card that’s ok and you are right it won’t work.
Maestro, yep. As in Debit Card. In germany “EC Card”. I am aware of the differences. Cheapest way for me to upgrade is 25 bucks a year for a rechargeable one. Not going to happen. I’d rather put those into I:B even if I get a little less out of it than with a CC.
Maybe there could be a 2 week grace period for non CC/Debit Card holders when the new account system goes up. Announce it well ahead of time and make it one time only.
Hey,
I am from germany too. There are actually quite a few credit cards available that cost nothing, I know because I have one thats comletly free. Alternativly you can just go to penny and buy a debit card (you can find them by the registers).
Unfortunately, it depends on where you live. I am sure I would have free access to it if I lived in a bigger city, probably coupled with the bank account. I do not. I choose a bank nearby (the only one) in order to be able to actually go there in person if needed. You can get “free” cards anywhere but then you’d actually have a credit. So my only choice is a prepaid cc which does come with a cost.
I find this arguing about how easy it is to get a CC quite tiresome. Thus this will be my last reply to this thread, regretting having made it in the first place.
I don’t have a credit card. Yet I was able to participate in the Kickstarter. I mean, my card’s a debit card and worked fine. My brother had a card before he was 18.
Admittedly, this might be a regional thing - I’m from Poland, and online banking and payment options are readily available.
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I had the same problem with the annoyingly limited Kickstarter payment options. Ended up getting a virtual credit card just for this, Kickstarter accepted it and ill see if it gets properly charged in a few hours i guess. Kickstarter should really support Paypal, period. Unfortunately this is not something within the power of a single Kickstarter project to enable.
Isn’t what you described a pre-paid card?
To my knowledge, there are 3 kinds of cards:
- Credit cards - these are tied to a bank account and, like the name implies, you can pay out more than you currently own (effectively taking a short-term loan).
- Debit cards - like above, but without the ability to get loans. The card won’t work if you have no funds on your account.
- Pre-paid cards - available in certain countries / stores, these function similar to debit cards but don’t require a bank account - you purchase those with a certain amount of funds available on them.
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The penny card can be used both as a debit card or as a pre-paid card to my knowledge.
The card is not free of course, they provide a service so they have to make some money.
Paypal isn’t free either, the difference is that paypal gets their money from the seller and not the customer. The fees paypal charges have to be considered in the calculation of the price.
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When we recorded that video we were unaware of the CC/PayPal issue. We’ll absolutely figure something out for those of you with PayPal. A grace period is certainly possible, we’ll put some thought into it as we work on getting the post-KS funding page all sorted out.
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Tell us when you recieve the money from Kickstarter, it will be another moment to celebrate.
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As said above “Debit” cards work absolutely fine, I use one from Commonwealth bank, which im pretty sure (not certain) was free to get, just had to be over 16, and is free to use. Of course being a debit card you must actually have the funds you wish to use in your account.
The only catch is the debit cards have to be from one of the accepted suppliers such as Mastercard.
Hmm? I live on a tropical island (really I do) and I can get a CC. Honestly you can get a CC almost all over the world.