Howdy folks,
I've been lurking for a while, reading and learning. As we gradually approach running our first Kickstarter campaign, I realized that we won't be able to list it in USD because we live in Canada. I suspect many other non-US creators would like to be able to do this as well, so I'm trying to "rally the troops" to let KS know we'd like to see this feature. Willing to take a few minutes to add your voice to the call? If so, you can find the details here:
http://www.hemispheregames.com/2015/02/10/u-s-d-u-s-d-a-kickstarter-requ...
Also, if you live outside the US and are part of a local creator's group/community, it'd be awesome if you could spread the word in your group.
Thanks!
Eddy
It (still) isn't currently possible to list a project connected to a non-US-resident account in USD, anonymousmagic. Though yes, I would really want to. Our costs (manufacturing, shipping, etc.) will almost entirely be in USD, so it's less risky for us to operate in that currency.
As for conversion, we have a USD bank account at a Canadian bank in which we receive payments from Apple (App Store), Valve (Steam), etc. I don't see why Kickstarter couldn't do the same. This would allow us to avoid conversion to CAD, though I'd be willing to have KS send us the converted amount in CAD at the time of payment if that's all they could offer. We could convert right back to USD at that time, taking the (relatively small) hit of converting back and forth. I think any friction on that front would be (much) more than made up for by the increased engagement of US backers.
I don't really expect US creators to really care about this issue though. Are there any non-US folks around here?