Jessie
03-13-2012, 01:28 AM
Well, i've had slightly more interest in this after mentioning it in The Lossless Video Game Music Thread, so thought i'd share my idea with more people.
The basic idea is to create a private group of members here on the forum that like to buy or have interest in buying Video Game, Film/TV and Anime music. The hopes for this group is to help each other save money while buying music, and possibly get those that have been interested but thought it too expensive to maybe start buying music too.
I'll give an example of how things would work.
Someone creates a thread for a soundtrack they want to buy, let's use Clock Tower 3 Original Soundtrack as an example. They link to the CD they want to buy Clock Tower 3 Original Soundtrack Game Music [CD] (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=CPCA-1071) so others can see the cost. The person that creates the thread has to pay half the price as well as shipping costs, because the people helping out aren't gonna be paying for how fast the person wants their music. Other people in the group say how much they are willing to donate to help the person buy the music. $5 is the max amount people can donate, so it doesn't break donator's wallets. The thread stays open till the person has enough people saying they're willing to commit to donate, then it gets closed by one of the few mods i'll be adding to the section, and those that committed to saying they'll donate, send the other person the money. This will require everyone to use paypal and create a donate button, of course. The person that buys the soundtrack must show proof of purchase, date and the item purchased would be enough, and share it when it arrives in either Flac or mp3, whatever is requested by those that helped them purchase it. This way, the people that helped get something in return and we know the person wasn't just trying to get donations for nothing. People suspected of trying to con others will be removed from the group and banned.
The max amount for an item allowed starting off will be set at �50 ($65) (5,430 Yen). This figure is chosen so we can test this idea.
Those that create a thread and actually bought something must donate at least $5 before they can create a new thread. There will also be a $1 donation that needs to be made in order to join the group, this is just to show that people are serious about joining. The $1 donations will be funded back into the group anyway, so this isn't a money making scheme for me.
We'd need a name for the group too, so any suggestions for that would be cool. I'd like to do a kind of gamemp3s style release for the group too, they've been helping lots of people with music for years, so to actually start a similar thing would be great.
If there isn't enough interested shown in the group, then it won't happen. This is a very size dependent group. The more members, the easier it makes things on everyone.
I've probably left out a few things, but the basics for my idea are here. If anyone has any suggestions, feel free to give them. And also say if you think it's a good or bad idea.
Thanks for reading.
The basic idea is to create a private group of members here on the forum that like to buy or have interest in buying Video Game, Film/TV and Anime music. The hopes for this group is to help each other save money while buying music, and possibly get those that have been interested but thought it too expensive to maybe start buying music too.
I'll give an example of how things would work.
Someone creates a thread for a soundtrack they want to buy, let's use Clock Tower 3 Original Soundtrack as an example. They link to the CD they want to buy Clock Tower 3 Original Soundtrack Game Music [CD] (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=CPCA-1071) so others can see the cost. The person that creates the thread has to pay half the price as well as shipping costs, because the people helping out aren't gonna be paying for how fast the person wants their music. Other people in the group say how much they are willing to donate to help the person buy the music. $5 is the max amount people can donate, so it doesn't break donator's wallets. The thread stays open till the person has enough people saying they're willing to commit to donate, then it gets closed by one of the few mods i'll be adding to the section, and those that committed to saying they'll donate, send the other person the money. This will require everyone to use paypal and create a donate button, of course. The person that buys the soundtrack must show proof of purchase, date and the item purchased would be enough, and share it when it arrives in either Flac or mp3, whatever is requested by those that helped them purchase it. This way, the people that helped get something in return and we know the person wasn't just trying to get donations for nothing. People suspected of trying to con others will be removed from the group and banned.
The max amount for an item allowed starting off will be set at �50 ($65) (5,430 Yen). This figure is chosen so we can test this idea.
Those that create a thread and actually bought something must donate at least $5 before they can create a new thread. There will also be a $1 donation that needs to be made in order to join the group, this is just to show that people are serious about joining. The $1 donations will be funded back into the group anyway, so this isn't a money making scheme for me.
We'd need a name for the group too, so any suggestions for that would be cool. I'd like to do a kind of gamemp3s style release for the group too, they've been helping lots of people with music for years, so to actually start a similar thing would be great.
If there isn't enough interested shown in the group, then it won't happen. This is a very size dependent group. The more members, the easier it makes things on everyone.
I've probably left out a few things, but the basics for my idea are here. If anyone has any suggestions, feel free to give them. And also say if you think it's a good or bad idea.
Thanks for reading.