[Oxryly]

Can anyone describe the types of people who bid+pay 5 and 10 thousand dollars for these projects? I can't imagine devoting that much money to a playdate at PAHQ or to hang out for the day with the designer of the OUYA. It doesn't seem like real money at that point but I know these peoples' credit cards will be charged. I don't get it...

[runevault]

Well one of the OUYA ones is Notch who's famous for liking to help projects he finds interesting thanks to his own success from minecraft, so for him 10 grand to help something he likes isn't as crazy as for some of us.

And I'd assume anyone doing it for PA are hardcore fans who've loved the site for years and have serious disposable income to hand.