FruitStand - A platform for Arduino and Raspberry Pi... and other boards

[crazydart]

Hello all!  I have been lurking here for a while.  I thought I would post a project I have been working on.  I call it the FruitStand.  The name is largely Raspberry Pi influenced, however its just as much for smaller boards like the Arduino.  Basically it gives you a nice sturdy place to pop your boards in an out of.  I just launched it on Kickstarter.com, but I really would like some feedback for you all.  I have attached some pictures of it on this post.

Each FruitStand will have 2 spots on it, you can use it for breadboards and microcontrollers.  I am targeting $40 for them with 2 plates... 1 breadboard and 1 Arduino (no Arduino of course).  Do you think this is too much?

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2056325024/fruitstand-give-raspberry-pi-and-arduino-a-place-t

Thanks,
Ben

[BravoV]

Do you think this is too much?

Since you asked, the answer is yes, its way too much expensive. 

[crazydart]

What do you think is a fair price?  And more importantly, would you even buy it?  What if it was $25?

[c4757p]

For a plastic tray that holds things? $10 maybe. Not to be harsh, but I already have a desk, tape, a heavy pair of pliers to set on that heavy cable, etc. "Holding stuff" is a solved problem that doesn't require a novel solution.

[notsob]

As soon as you produce that, it will be available from HK delivered to your door for something like $5 mail cost included

[GeoffS]

Much too expensive. $10 maximum.

[amyk]

Agreed with everyone above. $40 for a slab of passive plastic (not even ESD safe --- quite the opposite in fact --- or anything special) is way too much. A regular 'duino or RPi doesn't even cost that much!

It's a free market; I think someone should be able to pay $40 for one if they want to, but you're not going to get many buyers at that rate.

[peter.mitchell]

If you want to add some value added features, maybe make a breakout board for the GPIO with screw terminals, and a in line power switch for the power (since the pi doesn't have on/off)?

[bitwelder]

These guys on Tindie with https://www.tindie.com/shops/built-to-spec/beaglebone-holder-with-hardware/
and https://www.tindie.com/shops/built-to-spec/frdm-kl25z-sled/
and https://www.tindie.com/shops/built-to-spec/raspberry-pi-sled/
offer something similar for 6-9 $ (depending on the board).

(Disclaimer: I just happened to have a first look at Tindie)