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Recent systems seek to engage real-world experts by allowing them to set a price on their answers. This leads to a \u201ctargeted\u201d Q8A model where users ask questions to a target expert by paying the corresponding price. In this article, we perform a case study on two emerging targeted Q8A systems, Fenda (China) and Whale (U.S.), to understand how monetary incentives affect user behavior. By analyzing a large dataset of 220K questions (worth 1 million USD), we find that payments indeed enable quick answers from experts, but also drive certain users to game the system for profits. In addition, this model requires users (experts) to proactively adjust their price to make profits. 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