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Never had a project completed in years. You are basically gambling with no protection at what seems like 10 to 1 odds (if that) that you might actually get the product you backed. Its too easy for companies to rip you off. In fact it is the perfect platform to do it. Kickstarter are just enablers of very bad business practices.
Overall it needs a name change from kickstarter to Scam Heaven.Make stuff up, stick a few photos together, claim your just about ready to produce and ship and rake in the money.Then bugger off with said money and leave any backers with a fake email that will eventually fill up with people asking what is happening and kickstarter doing sweet fa to help you.The only thing kickstarter is interested in is their small % of the money paid, once they have that, they just do not want to know and pretend you can start a legal case against the scammer (asuming you even know their real name or real location)
If I could leave no stars I would. Along with many others funded a tech called slidenjoy, now called portabl. That was 7 years ago. No products have materialised. The developers keep messaging saying tech has been sent out, but noone has received anything. Charlatans.Once the first date for delivery slipped by many of us requested our money back. Kickstarter offered zero help. They say they check where tech is to reduce tge risk of not getting it, but seriously they allow theft. Whilst I have previously had some joy on this platform, I no longer support new tech this was based on my experience with slidenjoy. I wait until its commercial. I recommend you do too.It would be far better for backers to have the money in an escrow so if these things happen they get some if not all of their money back, but NO. Kickstarter hands the money straight to the tech developer.
They do not vet the projects. They have one in which the very email for the campaigner is non-existant. They do not care if the campaign is a fraud and when you reach support for assistance they just provide scripted answer basically, Kickstarter already made there money and will not assist you for fraudulent campaigns. Sure they tell you that you can take legal action, but trying to do so when the Campaigner stares on Kickstarter they are in New York only to find out that in reality they are in South Korea or China. Both Indiegogo and Kickstarter should be by the Attorney General’s office and the FTC.
No matter how good a project looks don’t back it!! Only a very small handful of the products see the light of day. It’s so easy now to build a legit looking website and have a prototype of a product made to reel you in and steal your money. Kickstart don’t give two s**ts if you lose your money, as long as they keep getting their cut it’s fair game!
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