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Jeanie S.
Not without risk, but OK for me so far

I have backed four projects on Kickstarter. Three of them delivered reasonably within target (within a month or so of their target dates), the other one took more than two years. I was sure it was a scam, but they kept updates coming (every couple of months) and then shipped the product out. So I have received 4 out of 4. but the truth is, any project may fail to deliver.

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Date of experience: Aug 04, 2021
Shahaf Wright
Kickstarter ... you may as well place a bet

Kickstarter do not seem to be interested in whether backers receive anything for their money. The project I backed raised near $400,000 and the "creators" have been AWOL for months. Emails to Kickstarter "Trust and Safety" get pointless and unhelpful replies (if at all) and they do not seem to have taken any action.

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Date of experience: Aug 03, 2021
Johnny Powell
scam by solar powered free energy and…

solar powered free energy scam us for 400 000 € and kick starter says :Hi there,Thank you for writing in and bringing this to our attention. We expect creators to communicate regularly with their backers, and I'm sorry to hear that FreeEnergy has not been doing so.We’ve reached out to them using the contact information they provided when they launched their project and have asked them to respond to any unanswered messages. We’ve also encouraged them to post a new update to address backers’ concerns.We do our best to try and help creators when they run into these situations. We have a resources page of services to help creators with project completion, and communicate backer sentiment when we hear it from our community. A big part of Kickstarter’s mission is to support creative freedom and independence; we don’t step into the actual creative process itself and as such creators are responsible for their own project.I’d encourage you to keep reaching out to the creator to ask for an update, and stress that even a short note that they’re still working on their project would be preferable to silence. If you’ve already sent a message through Kickstarter and haven’t heard back yet we’d suggest waiting a week and then following up with them again. A creator’s inbox can quickly become overwhelmed, and they may still be making their way through their messages.We know that when a creator is being uncommunicative this can lead to concern and we really appreciate you getting in touch. I hope you and the other backers hear more from this creator soon.Best,Jennifer

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Date of experience: Aug 03, 2021
Grayson
Total scam in my opinion

Total scam in my opinion. Wasted money on a project that clearly hasn’t progressed. Sick of receiving “it’s coming soon” emails.Cannot even make comments on the site.

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Date of experience: Aug 01, 2021
Bobby Scott
A fraudsters paradise

A fraudsters paradise. Once you put your money in Kickstarter don't give a damn and wash their hands...if a project fails, if a 'creator' fails (which happens an awful lot - jut search), you will lose your money....and Kickstarter will do nothing to help. The whole thing stinks of a scam and actually Kickstarter actually appears to be facilitating, aiding and abetting this activity.

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Date of experience: Jul 31, 2021
Stacy Barnes
I also have some bad story with…

I also have some bad story with kikstarter. I invested in new young project, as I remember it was three years ago and I didn't remember the app but it was scam and as I see now the situation isn't change. I want Kickstarter to proof everything carefully

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Date of experience: Jul 29, 2021
Adrien M.
Great place -where scams are born

Despite their claims, when a scam occurs, they disavow any responsibility. Campaign begins, the vendor takes thousands of dollars and then simply walks with all the money; kickstarter claims there is nothing they can do and the only recourse is to contact the individual from a foreign country to get the money back. DO NOT USE KICKSTARTER!!! So far, those who have delivered "rewards" have all delivered sub standard items that cost 8 times or more what they are actually worth. Don't be a victim of this scam.

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Date of experience: Jul 24, 2021
Hector
Kickstarter is a scam and needs to be shut down for good

I will never invest in a Kickstarter project again. I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. If Kickstarter don’t offer any guarantees for customers then there is no point investing as there are too many projects that don’t deliver the product and are not held accountable. Kickstarter don’t care and are not interested when you contact them.It is too easy for scammers to come on there. In fact if you’re a scammer why wouldn’t you come on Kickstarter as you can get money for nothing. Don’t invest in anything! Kickstarter needs to be shut down for good.

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Date of experience: Jul 18, 2021
Tobias Wilson
It is a scam

It is a scam - will never use again. Waiting years for a product that is being sold elsewhere - the company has basically stolen pledge money & Kickstarter will do nothing.

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Date of experience: Jul 16, 2021
Newt A.
No backing, just risk

Too much risk on project info and promises having no backing and leading to nothing. If funded Kickstarter doesn't provide any support or guarantee, it's just a case of giving your money to a stranger to waste as they feel.

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Date of experience: Jul 12, 2021

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