![]() ![]() Specifically, that a legitimate invoice (which they did not receive) would have a seal placed upon it. In 2014, Jeffrey Tschiltsch opened an email from Indiegogo and saw the future of computing. They do, however, advise people to do their research into the Chinese manufacturing process before jumping in. Triton the creators of a device that supposedly would allow users to breathe underwater have admitted to misleading its backers, and have re-funded nearly 900,000 to Indiegogo backers. The crowdfunded phone of the future was a multimillion-dollar scam. Without a Kickstarter, their innovative keyboard design would never have been released. Is it to put people off Kickstarters? No, quite the contrary. Today marks a thousand days since backers of Zoe Quinn’s Project Tingle received an update on the game. You might, however, be wondering why they’re revealing this story. Scams, Damned Scams, and Crowdfunding When Creators Fail to Communicate. Truly wireless earbuds was new product category that was trending in 2015, mass produced in 2016 and. Plus, we take a closer look at some of the most high-profile Kickstarter scams that have made headlines in recent years. Truebuds - Beware of Kickstarter Scams May 08, 2017. In this in-depth article, we explore the risks of using Kickstarter, and offer tips on how to protect yourself from scams. This will, however, clearly be a difficult and drawn out process. Kickstarter has gained a reputation as a platform for funding creative projects, but it has also been the target of scams. They have indicated that they may seek legal action to recover the funds. This obviously added quite a delay (about a year), but at least they were still able to get it done. Of the $650,000 raised in the Kickstarter, it is believed that this person may have scammed the Keyboardio company around $100,000.įortunately, despite this huge setback, the company was able to tighten their belts a little and were actually able to ship the keyboards. It seems, however, that rather than putting the orders in, the staff member was simply taking the money for themselves. The company they choose (who have not been named for obvious reasons) had a director of overseas sales who was supposed to act as a liaison to both. In a report via the Verge, the creators of the innovative keyboard design have revealed that due to them being scammed by a staff member at their manufacturer, it very nearly didn’t happen! Scammed By Co-WorkerĬo-founder Jesse Vincent said that when they were in the process of getting the keyboards manufactured in China. This is certainly not the case for backers of the Keyboardio who last year started to see their products arrive, but it seems that it was more than a little touch-and-go for a while. if youre worried that your submission is stuck in the spam queue, use the 'message the moderators' button below. ![]() If your post is not showing up, or its not being up/down-voted its probably because Kickstarter links require manual approval. There is always a risk when you decide to back a Kickstarter project that, despite a lot of enthusiasm and good early hype, that you may never actually get what you paid for. r/shittykickstarters: A compilation of crowdfunding train wrecks. ![]()
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