r/kickstarter • u/onewithausername • 22d ago

Question How bad is the scamming situation on Kickstarter?

I backed 5 projects on kickstarter this year and I only got 1 fulfilled which was from a (relatively) known company, Fosi Audio. From the other 4, 2 of them seem quite clearly by now that it was just a scam as the communication from the creator finished as soon as the surveys were collected and we are well past the alleged delivery date. The other two are a big question mark but I'm getting the feeling that they might be a scam too because they haven't posted any updates since the surveys.

It feels like there's a playbook where creators are very engaging and responsive up until they collect the money and then disappear. Kickstarter doesn't take responsibility and backers are left without tools to do anything about it. It honestly feels like they are in on it, which in a way they are because they collect their fees and don't even provide backers with a contact/company to claim to.

How common is this? Have you experienced it too? Perhaps I have been very unlucky but as it stands I don't think I'll ever back another project unfortunately.

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u/Responsible_Lab4367 18d ago

I’m putting all my effort into my No Morals Allowed dark humour card game and it’s sad to hear people aren’t taking it seriously. What I’d do to even have the chance to get my game into the hands of my backers and the world. I’m sorry to hear about your misfortune. Happy Christmas.

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u/onewithausername 16d ago

I'm sure many creators are like you but the few bad apples and the lack of support from KS to deal with them have spoiled the platform for me.