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You're not purchasing anything on Kickstarter though, you're making a donation.

• raesene9 8y ago
  Nope. I see that argument many times relating to crowd funding and it just isn't the case. When you pledge to a kickstarter, they're committing to providing the rewards stated for the money provided. The difference between that and a standard purchase is that the product generally doesn't exist yet, which is why there is a risks section attached to every campaign, so that backers are aware that the product could run into problems. However it's not a donation.
  • robbiep 8y ago
    You’re not committing to a purchase though, there is some inherent risk in a kickstarter that they won’t deliver. And there is very little mechanism to chase them (usually they have either done a runner or gone belly up) So this is an interesting case, because the company is still around, and especially so as the poor guy is suffering MS and so has a more time limited domain to see a reward
    • raesene9 8y ago
      indeed in most cases where kickstarters don't deliver by such wide margins the company is long gone. This one is probably on older Kickstarter T&Cs so it'd be harder to get money back. In more recent times Kickstarter have tried to toughen up a little after early failures like ZioneyeZ
  • ghaff 8y ago
    It's not a donation but I'd argue that even most donations carry the implication that you'll use the money for the purpose the donation was solicited for and not just have a big party for your friends. The difference is that you're usually not expecting anything physical in return.
• EamonnMR 8y ago
  Or a burnt offering, as the case may be.