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Kickstarter Electronics

pettitda
pettitda over 10 years ago

Have you supported a Kickstarter campaign?  Would you do it again?  Was the quality of the reward what you expected? 

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  • shabaz
    shabaz over 10 years ago +6
    Hi David, I've only supported one Kickstarter with a reasonable sum of money (and I did get a reasonable product back, although severely delayed). However, I've been referred many KS projects by friends…
  • gadget.iom
    gadget.iom over 10 years ago in reply to shabaz +4
    A very entertaining response shabaz . Thanks. There certainly are some "interesting" campaigns out there, this one always stuck in my head: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/779686749/pckeylock-physical…
  • Gough Lui
    Gough Lui over 10 years ago +4
    I suppose one has to look at it as a way of finding capital for their project, and it's more-so a "donation" to their cause with the "possibility" of getting something back. Venture capitalists, flush…
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  • Workshopshed
    Workshopshed over 10 years ago

    I invested a small amount in one that collapsed back in 2013 after lots of excuses and delays. I never got anything.

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fairduino/smartduino-open-system-by-former-arduinos-manufact

     

    I've not invested in any other electronics on Kickstarter but I have provided some for films etc, all of which delivered.

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  • balearicdynamics
    balearicdynamics over 10 years ago in reply to Workshopshed

    Hi Andy,

     

    sorry that you unfortunately met one of the worst kickstarters and scammer in the world of hardware. He is just a - well known - Italian guy (sic) that has also been part of the sued ex-arduino company that tried to scam also Banzi & C. I don't like particularly arduino but sure I dislike this kind of approach. Lived in Turin and near around for years this is a well known situation...

    https://dimitrialbino2.wordpress.com/tag/mulan-albino/

    http://kicksucker2013.blogspot.com/2014/09/be-maker-smartmakers-harold-f-timmis.html

    https://dimitrialbinoscammer.wordpress.com/2013/07/19/my-honest-review-about-dimitri-albino/

    http://www.mathias-wilhelm.de/arduino/reviews/smartmaker/

    https://www.reddit.com/r/arduino/comments/1rmbr8/smartduino_the_biggest_fraud_in_kickstarter/

    This last confirm what I wrote above: http://hackaday.com/2012/11/27/kickstarter-incurs-the-wrath-of-arduino-creator/

     

    And many other of the same kind ...

     

    Cheers. Enrico

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    balearicdynamics over 10 years ago in reply to Workshopshed

    Hi Andy,

     

    sorry that you unfortunately met one of the worst kickstarters and scammer in the world of hardware. He is just a - well known - Italian guy (sic) that has also been part of the sued ex-arduino company that tried to scam also Banzi & C. I don't like particularly arduino but sure I dislike this kind of approach. Lived in Turin and near around for years this is a well known situation...

    https://dimitrialbino2.wordpress.com/tag/mulan-albino/

    http://kicksucker2013.blogspot.com/2014/09/be-maker-smartmakers-harold-f-timmis.html

    https://dimitrialbinoscammer.wordpress.com/2013/07/19/my-honest-review-about-dimitri-albino/

    http://www.mathias-wilhelm.de/arduino/reviews/smartmaker/

    https://www.reddit.com/r/arduino/comments/1rmbr8/smartduino_the_biggest_fraud_in_kickstarter/

    This last confirm what I wrote above: http://hackaday.com/2012/11/27/kickstarter-incurs-the-wrath-of-arduino-creator/

     

    And many other of the same kind ...

     

    Cheers. Enrico

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