| I've found that the more over-funded a Kickstarter project is, the higher the probability that delivery of perks and products will be delayed or have problems. In my experience over the past two years, I've seen a number of projects that I funded where the project creators got bogged down after deciding to add features not originally specified at the time of funding, or continually "tweak" features that then result in delay after delay. Looking through my backing history, some examples:
- Honey Badger BBQ sauce: first run had bacterial problems.
Had to send out new batch months later. - Electricity | The Life Story of NIKOLA TESLA: "Oh, that
perk you chose, is out of production, if you want
something equivalent to it you'll have to send even
more money". Nope. - L8 SmartLight The SoundLess Speaker: "Ooops, we forgot
about CE/FCC certification..." - NeuroDreamer sleep mask: "Oops, battery problem."
Funded July '12, finally shipping June '13? - Ouya: ETA was March '13, now it's 3 months later and I
finally have a tracking number.. we'll see. - HexBright - funded July '11, delivered Feb. '13. - IronBuds earbuds: Funded Aug. '11, sent "freebie" 3-piece earbuds Sep. '12, still haven't sent the 6-piece IronBuds originally advertised as rewards. The projects that I've seen with the quickest "fulfillment" and so forth? Custom sets of playing cards. |