I posted a version of this on Reddit.
Taskin, a San Francisco-based company that primarily sells bags and luggage, has done a crowdfunding bait-and-switch on their recent Kickstarter campaign and a gone silent on responding to backers (and possibly gone under as a company, not sure).
Don’t buy from them, you might not get what you paid for.
Crowdfunding campaigns not delivering what they promise is certainly not new, but what is surprising about this is that Taskin has been doing crowdfunding for seven years. They’ve done 16 campaigns in total, raising $1.36M in funds over the years. They were a reputable company that made great products; I backed several of them, and purchased others. I really liked their stuff!
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