Ask HN: What is the percent of the Kickstarter backer pledge cancellation?

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by hector_ka • 11 years ago

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bjpirt• 11 years ago

I only had about 2 of my roughly 500 pledges that didn't go through when it came to the time to collect the cash.

hector_ka3• 11 years ago

Did anybody cancelled before you finished your campaign?

benwikler2• 11 years ago

Two out of 1044. Eight people also decreased their pledges after we hit our goal, which took me aback for a moment—before it made me retroactively extra grateful that people had given beyond their comfort zone just to help me cross the finish line.

petercooper• 11 years ago

I had 2 of 439 also fail to go through. Not cancelled but billing issues that weren't resolved. No other cancellations, so I think I got lucky!

hellbanner• 11 years ago

Wish they showed you here: https://www.kickstarter.com/help/stats

benwikler2• 11 years ago

Six days since the end of my project (tgf.fm/ks), 15 of my 1044 backers haven't gone through. I think a bunch have fixed credit card errors over the last week. Three of the nine biggest pledges had their cards declined, likely because of the giant charge to an unfamiliar vendor—but those folks have been in touch directly to resolve the issue.

hector_ka3• 11 years ago

I suspect that some people back a project without knowing too much about how the final product is supposed to work.

Ask HN: What is the percent of the Kickstarter backer pledge cancellation?

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