BackerKit FAQ
How does BackerKit crowdfunding work?
Crowdfunding is a collaborative way to bring ideas and projects to life. Project creators post their idea for a project, and backers pledge money to make the project possible. Backers get behind the scenes access and backer-only rewards, which can include exclusive products, special pricing, creative input, content, and more.
To become a backer, select a pledge level that features the reward(s) you would like to receive when the project is successfully completed and make your contribution.
All-or-nothing crowdfunding model: The creator sets a funding goal and a deadline to raise funds. If the project does not meet the goal by the deadline, backers credit cards are not charged and no money changes hands.
Crowdfunding projects can happen at various stages of the creative process. Make sure to check the estimated timeline of when rewards will be delivered. Project creators will keep you updated on the progress toward completion and delivery of your rewards.
Backing a crowdfunding campaign is not the same as purchasing an item from a store. When you back a campaign you are supporting the creation of something new. Rewards are almost always delivered, but are not guaranteed.
When will I be charged for my pledge?
Your payment method will not be charged right away. You will be charged for the amount of your pledge when the campaign ends and the project reaches its funding goal. You will not be charged if the campaign does not reach its funding goal.
What happens after the campaign is over?
The Creator will send out a survey that will ask you for more information about your pledge, your shipping information, additional items you may want to add to your pledge, and collect shipping fees if applicable.
The survey will be sent to the email address we have on file with your pledge.
Any additional payment will be charged when you complete your survey and confirm your order.
Project FAQ
What is the difference between The Beast and The Mimic?
The Beast pledge gives you a print-on-demand coupon for a softback edition of Disposable Bags of Meat, fulfilled through Drivethru RPG. Actually buying the book will incur an extra charge from DTRPG for the book and shipping costs. If you're in a country we can ship to, we strongly suggest going for The Mimic, which gets you a hardback edition of the book.
Where Can You Ship To?
We'll ship to most places globally. We will not ship to active conflict zones (it's really hard to get post into them). We cannot ship into the EU due to GPSR regulations. We don't expect that to change by the time we send out Meatbags rewards.
How Will You Handle Shipping?
We'll charge shipping once we're ready to send out rewards. This both allows us to work out the most affordable option, based on the number of books we're moving, and make sure we're working with the latest information on shipping costs and import fees. We currently expect The Colossus (the heaviest, and therefore most expensive pledge) to cost about £7 to ship to UK addresses, and £20 to the USA or Canada. The more orders we get, the more likely it is that we can arrange a fulfilment partner in the US, which will help with all worldwide prices.