I've been seeing some confusion in this group event for my campaign as well as others with individual choice listings, as to why unlocked designs are the only ones available to specifically choose. I wanted to dive into that a little bit; it's kind of a long answer as to why I personally prefer this way of crowdfunding now, though I can't speak for others. However, I'll try to explain it as best as possible! I'm very drained already from Colossalcon so please ask any questions you may have.

An easy (albeit a bit time-consuming) way to still support the campaign before the design you want is funded, and thus help to reach the goal, is to pledge for another tier level and then just quickly edit it when [the desired stretch goal] is unlocked. There is the chance to unlock significantly more via surveys/preorder store, too! That's what a lot of people are doing to help us out, every time I announce a new goal is met a lot of people swap over to it.

I do know that it's possible to leave a disclaimer on the listing that only unlocked designs apply, but it would still ultimately upset more people than these precautions do.

I really don't want to extend the fulfillment timeline further than necessary, which would happen if I had to collect desired pin designs via survey (because of all of the possible complications listed above, and the timeframe required to receive at least 90% of surveys). I've been crowdfunding for 8 years now; this is my 4th campaign structuring my reward tiers this way, and this is a much smoother experience than the other way.

I hope this makes this a lot easier to understand, it ultimately helps everyone for me to have the numbers reserved per design immediately on hand at the end of funding!