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
Project Timeline: How long will these take to get to me?
In short: Hopefully by October 2025. As like any crowd funding go, shipping times are not guaranteed but we will work as fast as we can during manufacturing, inspections, bulk shipping, receiving, inspecting them all myself, prepping everyone's order individually, packaging and of course shipping them to you. But as we all work though everything, we will do our best at keeping everyone updated. We are aiming for Manufactuing to start as soon as we receive the surveys from everyone within 2-4 weeks of completion of the campaign in November, after that we are pushing exceptions as further than expected to cover for any issues that may arise during manufacturing and if we reach extended goals for more bag designs. We have learned our lesson from our last lovely plush project. We are hoping to get Manufactuing done by May-June. Shipping is never reliable, so giving that at least 2 months. And finally, when we receive them going through everything that is need with our very small team and shipping them all out with our hectic schedule in the spring/summer, please be patient though this time as its just myself and a few friends I can bribe to help me. We are Aiming to get most packages shipped by the one-year anniversary of the Campain completion date in October 2025. The reason being if we are able to get everything in faster, then you all will get your items in a lot earlier than expected! Now things can change that we have no control over and wish to make everything go smoothly, but we can't. We always appreciate when everyone is patient through anything that happens during this campaign, these things can be extremely stressful, especially for individual artists like myself. I'm not in charge of a major company, only a small handful of people that are willing to help with a few small artists that tagged along.
Returning Backer?
If you are a returning backer from our previous campaign, we want to offer our deepest gratitude, you helped fund our largest project so far and we are super grateful for your support, even if you just got a sticker! We want to thank you with an free merch if you wish to continue to support our work and new projects! We know we hit quite a lot of bumps along that road as we were still crawling out of the pit from the pandemic. Some of our extended goals got dropped after the campaign ended but still wanted to fulfil at least one of them, but also took any of our free personal income for months following. But in the end, we did it and are all so proud of our Cthulhu Plush. Any issues you had during or after that campaign with your order please do personally contact us and we will work to make it up to you. We do want everyone to enjoy our projects as much as we do, especially when you get to watch them go from just an idea to a sketch and then to the real thing right before your eyes and then finally hold them in your own hands! We want to thank all of you again for any continued support in my personal art business I'm growing with my small handful of friends helping!