Originally Posted by
linberl
That hasn't worked out well for people trying to sue Kickstarter or Igg because they are not the actual "sellers", they are a middleman. But they are the ones with deep pockets. Suing the developer, assuming he has run out of money, is pointless. There would be no way to enforce any judgment since he would have insufficient assets. ...
But the point about "allowing him to continue" does not apply if he runs out of funds anyway. Assuming he continues operating his business (maybe even sell bikes) but NOT deliver your reward, THEN you can obviously sue. (And thus force him to deliver, refund or declare bankruptcy.)