Originally Posted by
Rick_D
It was a two-step process: placed a presale order at substantial discount versus projected retail then, as the years passed and bikes trickled out, they offered an ultralight upgrade at added cost so I opted in with a second payment. Retail on my configuration now, when they're taking orders, is US $4,500 and making a third payment to reach that mark seems to be the only way to get a bike. Lacking that, I'm in refund limbo with quite a few others.
So, you are not a KS backer but a buyer of the presale?
While for KS backers, there is no legal obligation for the KS creator to deliver anything because they are a kind of investor in the product development that give money to help create the product, the buyers of the presale are customers having bought a product, the seller must provide the product at the price proposed by him and paid by the customers (If a seller propose a price for a product and a buyer accept and pay this price, the sale is complete, the seller must provide the product to the buyer).
If the seller doesn't do so, the customer can sue the seller, If there are several buyers in the same situation, they can make a global group action against the seller. They can also ask money to compensate for the damages caused by the seller who didn't deliver the product in time.