David Saxey aka Dave Saxey Fraudulent Kickstarter Eagle Idaho

David Saxey ran the Kickstart project located here: Precision Machined Metal Role Playing Game (RPG) Dice.

David Saxey requested $13,500 for the project but collected nearly $18,000 dollars which was to be used to manufacture dice and send them to the people who backed his project. As usually happens, the estimated late-June delivery date slid back, with David noting (in late June) that there were some difficulties getting all the raw materials.

There was no further contact until early August when David Saxey said that machining had been completed, but he had decided to buy an expensive laser to do the engraving rather than have the dice professionally engraved. In late August, due to mounting pressure from backers, David Saxey finally claimed that he had actually received the laser and would be confirming shipping addresses for shipping in the next week.

There has been no further contact with David Saxey. He ignores emails, phonecalls, Facebook messages and messages through the Kickstarter website. His supplier, Brian Kennedy, noted in late October that David Saxey was also ignoring his attempts to contact him, and furthermore David Saxey has not paid for the dice that had been manufactured.

The Kickstarter raised $17,968 of $13,500 requested. Kickstarter takes 10%, so David Saxey receieved $15,928. He claims he bought a laser to do the engraving (which he doesn't know how to use) which is about $2,500. So if he bought the laser (he provides no proof other than a picture with no identifying marks) he still has $13,428.20 that is unaccounted for and not being used to deliver merchandise, while he continues to ignore all attempts to contact him.

Kickstarter themselves has said that while their TOS binds project creators to follow through or provide refunds, they can do nothing to help. Amazon Payments will not allow a dispute of a charge past 105 days of the charge, which means that David Saxey strung people along just long enough to get outside the window. Once 105 days was past, David Saxey ceased all contact with people he had taken money from without bothering to send merchendise.

I have contacted my credit card company, and while their dispute window is 60 days, they are investigating and seeing if there is anything they can do.