Out of curiosity, has anyone here invested in a Kickstarter project that entailed physical goods that actually made its proposed deadline? Between the three I've paid for so far, all of them have been at least two months late of the deadlines they made after funding was successful.
This includes the Elevation Dock, Kickstarter's first $1M+ project, which is shamefully late. I doubt mine will get to me before the iPhone 5 comes out, which is somewhat extra bitter to me since I just had my iPhone 4 stolen and am waiting for the 5 to come out...so I probably won't be using the Elevation Dock at all, if it ever actually comes.
A board game called "Zombicide" published by a company called CoolMiniOrNot.com - They've run three successful KS campaigns so far and seem on track to deliver all of them on time. It also helps they've been in business for a decade or more giving them a comfort level with design, sourcing, shipping, etc.
I supported a local bakery here in Seattle with the promise of some (literally) delicious rewards and they delivered several days before the begining of the estimated delivery month.
I think this titanium pen: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mikebond/ti2-pen was delivered on time. I'm actually annoyed because I'd like one, but Kickstarter is already done, but a conventional online store hasn't been set up!
This includes the Elevation Dock, Kickstarter's first $1M+ project, which is shamefully late. I doubt mine will get to me before the iPhone 5 comes out, which is somewhat extra bitter to me since I just had my iPhone 4 stolen and am waiting for the 5 to come out...so I probably won't be using the Elevation Dock at all, if it ever actually comes.