Bernard Bromell am September 16

Skarp have nothing or they would have shown what they had in the latest update. Their new pledges are now dribbling in. They claim to have had several iterations of fibre but have not shown videos any of them being tested. It is just a matter of time before they abandon the 'project'.

Fraser Larcombe am September 16

And another update from them, delayed again!

Bernard Bromell am August 22

@Simon Granville
Thanks.
Kickstarter acted ethically, and it caused them to miss out on a significant amount of money. They have rules about projects, and they enforced them when shown that those rules were broken. The important bit is that evidence was provided that Skarp was breaking their rules. It was not opinion, it was fact.
Indiegogo however does not enforce their already lax rules. I went through the official channels and gave them the same evidence showing that their rules were being broken by Skarp. Indiegogo actively chose not to enforce their rules.
In my opinion you can trust Kickstarter if you have evidence that the campaign is a fraud, but you cannot trust Indiegogo.

Simon Granville

Superbacker

am August 21

@Bernard Bromell. Apologies if I caused any offence. You did do exactly the right thing. I am just disappointed that you were right. This was a real future tech product and I wanted to believe in it. My expectations have now been set much lower on KS - sadly some projects still fail to meet lower standards - Znaps being an example.

Bernard Bromell am August 11

@Adel Wadaah
I made an official complaint, with the documented fraud, and stated Indiegogo's terms which were broken and should have resulted in the campaign being withdrawn.
Indiegogo chose to ignore their own rules and not close the campaign down.
Kickstarter did enforce their rules, behaved ethically, and shut the campaign down.
Skarp will continue to milk their fraud as long as it is worth their while to do so. They will then m ake up some bogus reason why they cannot provide a product, and disappear.

Bernard Bromell am August 11

@mishal
Kickstarter did not suspend the campaign because some people posted that it didn't seem legit.
They suspended it because some posters, myself included, made the effort to document actual fraud and go through official Kickstarter channels to get Kickstarter to examine the campaign.
PS: From the comments history it appears that you did not make a single post on the Kickstarter campaign

Adel Wadaah am August 10

sorry but what happened in indiegogo?

mishal am August 6

we old backers commented on how this doesnt seem legit and kickstarter suspended it. if u still paid on indigogo or whatever and complaining you deserve whatever bad regarding this happening to u. idiots.

Bernard Bromell am July 30

@Simon Granville
Posters such as myself were not naysayers,
We produced evidence that Skarp was a fraud.
We also saved at least 20,000 people a total of about $US4,000,000.
I feel pretty happy about that.

Michael Chorney am July 21

I'm so glad I didn't back on Indiegogo

Simon Granville

Superbacker

am July 20

How disappointing that the naysayers were right on this :( Since this I have moved back to double edge safety razors and am getting a decent shave. Looking to get a Rockwell blade holder later in the year.

Fraser Larcombe am June 23

@zozo what refund, you never paid anything on Kickstarter for this

Adel Wadaah am June 20

What is the situation now?

ZoZo The Magic Queen am June 18

How do I get a refund?

Rodney Smith

Superbacker

am June 16

I Just received mine and I must say I was a bit taken back.
I turned it on and the "Pssshhew" noise of it powering up startled me, I dropped it and it fell laser down right on my foot, the laser cleanly cut off my big toe (luckily it cauterized as well).
While I was jumping up and down from the pain it then preceded to eat through my floor and falling into the apartment downstairs,(Bob, my downstairs neighbor was not impressed). After his floor to the basement it went and cut the power to the building,
I'm now being chased by the council for repair costs.
So my Question is: as i dropped it is it still covered by warranty as the battery cap is a bit bent and I like to have it fixed if possible?
Thanks :P

Aaron

Superbacker

am June 10

lol shit is getting real but this skam isn't. So much for "we're totally ready to manufacture and ship in March guys, we just need $100k for the fiber, we're not a scam even though this is physically impossible and we don't have a prototype!". Nope, 3 months delay. Nope, 6 months delay.

Bernard Bromell am June 7

Skarp has posted an update on Indiegogo saying that shipping is now expected in December. Not a single piece of evidence was provided that what they say about their progress is true. If they are testing multiple blades then they can easily provide a video of that testing. It looks like they are going to keep on milking this fraudulent cash cow.

contrado am April 27, 2016

@ALL those who are asking for a refund: this project was suspended in October 2015 therefore no money has been taken from your credit card!
Please, get your brain together and try to connect dots in it, it shouldn't be hard.
@ALL the others: I'm glad I asked for a refund on IGG, it looks like things are not going too well, no communication (or poor at least), no clear dates and schedule, no pictures, no video, no updates in more than 2 months.. I start thinking naysayers were right..

Stephen Hales am April 27, 2016

How do I request a refund?

Nobuaki Iwano am April 26, 2016

I have decided an investment in your project and have registered with KickStarter.
But I have not paid the bill yet.
Is this situation the right situation?
If I'm wrong, please tell me procedure of payment.

Bernard Bromell am April 23, 2016

@Mike Liu
The situation is that Skarp still has not delivered anything that they promised 6 months ago. No videos, no prototypes, no product. They missed their March delivery and said there would be a 2-3 month delay. When that deadline approaches there will be another excuse. We should help them out.
The dog ate every one of the prototypes.
We've all been in bed with the flu for months.
My grandmother died, and the all the other guys grandmothers too.
We want to make this the very best vaporware product ever, so give us more time.
The fiber we were given from multiple suppliers, months ago, is not good enough. It is their fault.

Mike Liu am April 23, 2016

What is the situation now??!

contrado am April 18, 2016

@Cheung, it's obvious you didn't, you never spent a single cent!

Cheung Tennis am April 14, 2016

Still not yet received the refund!

Fraser Larcombe am February 25, 2016

@Russell correct you were never refunded, this is due to the fact that they never took your money in the first place, this was killed off by Kickstarter before the campaign ended, therefore nobody had any money taken from them

Russell Reese am February 23, 2016

@Skarp

I was not refunded.

Creator Skarp Technologies on November 20

@SUNG-MIN KIM Everyone on Kickstarter was refunded. You can go to http://igg.me/at/skarp/x/12437452 to pledge & receive your Skarp Razor Next summer!

Gennaro Galante am February 3, 2016

Who's comments haven't they deleted yet.....

Fraser Larcombe am February 2, 2016

I see they deleted Lyndsey's question on indiegogo

Bernard Bromell am January 10, 2016

Skarp is not exhibiting at CES. They are attending, but try to give the impression that they are exhibiting.
http://ces16.mapyourshow.com/7_0/search.cfm…

Lyndsay Williams am December 10, 2015

I agree with Bernard on most points. I don't understand the business of Skarp, typing their name in http://kepler.sos.ca.gov/ reveals SKARP TECHNOLOGIES LLC ( California) and also SKARP TECHNOLOGIES LTD. (Virgin Islands), both operated by one of the Skarp founders. Why 2 companies? Yes, Indiegogo remove many questions, so I just reposted mine as deleted.

Bernard Bromell am December 9, 2015

@Fraser Larcombe
There have been no "updates" on the Indiegogo site except to say that the funds have supposedly been given to the fibre manufacture almost a month ago. The rest is fluff. By now they should have the PCB boards in production and should have some fibre from the manufacturer. Neither is forthcoming. Skarp continue to remove any posts on Indiegogo which they do not like, including the post from Lyndsay Williams below. A legitimate developer would not behave like this. Skarp are scammers.

Fraser Larcombe am December 9, 2015

Interesting, not many updates on their indiegogo site

Lyndsay Williams am December 8, 2015

Noted all comments below.
Skarp progress, now (8 Dec 2015) raised $440,166 on Indiegogo and increasing daily.
Skarp have received the money according to them.
Backers waiting for progress updates on Indiegogo.
2nd Sept 2015 Skarp Technologies business details noted in the Virgin Islands, an area with tax advantages, see http://imgur.com/6xlxETU
Oct 8th last video progress update showing hair cutting (on Kickstarter)
November - Skarp Facebook - technical questions erased.
23rd Nov http://www.cnet.com/uk/products/skarp-laser-razor/
Dec 4th Facebook - Skarp ask who else is going to CES (2016)?

Bernard Bromell am December 6, 2015

@Matthew Henley
I will give you that price.

Matthew Henley am December 5, 2015

I didn't realize this project was still ongoing elsewhere. However, I will say that I originally backed for one of the lesser price tiers, not the full $289 one, and unless you can give me that same price on indiegogo, I'm not even going to consider it. Not worth it.

Bernard Bromell am November 28, 2015

@Andy
Skarp's timeline is for the printed circuit boards be in production in November. Have you seen them?

Andy am November 27, 2015

I am supporting you on Idigogo now....good luck...Andy

Casualt am November 25, 2015

5-10 hairs at a time. No way in shit is that faster than my razor I use now. So how can it be faster???

Casualt am November 25, 2015

Hilarious. The reporter continuously mention that it was burning his hair and he smelt burning hair. Hilarious.

Bernard Bromell am November 24, 2015

@Otaku Kani
Of course you won't take me up on the offer of a wager because you are blow hard chicken sh*t

Bernard Bromell am November 24, 2015

@Otaku Kani
You have not taken me up on my offer of a wager with you. Think of all the money you can make, and real quick too. Think of the joy it will bring you to wave it in my face when you collect on the wager. Think of all the toys you can buy. Maybe you should ask other people who think SKARP is not a scam to chip in some money too. How about I raise the wager maximum to $US50,000, make the mimumum $US1,000 and make you really happy. Come on. Do it. You pick the number. Easy peasy.

Otaku Kani

Superbacker

am November 24, 2015

Naw.. I don't believe that he peed his pants.. What he did do is get all excited by the attention he recieved and produced a different type of viscous fluid in the front of his pants!

Bernard Bromell am November 23, 2015

@The Legendary Cobo
Why would I pee in my pants? I still stand by every FACT that I stated.
Since you think Skarp is the 'real deal' then how about you take me up on the wager that they are not. From your perspective, it is a sure several hundred percent return investment. Come on, demonstrate your confidence in Skarp in a way which will make you a lot of money. Borrow money from friends and family if you don’t have. Maybe even a loan shark. I am offering you such a good return, 100% in less than 6 months, how could you turn it down?

The Legendary Cobo am November 23, 2015

Bernard, you must have peed your pants a little when they showed your comment in that vid! LOL!
Give it up man, your accusations and rhetroic are spoiled rotten at this point.
Skarp is the real deal and you are not.

Bernard Bromell am November 23, 2015

For those who still aren't convinced that the laser is burning, rather than cutting though the hair, look at the CNet 'Shaving with a laser' video at 1:35. You can clearly see a hair which has been melted and then formed a blob after cooling. i.e. Skarp is demonstrating nothing more than has been known for decades.

Bernard Bromell am November 23, 2015

The CNet article has produced nothing that wasn't known about Skarp's razor before it was suspended from Kickstarter. What is new was their fibre industry person saying:
"What DiGiovanni didn't understand: why Skarp didn't just ask an optical fibre company like OFS to help produce a better prototype to begin with. He told me a demo might cost a few tens of thousands of dollars"
Yes. That is the $US4 million dollar question. Not only did Skarp not get a sample fibre themselves, but they didn’t accept the offer of a free fibre. The answer to the $US4 million dollar question is that Skarp is a fraud, and a manufactured fibre will not make their razor work.

Christopher Edgington am November 23, 2015

Hmmm, Skarp on CNet

http://www.cnet.com/products/skarp-laser-razor/

Enrico C

Superbacker

am November 23, 2015

KS did us a favour this time to avoid a potential mega scam. Really appreciated it!

Bernard Bromell am November 21, 2015

@Otaku Kani
As I responded to Greg, my post to SUNG-MIN KIM was purely about Skarp's scam. It was not about their unethical behaviour intended to shut me down.
Somebody is a victim of a scam if they do not know it is a scam beforehand.
There is no libel lawsuit against me.
Since only myself had donated to Women's Refuge, I closed the campaign and then privalely donated a greater amount to Women's Refuge.
I did not 'admit' to funding the Indiegogo campaign. I openly said that was what I was doing.
PS: Nobody will receive a working laser razer from Skarp. I am still prepared to make a wager with you on that. How about $US10,000?