Is indiegogo reliable?

[Anament]

I'm looking for a cool gift for my brothers housewarming party. He's into like techy stuff and gadgets. He had that planetarium on his ceiling as a kid so thought this would be pretty awesome (
https/www.indiegogo.com/projects/starsailor-live-brings-the-skies-into-your-bedroom-technology#/, but i've never bought anything from indiegogo, is it reliable and do you think it's appropriate to give since they'll have to wait to receive it? Anyone see something like this before?

 

[Someone Somewhere]

No. It's a crowdfunding site, so you're providing the capital to develop a product that doesn't exist yet.

If they run into problems, or their estimate was wrong and they run out of cash, or it's simply not feasible with current technology... you lose your money.

I'd wait until they have something that's not CGI before even considering that they'll have a finished product anything like what they claim.

 

[gytisxp]

Indiegogo is not a shop per se but a place where people put products or services they want to offer and raise money to make those a reality. Your founding something that may or may not be made or sold at all so its a bit like gambling to see if it ships or not. Do not "buy" anything for indiegogo. Use amazon or newegg.

 

[USAFRet]

So its a projector.
That doesn't exist yet.
And may never exist.

As noted above, indiegogo is not a 'store', but rather a crowdfunding site.
They have an idea, and some CGI images. Eventually, they might make an actual product. Maybe.