It's hard to tell what the deal with the "backers" was. Some of their comments appear to suggest they were told they'd get a phone if they contributed. Or perhaps some of the refunds are for those pre-orders?
Athanasios Iordanidis
1 month ago
refund me please i have long time i ask me refund please do it asap!
my paypal address and the amount is already entered you can check but please give me my refund!!! it is 291 euro from when i bought it or 314 usd!!! check and do it!
And it seems Comet may have been promising quite recently that they WOULD deliver the phones:
arnaud cottet
3 months ago
I do not believe it as if they plan to deliver mid-February then they are manufacturing them now, so they have already spent the money on manufacturing. I do not see how they are going to reimburse us.
Yes, some of those thousands of comments had to do with pre-orders:
jaredsanborn
10 months ago
Everyone who ordered and doesn't take a refund will get a phone for sure. It's about the timelines of when. We are aiming for fall, but as stated above, we will not give definite dates yet.
10 months ago
Don’t believe this !!!
My Order ID: 3210 Perk: Early Bird Comet 64GB Estimated Delivery: April 2016 PayPal Contribution: $329.00 USD Shipping: $25.00 USD Total Contribution: $354.00 USD since 27 July 2017 until now I still not to get my phone or my money back . Its a lie.