You get your money back if they don't meet their fundraising goal.

Well yeah, if the person doesn't deliver, you've helped fund them, but get nothing back. That's why kickstarter projects aren't supposed to supply actual value for the pledge. A lot of the latest one offer the product as a bonus, but don't tell you that you won't get the product if they fail.

Oh, I see. I guess I've only backed products or software or things where there was a deliverable... even a book once!