Formatting your Dashboard Settings
There are a number of settings and options accessible within your account dashboard. Here’s an overview of those options and where to find them. To adjust your user settings, log into your Kickfurther buyer account and choose “ Settings ” from the list of options along the left side of your dashboard: Tips : Account Use this feature to update your e...
How to Add Funds to Make a Claim on Kickfurther
When you’re ready to make a claim on Kickfurther, there are two ways you can contribute to a Co-Op: Via money you transfer from your bank into your Kickfurther account (ACH) Via credit card You can choose to set up ACH within your Kickfurther dashboard under banking . Setting up accounts If you’ve created an account, completed adding basic inform...
Kickfurther Store
Every buyer on Kickfurther has his or her own personal storefront. You can access your personal Kickfurther Store here: https://app.kickfurther.com/account Every time you contribute to a Kickfurther Co-Op and the Co-Op funds successfully, the products consigned in the Co-Op are automatically added to your personal Kickfurther Store once the ite...
Communicating with Co-Ops
After you’ve made a Co-Op claim, you’re able to communicate with the brand through the Co-Op page. Here you can ask questions or give praise (remember to follow our code of conduct ) throughout the life of the Co-Op. Here’s how: 1. Log into your Kickfurther account 2. From your dashboard, select “ Consignments ” from the left-hand menu. From ther...
Requesting a Co-Op Update
Log into your Kickfurther account and click on "consignments" to access a list of the Co-Ops to which you have contributed. Each Co-Op link takes you to the "buyer pages" where there are communication boards to post questions and comments. Please be polite :) If the business does not get back to you within a reasonable amount of time (three business...
Taxes
Please consult a tax reporting professional for assistance in reporting your taxes. Kickfurther provides a tool for users to help in their reporting process. You can use the tool by logging into your Kickfurther account and then going to your user dashboard and clicking on the consignment tab. This page allows you to filter your consignment data wi...
What are the different Co-Op Statuses?
While on our platform, you’ll see our Co-Ops listed as one of the following: live, early access, and funded. What is a live Co-Op? A live Co-Op is open for buyers to contribute funds to. Co-Ops go live at 5 pm EST/ 2 pm PST. Notification of launches are sent out via email. You can set your email preferences within your Kickfurther account settings...
What is a Funds Free Co-Op?
A funds-free Co-Op indicates a buyer may only use bank funds already transferred into their accounts to make pack purchases. In these cases, we do not accept credit card purchases. A funds-free co-op will be indicated with an orange “funds free” banner on the platform. It is also displayed within a Co-Op’s overview page:...
How do I know which purchase method I can use to fund a Co-Op?
You can view purchase methods on the Co-Op’s overview page. You can use either a credit card or ACH/bank funds, unless otherwise noted. For ACH/bank funds, the funds must be transferred in and settled into your account prior to use. Depositing funds into your Kickfurther account from your bank account can take 3-5 days, which is the standard speed...
What is the package price?
It’s important to remember that Kickfurther operates as an inventory funding platform where each Co-Op is customized to a brands specific timeline and product costs. The timeline includes the cost to produce, ship and begin selling their products(s). Products with higher costs will cause a higher package price. Another reason for a higher package p...
Total Raised vs. Total Payout
Once funding has completed on a Co-Op, you will see a total raised and total payout displayed on their overview page: Total Raised represents the total that was funded by the Kickfurther community. The Total Payout represents the total raised plus the profit margin to be paid back to participants....
Kickfurther Buyer FAQs
Co-Op : A "Co-Op" is short for consignment opportunity, which is what we call the arrangement to fund inventory for a vetted brand. Co-Op Overview Page : The Co-Op overview page represents a funding opportunity for a vetted brand. To view a Co-Op’s overview page, simply click on the card of the Co-Op. Kickfurther Store: The Kickfurther store is whe...
Kickfurther Buyer Guidelines
Kickfurther wants to grow a user culture that stresses professional language and kindness. What our users post must comply with Kickfurther's terms of use, and users may be personally liable for what they post here and elsewhere. It is in everyone’s best interest to address each other as professionally and as kindly as possible. For instance, if a ...
How do I know if a Co-Op is open?
New Co-Ops always launch/go live at 5PM EST. Early Access Co-Ops can be posted any time of day, but are almost always added more than 24hrs before launch. Emails are sent when Co-Ops enter early access status and also 15 minutes before live launch. You can change your email preferences within your Kickfurther account settings dashboard. If you are ...
My ID Verification Failed
If your ID Verification failed, please send a copy of your ID image to contact@kickfurther.com . Please ensure the image is in color, legible and shows a plain background around all four sides of the ID. A phone camera image works. Tip: For best results, place your ID on a dark background when taking the verification photo....
What does "Canceled by Vote" mean?
If a Co-Op has been in f lagged status for more than 60 days and has passed its expected completion date and has not made any payment within the last 30 days, we administer an “affirmative vote.” This vote requires that 50% of the Co-Op’s ownership votes to affirm that the Co-Op should remain active. If the vote does not reach 50% within the specif...
What does "Flagged Status" mean?
"Flagged status" is a flag that is triggered by missed reporting, slow sales or defaulting on payments owed, enabling the buyer cohort to vote on cancellation. Although it's an indication that scheduled consignment paybacks are "off track", the majority of businesses that experience flagged status still reach completion. Each participating user mu...
Update to Kickfurther Badges
On Kickfurther, each Co-Op has credibility metrics that represent specific protections the business has agreed to verify or implement before the Co-Op is available for funding to the Buyers. Our Buyers can interpret these standardized protections as one way to evaluate each available funding opportunity in our marketplace. These credibility metrics ...
Cancelled Co-Op Implications
A number of things happen when a Co-Op enters a canceled status. To better understand the sequences leading up to cancellation, you can review this post. When a Co-Op is canceled, buyers should understand the steps taken next by Kickfurther. Our primary goal during any cancellation is to recover the initially funded amount plus any profit originally...
What happens if the Consignment Inventory doesn't sell?
Kickfurther Brands are required to pay back Buyers as they sell the Consignment Inventory specified in each Co-Op according to the payment timelines. There are two scenarios for slow or no sales we’ll review here: (1) If sales of the Consignment Inventory fall behind projections causing a payment less than the expected payment to be owed; and, (2)f...
Introducing Kickfurther PRO
We’re excited to announce the launch of Kickfurther Pro (“KFPro”)! KFPro is a new option for our business customers. They can now pay a flat monthly subscription fee instead of our standard 5% success fee. This change has some powerful implications for both businesses and buyers on Kickfurther. For businesses, it means smarter, more competitive pri...
How to Purchase a Kickfurther Credit
You’re now able to purchase Kickfurther credits via credit cards to participate in Co-Ops. Purchasing a Kickfurther credit includes a 2.9% fee, which covers transaction costs to support credit card use. Kickfurther credit is non-refundable and can only be used on Kickfurther Co-Ops. All payouts from those Co-Ops where you’ve used Kickfurther credits...
Removal of Kickfurther Withdrawal Fee
We’re thrilled to share that we will remove the 1.5% withdrawal fee for all withdrawals on Kickfurther. To meet market pressures and lower costs for brands who fund on Kickfurther, we’ve looked at areas where we can eliminate credit card processing costs. Since many Kickfurther Buyers wish to continue using credit cards, we’ve introduced Kickfurther...
Copilot Guide
Introducing Copilot We are pleased to release Copilot, our early reservation feature for Kickfurther Buyers. Copilot is an optional feature that grants early reservations to Co-Ops for our community of Buyers. Sick of waiting till 5PM every day to contribute to your favorite Co-Ops? Then Copilot is for you. With Copilot, Kickfurther will start rewa...
Get to Know Your New Buyer Dashboard
Use the following blog post as a guide for navigating each piece of your Kickfurther Buyer dashboard. Make sure you have created a Kickfurther account or logged into your account to access your Buyer dashboard. View your Kickfurther Funds balance and initiate withdrawals or deposits across the top bar of your dashboard with the "+" and "-" symbol...
What is a Kickfurther Buyer?
A Kickfurther Buyer purchases inventory for a business, playing a part in online consignment. In online consignment, you own the products you helped fund until they are sold by the brand through their existing sales channels, yourself, or other Kickfurther buyers. As soon as the products you helped fund sell, you earn payments....
How to Link your Bank Account to Dwolla
We've transitioned to Dwolla Pay as our new ACH banking provider effective. You will need to relink your bank account in order to continue to use our ACH services. This only needs to be completed once. Please note: linking your bank account to Dwolla can take up to five business days, so you will not be able to deposit or withdrawal until your trans...
My Co-Ops Reporting Page for Buyers
My Co-Ops Tab We've recently introduced a new "My Co-Ops" reporting page for Buyers on Kickfurther! Click on the highlighted icon on the left bar menu to view our new My Co-Ops feature. Next, scroll down to see a table summarizing the consignment data of your Co-Op participation to date. Please note that the Actual Payouts, Actual Duration and Bre...
Kickfurther Buyer Updates
Here at Kickfurther, we're constantly striving to enhance our buyer experience and bring you new features and tools. Please reference this running list of website updates to stay on top of recent changes and improvements to our buyer experience on Kickfurther. Please feel free to reach out to us directly with any feedback or questions you may want t...
Kickfurther Metrics Model Now Available in Co-Pilot
Kickfurther Metrics Model Now Available in Co-Pilot We recently introduced the Kickfurther Metric Model (KMM). A machine learning model that ingests various business metrics and groups businesses together based on the availability and combination of those metrics. Each Co-op is put in 1 of the 4 KMM groups; Pro, Plus, Select, and Core. The criteri...