Please post this website link on Indiegogo Acton Comments page to raise awareness to backers! They are unware until the charge hits them!

Acton used Indiegogo to raise funds for it’s electric Skateboard. It set the prices and even stated shipping would be direct from within the EU (France) to avoid customs charges (items shipped within the EU do not pay VAT and customs). NOWHERE in the campaign did they state customers have to pay extra on top of the Indiegogo fee for their boards which raises the price. Acton is the importer and they are trying to pass their charges onto Europeans because they screwed up the costs. NOTHING IS FROM THE HMRC OFFICIALLY, ACTON ARE CHARGING THIS FEE!! When asked during the campaign, Acton indicated there are no extra costs. This is purposeful deceit. Every communication channel and web archives of the Indiegogo page have been searched and the first notice of this is when the boards arrived in Europe day ago. Indiegogo confirmed the campaigner should not charge any extra fees.

The boards were to be shipped months ago but Acton delayed this and delayed and delayed past the point of any refunds… they make people hang on to their purchase and wait until the boards arrive in the EU and then ransom them with random costs and customs charges they are making up with no breakdown or warning, therefore, trapping people into paying if they want the board they waited months for. Again, these fee’s are NOT from the government and Acton as the legal importer did not put in the IGG contract the customers were paying for any extras.

Indiegogo terms state the campaigner cannot charge more money but Acton is the declared importer and so by law they need to pay the fees. Instead, they lead everyone on saying they are going to take care of costs and then charge them at the end with no ability refund. This is criminal.

This is a warning to Blink, S2 and QU4TRO owners that you will pay a LOT more for your board – possibly hundreds.

Acton did not charge some S owners!!! any tax but everybody else (who is even further delayed!) are being asked to pay for their boards to be released. Not only is this not fair but these people helped fund and create the board which is a big kick in the balls to the people who helped Acton out enough to pledge some money to them. Some of the charges are so high, you could buy another eboard! Acton have paid S customs so they know they should be paying the S2 customs. This is not equal.

Not only all of this, Acton changed the weight of the S2 and the board design and didn’t consult or give the customers any say in this. In effect, they took the money from the public and did what they wanted and shipped a board that people didn’t order. If you bought S2 because it weighed less than a boosted board then now you stuck with a heavy board.

Update: ACton have shipped boards to Eco Riders BEFORE Indiegogo backers to sell! It’s a SCAM, Acton took our money and shipped to the public BEFORE backers.

Acton, Peter Treadway, if you’re listening, do the right thing. These charges are NOT from the government. They are from Acton. It is against the Indiegogo terms to charge extra fees and it was not in our contract. There is no breakdown of costs and Acton is the importer so all fees should be paid by you. Any extra fees should have been in the contract of sale which they were not. As a gesture of goodwill, ship the boards to us without these extra charges. If you screwed up, don’t charge your customers as they will ruin your reputation.

Customers of the Blink, Blink S2, and QU4TRO skateboards – use the channels linked on the side as well as legal channels to raise this issue. We’re going to make this public as possible. If you’re reading Acton, your shady activity is going to be exposed. This is not good publicity. Acton, this is up to you. Why should we pay customs fee’s enough to buy Meepo or any other board a lot cheaper? Do you really want tens of thousands of bitter Acton riders? #actonallday

Customers have sent all of this into Acton, called and emailed them but Acton have remained silent….