content: if you read the article  But Sherman’s efforts, resources and time were all in vain just a week after his product went live on Kickstarter. Apparently, they were already selling at AliExpress, according to Quartz said — and Chinese vendors were reaping the profits. Sherman was shocked to realize that the vendors were selling the exact copy of his product. Worse, they priced them for as low as $8 each, while his product was set at $47.41. As a result, Sherman’s backers went into backlash, accusing him of cheating on pricing. The project, however, was able to raise $43,000 from their initial goal of $40,600 goal