IndieGoGo to send in debt collectors over M.I.A. Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega Plus

IndieGoGo is sending in debt collectors in a bid to recoup funds pledged to the M.I.A. Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega Plus.

An update from the crowdfunding website's Trust and Safety team revealed Retro Computers Ltd (RCL) had failed to meet the conditions it had set to be given an extension to deliver the console by the middle of June.

Indiegogo had demanded Retro Computers courier over a final production unit by end of play Tuesday 5th June to prove its existence, refund any backer who no longer wanted the product, and provide contact details for representatives at the broadcaster Sky, who were apparently delaying the consoles from being sent out (Sky owns some of the intellectual property rights involved, since it owns Amstrad, which acquired Sinclair's marketing and merchandising rights in 1986).

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