Concern Regarding Unselected Winner in Prepaid Contest & Lack of Submission Reviews.

Subject: Concern Regarding Unselected Winner in Prepaid Contest & Lack of Submission Reviews.
Dear ,
cad Crowd  Platform Support/Officials
I am writing to express my concern regarding the "Design Innovative Wooden Furniture for Kids: Practical, Unique, and Problem-Solving" contest. This was a prepaid contest, and participants invested significant time and effort into creating high-quality designs. However, despite the contest ending, no winner was selected, which is unfair to the designers who contributed their work in good faith.
Additionally, I have noticed similar issues in other contests hosted by different organizers, such as:

• Innovative Photobooth Design Contest with a Sleek, Modern Look
• Big Blue Water Filtration Cartridge Design

In these contests, the organizers did not review a single submission, raising concerns about transparency and fairness on the platform. If contests are prepaid, participants expect a fair review process and winner selection.
I kindly request the platform to look into this issue and provide clarity on how such situations are handled. It would be helpful to understand whether any measures are in place to ensure contest organizers properly review entries and select winners as expected.

Looking forward to your response.

Best regards,
Sagar | 3DS Studio

Hi Sagar,

Thank you for expressing your concern about this.

For the "Innovative Photobooth design contest with sleek modern look" contest, the client has two weeks from the end date to choose the winner. There are 7 days left.

The same for the "Big Blue Water Filtration Cartridge" contest.

Sometimes, customers can also have trouble choosing the winner. They may also need to present designs to clients or other stakeholders for review. In these cases, they may ask us to extend the time to choose the winner.

If the customers do not do this after the review period, we will contact them several times so they can do that. If a client doesn’t respond, we may choose a winning entry on the client’s behalf. So, sometimes, it might take a bit longer.

I hope that makes sense. We will ensure that a winner will be selected in almost all cases, if a few entries meet all the requirements.

Regards,
Lucian

Hi Lucian,

Thank you for the detailed explanation. I appreciate the clarity regarding the timelines and the process for selecting the winners. It's good to know that you're actively following up with clients to ensure a decision is made.

Thanks again for the update, and I look forward to hearing about the winner soon.

Best regards,
Sagar