So, I started a crowdfunding project, and then I pledged 1000 Burst to it, expecting to get the 1000 Burst back into my account, to test that the service works, and my 1000 Burst has vanished into thin air. Can someone help me?
It looks like my Burst is sitting in the account BURST-GUR6-VHE5-463Y-DJ57H, but I have no understanding why.
BURST-GUR6-VHE5-463Y-DJ57H is the address of the CF you created, it holds the funds until they are ready to be disbursed.
What duration of the CF did you specify when creating the CF? You will not get BURST back until that time runs out. CF smart contracts are designed in such a way, unlike the Auction smart contract which has a "buy now" feature.
Also, my memory being fuzzy, I cannot recall what happens if the total amount in the CF address is not sufficient to cover the payment+fee, as is the case here. You probably won't get anything back. You might want to send some more BURST, lets say 50 more, before the CF runs out.