Now they are sitting on almost 1 billion and can not return to the users the coins that were lost in the limbo that they themselves fell.
A coin with almost 1 billion of Market Cap with only 1 exchange in the confines of new zealand and then the problem is only the Lord of the Rings?
This is unheard of in the market. Those who did not buy from ICO were forced to buy in this place. Who listed the coin there was the Gandalph or the London geniuses?
Why no other exchange was not interested in this project so revolutionary?
These are all good questions which I have no answers to and I can only assume things, just like you...
First of all, there is no project/coin/team which will refund you because of some crappy exchange. Not a single one. So, don't expect this from ETN team either, no matter how "rich" they might be.
I agree that it was the team's decision to list ETN on Shittopia only, but I don't see this as a "problem"... There are plenty of other teams who did this, I am part of a team with 2 projects/coins, and I am constantly bitching about listing on other exchanges, but sometimes it's not so simple (or cheap) as it seems... This doesn't mean that someone is trying to scam you or the project is not maintained or anything similar.
Exchanges are not interested in any coin. They are interested only in FIAT currencies. Exchanges don't go around asking people if they can list their precious coin because it is so awesome. It is team's responsibility to list their coin on the exchange they like, and again, this is easier/harder to achieve from one exchange to the other...
Hope I clarified some things for you now...
At least you've noticed that there are many holes in this story. The rest, the sun and the time fulfill their function.
After ICO they mentioned about the exchanges and they are not showing any interest to list in the exchanges. Many times people asked the same questions repeatedly but the answer is nothing. So the only thing is we have to wait for official announcement.