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Hua-Jie has received my payment and started production on the switches. They will be shipped by April 23 and you will likely get them by mid-May.
Ok, so it has been nearly a month since last trying to run this group buy, and I have learned some things, so I have made some changes this time.

-Will run for around one month, until the first of March
-Free shipping inside CONUS
-Lower prices

The minimum order quantity is 2,000 pieces, so if I don't meet that, I'll promptly refund everyone.

Prices are as follows:

50 switches	$20.00 USD
100 switches	$35.00 USD- BUY ONE GET ONE FREE
Each additional switch	$0.50 USD
Shipping fee (flat for USA)	FREE

PM me for international shipping prices.


These are all the 60gf clicky variant (since no one seems to like the heavier 70gf ones that came in the MiniTouch)

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Thanks for running this GB. I consider this a good opportunity to get brand-new Alps-type switches for custom builds. There aren't many ways to find such switches. As far as I know, there are only 4 potential sources: Datacomp, Hua-Jie, Matias, and Tai-Hao. Datacomp apparently will not sell to individuals, Matias has been having QC problems, and Tai-Hao switches seem to be low quality.

I'm "in" for 110 Hua-Jie ivory switches.

I'm in for 100 next month.

Perhaps this would be good to advertise on other channels as well?

ZedTheMan wrote: 24 Jan 2019, 17:00 I'm in for 100 next month.

Perhaps this would be good to advertise on other channels as well?

Thanks, and sure, I got a Geekhack page open for this too.

Paid! (110 switches).

We are almost 1/4 of the way there! Including Geekhack I have orders for 400 switches so far.

YGPM. The complete no-hassle way you refunded after the first round failed gives you a lot of credibility for the second attempt.

I'm in for 110 switches. I plan to try them in a Dell AT101W which is like new, but has black Alps switches that are unbelievably bad. No worries here about buying from abrahamstechnology. I recently bought a computer and keyboard and couldn't be happier with the deal.

Polecat wrote: 29 Jan 2019, 05:03 I'm in for 110 switches. I plan to try them in a Dell AT101W which is like new, but has black Alps switches that are unbelievably bad. No worries here about buying from abrahamstechnology. I recently bought a computer and keyboard and couldn't be happier with the deal.

Thanks for the kind words! Shoot me a PM.

Bump

I don't "need" switches but PM me if you're having trouble hitting MOQ and I'll help.

Pricing unclear: if I should ask for 200 switches, would I need to pay 70 or 85 USD?

depletedvespene wrote: 09 Feb 2019, 18:58 Pricing unclear: if I should ask for 200 switches, would I need to pay 70 or 85 USD?

Two lots of 100, so $70

Bump

Bump, not quite there yet, so I am offering a 2-for one sale on the kit of 100!

abrahamstechnology wrote: 22 Feb 2019, 04:48 Bump, not quite there yet, so I am offering a 2-for one sale on the kit of 100!

Huh? Is that for folks who have already paid, or just those who want in now at half price?

Polecat wrote: 22 Feb 2019, 05:57

abrahamstechnology wrote: 22 Feb 2019, 04:48 Bump, not quite there yet, so I am offering a 2-for one sale on the kit of 100!

Huh? Is that for folks who have already paid, or just those who want in now at half price?

Seconding inquiry.

It's for new orders, I'll invoice you for 200 at half price.

MOQ will be hit in 2 orders!

One more order should do it!

abrahamstechnology wrote: 22 Feb 2019, 13:52 It's for new orders, I'll invoice you for 200 at half price.

I assume this is for ZedThe Man since I've already paid.

Is this how group buys always work - don't pay at first and get stuff later on for half price? I've never participated in one before...and probably won't again.

Polecat wrote: 24 Feb 2019, 05:48

abrahamstechnology wrote: 22 Feb 2019, 13:52 It's for new orders, I'll invoice you for 200 at half price.

I assume this is for ZedThe Man since I've already paid.

Is this how group buys always work - don't pay at first and get stuff later on for half price? I've never participated in one before...and probably won't again.

It is not how GBs usually work. Hopefully abraham understands how it's not fair to the people who have already paid and you'll get twice the amount of switches you ordered, along with everyone else that placed an order for 100.

penalizing the people who supported you from the start is not a good way to do things.

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Polecat wrote: 24 Feb 2019, 05:48

abrahamstechnology wrote: 22 Feb 2019, 13:52 It's for new orders, I'll invoice you for 200 at half price.

I assume this is for ZedThe Man since I've already paid.

Is this how group buys always work - don't pay at first and get stuff later on for half price? I've never participated in one before...and probably won't again.

It is not how GBs usually work. Hopefully abraham understands how it's not fair to the people who have already paid and you'll get twice the amount of switches you ordered, along with everyone else that placed an order for 100.

Yeah TBH I was really excited at first at the prospect of having my order doubled but it seems like I would have been better off just waiting.
I still want the switches (and I feel it is a fair price, don't get me wrong. That's why I got in), I just feel that maybe it would be better to not do something like this if it isn't also retroactive.