[GB] Phantom Parts and Assembly Services (Update Posted 2018/07/23)

[KuhnTang]

Good(ish) news. The good news is my switches are on the way. The bad news is I originally paid for assembly and all that but I'm biting the bullet on this one. Now I just have to find stabalizers I guess and find WFD for my plate/PCB.

LOL, my switches have been on the way for a few months now.  He said he would send them right away, haven't heard a peep from him since.

[Kabuks]

Good(ish) news. The good news is my switches are on the way. The bad news is I originally paid for assembly and all that but I'm biting the bullet on this one. Now I just have to find stabalizers I guess and find WFD for my plate/PCB.

LOL, my switches have been on the way for a few months now.  He said he would send them right away, haven't heard a peep from him since.

Same ^

[nebo]

Good(ish) news. The good news is my switches are on the way. The bad news is I originally paid for assembly and all that but I'm biting the bullet on this one. Now I just have to find stabalizers I guess and find WFD for my plate/PCB.

LOL, my switches have been on the way for a few months now.  He said he would send them right away, haven't heard a peep from him since.

Same ^

Always be polite. Always keep receipts. Always cooperate. Yeah, I still lost money (though it was my choice to bail on my assembly), but I didn't lose everything.

http://imgur.com/8FFlPXu

[kmiller8]

One small step for Phantom, one giant leap for people to quit *****ing about one person's mistake.



My experiences with the 3 players in this Phantom GB.

TheProfosist: Pay Money -> Wait -> Ask for stuff -> Get stuff
WhiteFireDragon: Wait -> Get Nothing
Bavman: Pay Money -> Wait -> Get Nothing

[Puddsy]

One small step for Phantom, one giant leap for people to quit *****ing about one person's mistake.

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My experiences with the 3 players in this Phantom GB.

TheProfosist: Pay Money -> Wait -> Ask for stuff -> Get stuff
WhiteFireDragon: Wait -> Get Nothing
Bavman: Pay Money -> Wait -> Get Nothing

Pls no drama

pls

you will have beautiful phantom soon

[pasph]

TheProfosist: Pay Money -> Wait -> Ask for stuff -> Get stuff

Can you please ask him my stuff so i can get it?

[cgbuen]

After over 9 months, I too just received my parts today - MX Whites.



All things aside from how you want to complain about how this whole GB has been handled, here's a list of tips if you want to get your stuff:

- PM him. He's mentioned that he doesn't even read this thread anymore, so posting here doesn't really do anything except provide you an outlet to rant. Note that his response time is not really that quick, but it is existent.
- Be polite like nebo said. (Remember, this is a list is for coming to an agreement with him to get your stuff, not anything else.)
- If you've done all this stuff and still don't get any PM responses, don't be afraid to send a demand letter. For a template of a demand letter, and a few further details on what to do, PM me.

[pasph]

I've wrote many pm and email and still no answers
I'm not american so a demand letter is not an option
So he has the right to scam me?

[AKIMbO]

I received my switches from this group buy today.  I had to pay shipping twice, but I'm completely fine with that.  I'm just happy to be done with this GB.

[Glod]

congrats to those who now haz switches.

[nebo]

Got my switches today (maybe yesterday, I was out). 100 whites. Took a while, but here in the end. Still before my PCB so it's not like it was the bottleneck.

[Glod]

where are mine? lol wtf

[mashby]

I'm thrilled that people are getting their stuff, albeit very slowly. It would appear that TheProfosist is attempting to make good on at least the parts of this group buy. This is of course encouraging, but also frustrating given the lack of public communication.

I wish he would state publicly what his goals are and what steps he's taking to make good on this group buy. Unfortunately, it appears that he prefers one-on-one PMs. So if you're still waiting on parts, it seems like the best best is to contact him directly via PM.

As they say, "actions speak stronger than words." My hope is that his actions continue.

[aggiejy]

As they say, "actions speak stronger than words." My hope is that his actions continue.

+1

[jabar]

that TheProfosist is attempting to make good

only when solder service fees are fully refunded would any effort of his be "attempting to make good"

[oluf]

Order received in full.. Thank you Prof.

[Paranoid]

has anyone received stabilizers yet?

[sleepy916]

When are you sending the big package to WFD, Prof? I asked a couple times in PMs but no reply.

I will send the ones for the people that contacted me to send them to him ASAP (pasph sleepy916 affect656)

Pmed you more than a few times Prof, I'm glad others are getting their things but what about this "ASAP" business? 

[kmiller8]

has anyone received stabilizers yet?

I think wfd is dealing with stabilizers.

[Glod]

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note: this is was taken out of focus on purpose

remember this? i do

[nebo]

has anyone received stabilizers yet?

I think wfd is dealing with stabilizers.

I'm not even sure anymore. With all the spreadsheets WFD had my plate and PCB but never really responded to me so I'm not sure if they're with TP or WFD.

[pasph]

I'm happy to say that
TheProfosist has shipped to me my stuff and now he don't owes me anything more

I second this:

My experiences with the 3 players in this Phantom GB.

TheProfosist: Pay Money -> Wait -> Ask for stuff -> Get stuff
WhiteFireDragon: Wait -> Get Nothing
Bavman: Pay Money -> Wait -> Get Nothing

[Glod]

arrived today


although i squared away with Prof, its not up to me to say hes in the clear, i'm just one person in this mix.

[xSpartanCx]

Can anybody help me dim the brightness of the LEDs? I've tried changing the value in tmk keyboard firmware, but no matter what value they stay the same. Also, the locking caps lock doesn't work with the firmware for me, either.

[tgujay]

I'm happy to say that
TheProfosist has shipped to me my stuff and now he don't owes me anything more

I second this:

My experiences with the 3 players in this Phantom GB.

TheProfosist: Pay Money -> Wait -> Ask for stuff -> Get stuff
WhiteFireDragon: Wait -> Get Nothing
Bavman: Pay Money -> Wait -> Get Nothing

WFD royally ****ed up.  Geekhack is losing reputable members due to GB's.

[Donbabbeo]

I'm happy to say that
TheProfosist has shipped to me my stuff and now he don't owes me anything more

I second this:

My experiences with the 3 players in this Phantom GB.

TheProfosist: Pay Money -> Wait -> Ask for stuff -> Get stuff
WhiteFireDragon: Wait -> Get Nothing
Bavman: Pay Money -> Wait -> Get Nothing

WFD royally ****ed up.  Geekhack is losing reputable members due to GB's.

FYI:
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=54206.0

[tgujay]

I'm happy to say that
TheProfosist has shipped to me my stuff and now he don't owes me anything more

I second this:

My experiences with the 3 players in this Phantom GB.

TheProfosist: Pay Money -> Wait -> Ask for stuff -> Get stuff
WhiteFireDragon: Wait -> Get Nothing
Bavman: Pay Money -> Wait -> Get Nothing

WFD royally ****ed up.  Geekhack is losing reputable members due to GB's.

FYI:
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=54206.0

I'm aware, he's been MIA for like 2-3 months, like I said, royally ****ed up.

[FabsSpeed]

PROF!

where are all my Keyboards and all my caps? When do you plan of shipping me these things and when can I get my stuff? It has been almost 12 month now !!!

 

[FabsSpeed]

Anyone can help me on this ?

[FabsSpeed]

Hello ? Anyone can help here?

[nubbinator]

I guess that's one promise that went out the window. How many people still don't have their stuff?

[tgujay]

Hello ? Anyone can help here?

Dude your money and anything else is long gone.

[sleepy916]

The Prof still logs in here. I don't think he is planning on paying anyone else back. I'm still waiting on my keyboard. It's only been over a year...

[SpAmRaY]

The Prof still logs in here. I don't think he is planning on paying anyone else back. I'm still waiting on my keyboard. It's only been over a year...

Honestly that's worse than those who just disappear completely. He comes here, reads stuff that is going on etc. What a shame.

[sleepy916]

The Prof still logs in here. I don't think he is planning on paying anyone else back. I'm still waiting on my keyboard. It's only been over a year...

Honestly that's worse than those who just disappear completely. He comes here, reads stuff that is going on etc. What a shame.

At what point does he get banned? I don't think he is trying to make good on what he owes anymore.

[byker]

The Prof still logs in here. I don't think he is planning on paying anyone else back. I'm still waiting on my keyboard. It's only been over a year...

Honestly that's worse than those who just disappear completely. He comes here, reads stuff that is going on etc. What a shame.

Yeah, he is online right now... 

[HoffmanMyster]

Alright guys, I have a not-so-brief update to post here.

I live a little over an hour from TheProfosist.  A few months ago I contacted him, asking if there was anything I could do to help him move this along.  He was interested in handing all of the parts of this GB over and letting me handle the shipping/distribution of these parts, so that's the route we took.

Today I met up with TheProfosist and collected all material components of this buy, and caught up to speed on the logistics since I hadn't even joined GH when this buy started.  My understanding is that money was collected for labor and parts, but not shipping.  A lot of the components purchased ended up costing more than planned, so the money is all gone (including assembly money).  You can choose to believe this or not, but that's really not the point. 
The point is that there is no money left in this buy.  As such, I unfortunately need to ask for money in order to send these things out to their respective owners.  :-/

I'm still awaiting the master list of participants, components, and the like.  For now, I simply have possession of the parts, as shown below.


Phantom GB by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

As soon as I get more information on which pieces go to which geekhacker, I can begin the process of tracking people down and working out payment/shipping.  Until that time, I wanted to alert everyone to the current status and get the ball rolling, so to speak.  I know that many involved in this GB are probably not very active anymore, so hopefully I can reach everyone in a timely manner.  If you remember what you paid for or had mailed to TheProfosist, please feel free to post here or PM me that information (include "Phantom GB" in the subject please!).  If not, I will PM everyone once I have that information.

Regarding the timeline: I wasn't sure when I would receive these parts and be able to start working on this, so please bear with me as I am fairly busy in life right now.  I will do my best to get this out in a timely manner, but I do have prior commitments that may take priority.  I hope you understand.  Regardless, I will stay in contact with everyone and work to resolve this ordeal as swiftly as possible (I want this out of my kitchen sooner than later ).   

If anyone has any questions for me, please feel free to address them here in the thread or via PM.

As a final note, I ask that we not dwell on the past issues of this group buy, and instead look forward to making some progress.   

Alright, let's get this show on the road!

[SpAmRaY]

I thought there would be more parts left.

Glad to see all wasn't completely lost.

[HoffmanMyster]

I thought there would be more parts left.

Glad to see all wasn't completely lost.

I too was surprised to see how much there was.  The hardest part will be sorting out who gets what and keeping all that straight.

[sleepy916]

I've contacted Prof a few times in the past year or so and every time he says he is going to ship my QFR. Then after that just silence. I thought it was long gone now but who knows if that one is mine or not.

[byker]

Good guy hoff! Thanks for helping take over a messy situation. We appreciate you for what you do on here! 

[Evo_Spec]

Holy crap this is an old GB.

[blighty]

I think i'm owed some plate-mounted stabs and some LEDs, but I'm good on both.  I found another source years ago.  Assuming my parts actually exist, feel free to sell/use them for whatever.

[calmfries]

Meanwhile the prof just joined the TGR-Jane gb, Oh well..

[meow a cat]

I don't know if this would help anyone or not, but I'd be willing to pick up one Phantom assembly for the price of shipping, and maybe a pocket pack of solder (I don't think I have enough solder left for an entire board after doing two builds), if someone is unable to do an assembly themselves but has all of the parts.

This is really cool of you Hoff, glad to see some people finally seeing their boards and parts after all this time! 

[nubbinator]

And I can do some soldering for the cost of shipping too.  If you want to buy me a beer, that would be awesome, but nothing is expected other than shipping being covered.  It might actually motivate me to finally do some soldering of my own I've been putting.

[HoffmanMyster]

I don't know if this would help anyone or not, but I'd be willing to pick up one Phantom assembly for the price of shipping, and maybe a pocket pack of solder (I don't think I have enough solder left for an entire board after doing two builds), if someone is unable to do an assembly themselves but has all of the parts.

This is really cool of you Hoff, glad to see some people finally seeing their boards and parts after all this time! 

And I can do some soldering for the cost of shipping too.  If you want to buy me a beer, that would be awesome, but nothing is expected other than shipping being covered.  It might actually motivate me to finally do some soldering of my own I've been putting.

Just as a note, there are not PCBs or plates in my possession, or that TheProf ever had.  Both of those aspects fell apart pretty hard during the buy.  So if people already have PCBs ready to go, you can assemble just fine, but if you were counting on the PCB from this buy arriving I'm not sure what to do.  :-/

[jdcarpe]

I would think that, as a bare minimum, he should get a board ban?

Of course you would have to have a formal way for complaints to be logged.....

If they ban him then any hope of anyone getting the remainder of their stuff is essentially lost.

So, since HoffmanMyster has the remaining items in his possession now, shouldn't the mods proceed with a ban at this point? It's not like anyone needs to communicate with him anymore.

[SpAmRaY]

I would think that, as a bare minimum, he should get a board ban?

Of course you would have to have a formal way for complaints to be logged.....

If they ban him then any hope of anyone getting the remainder of their stuff is essentially lost.

So, since HoffmanMyster has the remaining items in his possession now, shouldn't the mods proceed with a ban at this point? It's not like anyone needs to communicate with him anymore.

Sounds like a good idea.

[digi]

So, since HoffmanMyster has the remaining items in his possession now, shouldn't the mods proceed with a ban at this point? It's not like anyone needs to communicate with him anymore.

+1