[GB] DSA Dolch ISO + Expansions/DSA RGBY/DSA DOLCH Blank Sets [REFUNDING]

[domoaligato]

REFUNDING COMPLETE. PM ME IF YOU DIDN'T GET IT!
THREAD CLOSED

















Groupbuy - DSA Madness!

Read this entire first post before ordering!

Orders Close on : Aug 9th
Payments to hopefully be complete around : Aug 26th

First I would like to say the purpose of this group buy is to provide members with the keys
that will be missing from Team Redline/DrugER's DSA Dolch Retro groupbuy.
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=43863.0

The scope has grown to include additional kits of DSA Blanks in the Dolch Color Scheme and DSA RGBY Kits!

All keys are ABS and the keys with print are double-shot with white(WFK) legends.

DSA Family
This is a group buy for DSA family spherical keycaps. DSA is a medium profile keycaps family (PDF of Signature Plastics reference) with spherical top.

This is what it looks like compared to other families:




Dolch DSA will be in these colors


ISO addon Kit part of Kit 5
For DSA Dolch Replica with legends including short ansi RETURN.


Kit1
no longer available. merged with kit 5

Kit 2 DSA RGBY



RCQ -red
VCM - green
BFK - blue
YBP - yellow



 - 2x 1.25u Red CONTROL w/legends
 - 2x 1.25u Blue ALT w/legends
 - 1x 2.25u Green SHIFT w/legends
 - 1x 2.75u Green SHIFT w/legends
 - 2x 1.25 Yellow WIN w/legends
 - 1x 1.25u Yellow MENU w/legends
 - 1x 1.25u Yellow FN w/legends
 - 1x 1.25u Green SHIFT - Pure short right SHIFT w/legends
 - 1x 1.75u Green SHIFT - short left SHIFT w/legends
 - 2x 1.5u Red CONTROL w/legends
 - 2x 1.5u Blue ALT w/legends
 - 2x 1u Red CONTROL w/legends
 - 2x 1u Blue ALT w/legends
 - 2x 1u Yellow WIN w/legends
 - 1x 1u Yellow MENU w/legends
 - 2x 1u Yellow FN w/legends
 - 2x 1u GX CTRL w/legends
 - 2x 1u GX ALT w/legends

Kit3 - Tenkeyless Base Kit
 - Tenkeyless Base Kit - 88 keys total



 - 19x 1u GX blanks
 - 53x 1u GE blanks
 - 1x 1.5u GX blank tab
 - 1x 1.5u GE blank \|
 - 1x 2u GX blank backspace
 - 1x 1.75u GX blank capslock full touch center stem
 - 2x 2.25u GX blanks RETURN, SHIFT
 - 1x 2.75U GX blank SHIFT
 - 7x 1.25u GX blanks Mods
 - 1x 6.25u GE DSA Spacebar
 - 1x 6.25u GE DCS Universal Spacebar

Kit4 - Tenkey Kit
Tenkey Kit - 26 keys total
 - 15x 1u GE blanks
 - 1x 1u GE blank deepdish
 - 3x 2u GE blanks
 - 5x 1u GX blanks
 - 2x 2u GX blanks

Kit5 - Alternate Modifers/spacebars/iso/capslocks
 - 4x 1.5u GX blanks CONTROL, ALT
 - 7x 1u GX blanks WIN, MENU, FN, 2x Extra 1u for short L and short R
 - 1x 1.25u GX SHIFT blank
 - 1x 1.75u GX SHIFT blank
 - 1x 6u DSA GE Spacebar
 - 1x 6u DCS GE Spacebar
 - 1x 7u GE DSA Spacebar
 - 1x 7u GE DCS Spacebar
 - 1x ISO dcs gx RETURN Key with legends
 - 1x ISO dcs gx RETURN blank
 - 1x 1.25u gx dsa Short ansi RETURN with legends
 - 1x 1.25u gx dsa Short ansi blank
 - 1x 1.25u gx DSA shift with legends
 - 1x 1.25u gx DSA shift blank
 - 1x 1u ge \| with legends
 - 1x 1u gx \| with legends
 - 1x 1u gx BACK with legends
 - 1x 1.75u DSA GX Stepped CAPS LOCK - Left Stem with legends
 - 1x 1.75u DSA GX Stepped CTRL           - Left Stem with legends
 - 1x 1.75u DSA GX Stepped SHIFT LOCK - Left Stem with legends
 - 1x 1.75u DSA GX Stepped Capslock      - Left Stem blank
 - 1x 1.75u DSA GX Stepped Capslock      - Left Stem blank w/ led window
 - 1x 1.75u DSA GX full touch blank off side stem Capslock

Kit6 - ErgoDox Complete Kit
ErgoDox Complete Kit - 76 keys total
 - 12x 1.5u gx blanks
 - 4x   2u   ge blanks
 - 18x 1u   gx blanks
 - 42x 1u   ge blanks

Gamer kits(deepdish of the standard colors)
two kits available

Kit 7
GE Blank Gamer Kit
8 keys total to allow full homerow (asdf & JKL:) + gamer positions (in wasd/esdf & ijkl)
 - 8x 1u GE blanks deepdish F,J,WASD,I,JKL

Kit 8
GX Blank Gamer Kit
8 keys total to allow full homerow (asdf & JKL:) + gamer positions (in wasd/esdf & ijkl)
 - 8x 1u GX blanks deepdish F,J,WASD,I,JKL

Kit 9
no longer available. merged with kit 5

[domoaligato]

Pricing
------------------------------------------------------------------
Kit 1 - defunct added to kit 5
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Kit 2 - DSA RGBY mods   29 keys total
      50   $43.15
      75   $35.18
      100   $31.19
      150   $27.19
      200   $25.20
      250   $24.00
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Kit 3 - Tenkeyless Base Kit   87 keys total
      50   $73.89
      75   $61.93
      100   $55.95
      150   $49.96
      200   $46.98
      250   $45.19
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Kit 4 - Tenkey Kit   26 keys total
      15   $24.15
      25   $19.34
      50   $15.74
      75   $14.54
      100   $13.94
      150   $13.34
      200   $13.04
      250   $12.86
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Kit 5 Alternate Modifiers   32 keys total
      25   $53.37
      50   $36.51
      75   $30.89
      100   $28.07
      150   $25.27
      200   $23.86
      250   $23.01
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Kit 6 - Ergodox Addon   76 keys total
      1   $462.65
      5   $115.85
      10   $72.51
      15   $58.06
      25   $46.50
      50   $37.83
      75   $34.94
      100   $33.50
      150   $32.04
      200   $31.33
      250   $30.89
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Kit 7 and 8 Gamer/deepdishes are the same prices   8 keys total
      25   $3.00
      50   $2.95
      75   $2.93
      100   $2.92
      150   $2.90
      200   $2.90
      250   $2.90
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Kit 9 - defunct added to kit 5
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ORDER FORM [Orders Closed]
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1wEJU9w7Grw_DmY1DNmEN06-B5cVHVTU0xe1wH4-q9l4/viewform

ORDER Confirmation
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aj1T_i7vHuXUdEtXaTI3REdETHRkR0JkZnVFN3BQdHc&usp=sharing&output=html





6.2 Unit Spacebars: DCS Universal or DSA 4 posts
10 keys                  $7.89 each
15 keys                  $6.09 each
25 keys                  $4.65 each

orders
Matt3o 1x DSA
Foxtrott 1x DSA & 1x DCS

[SpAmRaY]

Yes!! Let me see what I want.....

[PepperPanda]

..... I better not be the only one interested in the RGBY mods

Don't think my wallet could handle that much at once   

[iAmAhab]

Ordered an ISO-set, heres hoping it gets below $394.49!

[domoaligato]

the sweet spots start at 50+
from the amount of sales in dsa retro
and the team redline gb's that should be not be a issue.
edit: tapatalk sucks

[Glod]

glod damn it this place is raping my wallet!!!!!! at a time where i have dramatically decreased income.

ill have to see if this reaches over 50 for the TKL set and over 5 or 10 for the ergodox kit, that's the only way i can commit to this is those prices. And that's a lot of money for just blanks. Need to think wisely about this one!

only thing i would suggest is to have pictures/visual representation of what you get with each kit and also the pictures of the SP color samples. more people are going to join if you do that.

please advertise in the ergodox threads that this GB is up! Maybe even on massdrop advertise! round 3 is going on after all.

[domoaligato]

I had to fix the backspace key as it was the wrong size in the tenkeyless kit. thanks elton5354!

I was busy working on the pricing and set combinations.
I will build some pics now and post this in the ergodox thread.

[pasph]

Shipping price and end date?

[Lighthouse1]

Wallet eating goodness! In for a penny..

[CommunistWitchDr]

Would be in if the blanks were pbt, but I'm not buying a set that will just develop shine.

[domoaligato]

Shipping price and end date?

Instead of paying for shipping from SP to me I will be driving up and getting them. that will save alot of cost.

I need to find someone willing to manage shipping in europe.
I will pre-sort all orders and ship to a central person in europe.
these are details I have not figured out quite yet.

putting this in the OP now
End Date: July 12th
Payment End Date : July 26th

[G.C.W.]

Instead of paying for shipping from SP to me I will be driving up and getting them. that will save alot of cost.

I need to find someone willing to manage shipping in europe.
I will pre-sort all orders and ship to a central person in europe.
these are details I have not figured out quite yet.

putting this in the OP now
End Date: July 12th
Payment End Date : July 26th

Sounds like a good plan! I have just spread the word over on DT.

[domoaligato]

Instead of paying for shipping from SP to me I will be driving up and getting them. that will save alot of cost.

I need to find someone willing to manage shipping in europe.
I will pre-sort all orders and ship to a central person in europe.
these are details I have not figured out quite yet.

putting this in the OP now
End Date: July 12th
Payment End Date : July 26th

Sounds like a good plan! I have just spread the word over on DT.

Thank you. I have a DT account but do not really know much about there rules toward reposting groupbuys on multiple sites, etc.

[SpAmRaY]

Instead of paying for shipping from SP to me I will be driving up and getting them. that will save alot of cost.

I need to find someone willing to manage shipping in europe.
I will pre-sort all orders and ship to a central person in europe.
these are details I have not figured out quite yet.

putting this in the OP now
End Date: July 12th
Payment End Date : July 26th

Sounds like a good plan! I have just spread the word over on DT.

Thank you. I have a DT account but do not really know much about there rules toward reposting groupbuys on multiple sites, etc.

Everyone else does it!

[domoaligato]

Would be in if the blanks were pbt, but I'm not buying a set that will just develop shine.

I wanted to do PBT but the colorways do not match the other sets that team redline is doing or the original dolch set.
I would rather provide sets that match then something other then the customers expect.

[Matt3o]

Remember to buy 1% more kits to handle production errors with a minimum of +1 (if you get 10 orders of kit 1, buy 11. If you get 200 orders get 2 more kits).

Also, when you approach the end of a tier, it is often better to buy at the higher (lower priced) tier and share the cost among the buyers.

PS: try to make a mock-up of all the keys!

[domoaligato]

Remember to buy 1% more kits to handle production errors with a minimum of +1 (if you get 10 orders of kit 1, buy 11. If you get 200 orders get 2 more kits).

Also, when you approach the end of a tier, it is often better to buy at the higher (lower priced) tier and share the cost among the buys.

PS: try to make a mock-up of all the keys!

Thanks!
I am trying to make some mockups right now.

[CommunistWitchDr]

Would be in if the blanks were pbt, but I'm not buying a set that will just develop shine.

I wanted to do PBT but the colorways do not match the other sets that team redline is doing or the original dolch set.
I would rather provide sets that match then something other then the customers expect.

Would have personally rather have pbt not-quite-dolch, but I can totally understand the decision. Thanks.

[domoaligato]

the correction to the backspace key in Kit 3 - Tenkeyless Base Kit has changed the pricing a lot.
please do not be upset.
I will extend the deadline if needed to make sure the prices are fare at the new 250+ pricing.

[domoaligato]

oops

[AriesX]

Is it possible to get a mockup?

[domoaligato]

Is it possible to get a mockup?

working on it.

[gnubag]

there are no deep dish in the TKL kit?

[domoaligato]

there are no deep dish in the TKL kit?

that is what the gamer/wasd kits are.
they come with deepdish for all of home row plus 2 extras

[gnubag]

there are no deep dish in the TKL kit?

that is what the gamer/wasd kits are.
they come with deepdish for all of home row plus 2 extras

oh, I forgot that they all have the same profile. l0l

[domoaligato]

I will be back online to try to finish mockups in about a hour or 2.

[ApocalypseMaow]

Sweet! Can't wait to see mock ups.

[Glod]

eh the more i think of it the more i think i dont want blanks--i think ill hop on the other group buy with legends

Still gonna go for the ergodox blanks though as long as im not the only one.

[hoasican2004]

great color !!!!




but I don't like low profile >"<

[Latin00032]

Will this kit help if I need a short right shift to use with my vortex pure? If so, which kit is it in?

[PepperPanda]

Will this kit help if I need a short right shift to use with my vortex pure? If so, which kit is it in?

I'm guessing from a picture of a vortex pure that right shift is 1.75. If you get the base kit from the DSA Dolch Replica GB it should come with that key.

[domoaligato]

Will this kit help if I need a short right shift to use with my vortex pure? If so, which kit is it in?

you could also get the rgby kit
or if you wanted all blanks then the tenkeyless kit + the alternate layouts kit.

[domoaligato]

After getting more feedback from people I am reconsidering the configuration of the iso kit.
Please provide feedback as to if this configuration would be better.
it will only have one blank iso enter. the rest of the keys all have legends to complete the replica GB.

Kit1 ISO Kit + extra keys for replica set - 7 keys total
 - 1x ISO dcs gx RETURN Key with legends
 - 1x ISO dcs gx RETURN blank
 - 1x 1.25u gx dsa Short ansi RETURN with legends
 - 1x 1.25u gx dsa SHIFT with legends
 - 1x 1u ge \| dsa with legends
 - 1x 1u gx \| dsa with legends
 - 1x 1u gx dsa BACK with legends

edit: forgot to add this should make it a quite a bit cheaper also.

[domoaligato]

ok mockups in the OP.

[gnubag]

is it possible to get single 1u keys (not deep dish)?

[balanar]

Gonna put in my order first. Hopefully this buy reaches good tiers! Come on people order NAO!

[domoaligato]

is it possible to get single 1u keys (not deep dish)?

I have discussed this group buy with a few other members that have done group buys before and they suggested that I only offer kits.
The reason was simple and I agree with the input they gave me. (they learned the hard way.)

1. If I order individual keys SP has a higher chance of messing up.
2. Some members here all told me I would go to the nuthouse counting all these keys (Even the current kits). If I offered single key orders I should just lock my self up now.
3. Shipping would cost more then the single key.

You could buy a tenkey kit and it will give you a single deepdish key also.
After this is over, lots of people will have extra's and you could trade one of them?


Edit: I want a live video feed of 7bit's insane Round 4 operation!

[domoaligato]

btw I had uploaded a mockup of the rgb's without the legends on accident this is fixed now.

[TD22057]

If there was a 1.5u modifier with legends kit, I'd be in for a couple (like DSA Retro Kit 9: Alt, Ctrl, Return, Shift, Tab, Backspace, Caps Lock, Escape, Menu, Meta, Hyper, Delete)...

[tricheboars]

If there was a 1.5u modifier with legends kit, I'd be in for a couple (like DSA Retro Kit 9: Alt, Ctrl, Return, Shift, Tab, Backspace, Caps Lock, Escape, Menu, Meta, Hyper, Delete)...

me too. i just want to switch my caps and control.

[domoaligato]

If there was a 1.5u modifier with legends kit, I'd be in for a couple (like DSA Retro Kit 9: Alt, Ctrl, Return, Shift, Tab, Backspace, Caps Lock, Escape, Menu, Meta, Hyper, Delete)...

it is part of druger's team redline groupbuy.
well not to that level. just basic 1.5 mods

[palindrome]

I love this.  Thanks for setting this up.

One small request - any chance we can add 4 blank orange keys so we can use them for the WASD keys?

[domoaligato]

I love this.  Thanks for setting this up.

One small request - any chance we can add 4 blank orange keys so we can use them for the WASD keys?

it is too late now as I have already posted the order forms and received the quotes.
maybe after this I will run just a DSA deep dish wasd kit group buy with lots of colors to choose from.

[codyeatworld]

Thanks!! Just placed an order!

[G.C.W.]

To be sure, will there be an ISO green left shift in the rgby kit?

[bazemk1979]

To be sure, will there be an ISO green left shift in the rgby kit?

yes look at the mockups he posted, pretty much the RGBY covers all the layouts out there kinda like Lysol did with the GMK CMYK modifiers.

I believe your looking at the x1.25 shift right?

Here it is on the list:

 - 1x 1.25u Green SHIFT - Pure short right SHIFT ( you can use it as a left shift on your ISO layout)

[G.C.W.]

Is the ISO left shift really 1.25x?

[n0rvig]

So much DSA to choose from! I thought when i missed the retro set that i missed out forever

[Matt3o]

Is the ISO left shift really 1.25x?

it is.