[GB] GMK Hanami Dango | GB CLOSED | Final Numbers Updated

[hectellian]

Congrats on reaching MOQ!

Thank you! Also they will be extras on the Hiragana Mono so don't worry about MOQ !!!!

[hectellian]

3 DAYS LEFT!!!!!

[mustardgreens]

One of the cutest sets ever, had to pick up a couple kits. 

[CookieFlow]

3 DAYS LEFT!!!!!

Yay glad I could join at the end.
Went all in with every kit + a deskmat and an artisan.

Still hoping a cable collab could happen to complete the set <3 (the Space Cable Bento R2 cable was launched almost 6 months after the GB).

[hectellian]

3 DAYS LEFT!!!!!

Yay glad I could join at the end.
Went all in with every kit + a deskmat and an artisan.

Still hoping a cable collab could happen to complete the set <3 (the Space Cable Bento R2 cable was launched almost 6 months after the GB).

Epic moment!! Thank you so much with all the support until now I'm so happy

[Space_Case88]

This has been my most anticipated set for quite a while. so glad I got to get in on it. Thanks again

[NoteMakoti]

Yeah, this is genuinely one of the best colorways I've seen on a keyset.

[CookieFlow]

This has been my most anticipated set for quite a while. so glad I got to get in on it. Thanks again

Totally ! I was a bit bummed about the price of some kits when pricing got announced as I wasn't sure I could get everything I wanted, but it was 100% worth it.
Some of the best colors I have ever seen and will for sure be one of my most anticipated sets 

And yes huge thanks to Hectellian for running this gb <3

[khaostheory]

First time participated in a GB. The set looks beautiful, looking forward to it, in for one!

[hectellian]

This has been my most anticipated set for quite a while. so glad I got to get in on it. Thanks again

Yeah, this is genuinely one of the best colorways I've seen on a keyset.

This has been my most anticipated set for quite a while. so glad I got to get in on it. Thanks again

Totally ! I was a bit bummed about the price of some kits when pricing got announced as I wasn't sure I could get everything I wanted, but it was 100% worth it.
Some of the best colors I have ever seen and will for sure be one of my most anticipated sets 

And yes huge thanks to Hectellian for running this gb <3

First time participated in a GB. The set looks beautiful, looking forward to it, in for one!

Thank you all so much I'm crying right now :')
It makes me so happy to see that people like my set this much haha

[DTFox]

I've been looking at keycaps for over 2 years. Yours is the only one that made me feel like I would miss out by not buying it. Bought everything except for the keylabs. Thanks so much for the design!

[Reebes]

Slid in at the last second and picked up a couple, a mat and the novelties!
This is my first ever GB and I love this set so much I convinced myself to pull the trigger. Great job all around!
Unfortunate about luxecables ghosting you, but honestly my wallet is already begging for mercy at this point so it's probably for the best!
Thank you for all the work you have and will put into this beautiful set! I'm very excited.

[Ayulsa]

Really like the design on this one! Very unique and the colors are aesthetically pleasing. Can't wait!

[trzel]

will there be an update with final sales numbers?

[hedgedhog]

Congrats on reaching MOQ!

Thank you! Also they will be extras on the Hiragana Mono so don't worry about MOQ !!!!

This means that the hiragana monos have met MOQ and will be produced, yes?
I bought all sets -novelties and I was planning to build 2 65% boards one with latin alphas and one with hiragana ones.

BTW, this is the first groupbuy I joined, and the keycap colors look absolutely gorgeous.

[hectellian]

will there be an update with final sales numbers?

Congrats on reaching MOQ!

Thank you! Also they will be extras on the Hiragana Mono so don't worry about MOQ !!!!

This means that the hiragana monos have met MOQ and will be produced, yes?
I bought all sets -novelties and I was planning to build 2 65% boards one with latin alphas and one with hiragana ones.

BTW, this is the first groupbuy I joined, and the keycap colors look absolutely gorgeous.

Yes! I'm still waiting for something but i'll update as soon as i have everything i need!


And yes everything met MOQ so every kit will be produced

[nurakh]

Congrats! I ordered only the base kit. I'm looking forward to it. Now I wonder which keyboard I'm gonna choose. I'm considering Saka68 e-white or green with brass plate.

[pRoDeeD]

Is there going to be a GB in the future?

[NoteMakoti]

Is there going to be a GB in the future?

GB just ended, but you can preorder extras on Kono.

[Reebes]

Congrats! I ordered only the base kit. I'm looking forward to it. Now I wonder which keyboard I'm gonna choose. I'm considering Saka68 e-white or green with brass plate.

Damn. I wasn’t aware of the existence of the sakura68 and now I’m about to own one. Green looks too nice.

[b0vril]

Kono has had the following update listed for the past couple of weeks:
"We are currently getting a higher MOQ quoted and are waiting on GMK."
Is this going to disrupt production of the keyset?

[dvorcol]

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<-- final without extras

[noorejji]

wtf those extras are insane. Is this becoming common now?

[Reebes]

wtf those extras are insane. Is this becoming common now?

It’s probably because vendors realized this is a sleeper set I guess. That and the amount of people joining this hobby every day means that by the time they get extras in I’m sure there’ll be a whole new wave of demand in for these.

[HungHingDaiLo]

Congratulations on the amazing sales, Hectellian!

[NoteMakoti]

wtf those extras are insane. Is this becoming common now?

It’s probably because vendors realized this is a sleeper set I guess. That and the amount of people joining this hobby every day means that by the time they get extras in I’m sure there’ll be a whole new wave of demand in for these.

That's assuming the demand keeps up after Covid. I hope it does.

[Izeri]

Congrats on those sales!

[Krastoff]

I hope this set comes back in another run, it's so cute. Any chance of it coming back, maybe in another profile like KAT?

[DuellM]

Soooo How's color matching going 

[DuellM]

It’s been almost a year since this project finished gb and there’s been no updates on color matching or anything. Sets that ran the same month as this one are starting to be delivered and it would be nice to know what’s going on with this one


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[shroomshie]

It’s been almost a year since this project finished gb and there’s been no updates on color matching or anything. Sets that ran the same month as this one are starting to be delivered and it would be nice to know what’s going on with this one


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The gb runner said that they finally got done colormatching all colors about a month ago or so. There were shipping issues/GMK sent a black cap instead of the cream too, so there were some time delays from that. I believe they contacted Kono too, and they said the ship time was supposed to match the original estimation.

[noorejji]

Estimated production completion from GMK was originally 38 weeks from close, however they have been quite delayed with production. We now estimate production completion in Q2 2022.

According to Kono update page.

[nurakh]

update for EU region. It's gonna be shipped next week according to mykeyboard.eu cheers

[b0vril]

Hopefully those of us in NA aren't too far behind.  Kono has had the status as "In Transit" for 3 weeks now.

[Xonuss]

Set's arrived from MyKB! Actually is as beautiful as I expected.

I guess I was just in denial, was really excited for this set and wanted it to be good. It is what is is.

[codog]

Set's arrived from MyKB! Actually is as beautiful as I expected.

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terrible colour matching.

[YoungManKim]

Set's arrived from MyKB! Actually is as beautiful as I expected.

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terrible colour matching.

It's one picture taken on someone's desk in unknown lighting, I'd wait for more customer pictures to come in before starting the whole "color matching bad" dance.

[codog]

Set's arrived from MyKB! Actually is as beautiful as I expected.

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terrible colour matching.

It's one picture taken on someone's desk in unknown lighting, I'd wait for more customer pictures to come in before starting the whole "color matching bad" dance.

off mykeyboard, not even close.

[CookieFlow]

Is the runner still even in the hobby? Hasn't been active in over a month it seems.

This is terribly disappointing, this was one of my most anticipated sets.

This looks like GMK Watermelon, not at all like the renders.

[discourse and group]

Glad to see Camping R3 ship before it's estimated ship date

[capybara]

I don't understand how the final product color matching could be so off. Wasn't this checked? We've all been waiting 2 years for this.

[codog]

I don't understand how the final product color matching could be so off. Wasn't this checked? We've all been waiting 2 years for this.

Designer's excuse was the render was wrong (so silly of them!). Don't worry they'll fix it in R2 you just have to trust them this time!

[rmendis]

Another case study in how not to run a keyset GB.

Also, designers who post GBs on Geekhack and fail to provide updates on Geekhack, should be banned from here, imo.

[dgneo]

Another case study in how not to run a keyset GB.

Also, designers who post GBs on Geekhack and fail to provide updates on Geekhack, should be banned from here, imo.

Hoff had updated the rules for just that:

"What are my responsibilities as a Group Buy organizer after creating the thread?

geekhack.org is a community of keyboard enthusiasts and not simply an advertising platform for keyboard-related sales. Thus we require that any group buy organizers who post their group buy threads in this section also provide updates in the thread they have started until the conclusion of the group buy, even if updates are also posted somewhere else. It is requested to post an update at least monthly, even if there is no progress in manufacturing.

Group buy threads made here are for group buy progress discussion as well as open discussion of any quality control issues. If a group buy organizer decides to provide an off-site instant message chat option for faster order support (for example Discord), any such communication needs to be optional when it comes to non-sensitive order information (individual support involving personal information is not required to, and should not, be posted in the public thread)."

[Krastoff]

I don't understand how the final product color matching could be so off. Wasn't this checked? We've all been waiting 2 years for this.

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Designer's excuse was the render was wrong (so silly of them!). Don't worry they'll fix it in R2 you just have to trust them this time!

Making new renders to match the final screwed up product is just hilarious. Designer definitely f-ed up the color matching.  I feel GB runners have to be held accountable in some way if the final product comes out looking too unlike what was promised. I almost bought some extras, glad I held out hoping for an R2. No way I'm going anywhere near another one of this designer's GBs though. I'm not in the discord channel, so does anyone know if the designer posted pics of samples?

[aymeezus]

Making new renders to match the final screwed up product is just hilarious. Designer definitely f-ed up the color matching.  I feel GB runners have to be held accountable in some way if the final product comes out looking too unlike what was promised. I almost bought some extras, glad I held out hoping for an R2. No way I'm going anywhere near another one of this designer's GBs though. I'm not in the discord channel, so does anyone know if the designer posted pics of samples?

Not the designer but someone else got their set and posted on the discord.  You can see the packaging has a more accurate color match than the caps.

[capybara]

This is actually identical to GMK Watermelon...

We need accountability.

[keycapWarrior]

These keycaps look like ****, hopefully konostore can cancel it as its still in transit, what are some other fire GMK keycaps?

[CookieFlow]

Imagine waiting 2 years for this disaster... and even worse his attempt at making new renders a few weeks before it ships to try and cover his mistakes

GMK should remake this set and the runner/lead vendor should take some accountability

[HolyMonka]

ahhhhh i should have look at this post before buying the extra