This style allows you to see when you submit by even if it is crazy to not get in with your submission received at 10:00:00. With EK drawings though you just feel helpless and it sucks all around when you see people reselling sometimes before the keys even arrive. I think a little bit of work is worth while.
No matter what keycap design or maker it just feels crappy about having limited numbers. Aside from production capabilities there is no reason to not take orders and sell until people can't buy any more. Especially if you limit it to three choices. Colors will still be "rare" and spread out between a ton of people. Plus what is the point of something being rare to a select community on an internet forum? Would anyone be upset if bro caps or Clack Factory took constant orders and when the 50th or 100th or 1000th Stainless steel bro bot or GID skull showed up at someones house?
I really hope there are not people out there wringing their hands together going "muahahaha I got one of a mystery number of keys that so many people want" With these caps you can't even say "I have one out of 10 made" because the numbers are not made available. Everything is smoke and mirrors, I really wish the numbers available were listed so you could see 20 of one color, 5 of another color, etc. That would make collecting more fun because you would truly know how rare something is (even though that doesn't matter that much) and possibly make better decisions on what to ask for.
It is honestly BS like these sales that makes me think other hobbies might be more worth my time, effort, and money through less frustration and heartache.