Seeing 3 pages of arguing/complaining I couldn't help but open my big fat mouth:
First off, FCFS is the only way. It's just the way the world operates and removes any bias that is possible with a raffle. Let's examine this on a very large scale... So you guys tell me that if the newest phone comes out, we'll use the iPhone as an example b/c it's probably the single most popular. So iPhone releases and Apple collects 10 million submissions over two days and then does a raffle? There would be fanboy riots in the streets lol. Not to mention that the iPhone releases according to local Apple time (in the US anyway) - aka PST at midnight, that's 3am EST...
There have been countless nights many of us have lost sleep over keyboards/new products to be first in line. A raffle isn't fair to those who pay attention, stay awake or miss out on other things to make the cut.
A) If you wanted this badly enough, you'll follow the boards, timelines, set alarms, subscribe to notifications and be there when it drops. And if you can't, you find a friend that can.
B) This is for two separate keyboards - if they were on separate GB pages this wouldn't even be a discussion. I ordered one of each and don't feel the least bit bad about it. I might be the odd man out, but if I do sell one, it will be only for the price I incurred - ripping people off is bad karma. Even those that sell for much more than they paid, well, that's capitalism. Don't buy it.
C) Running a group buy is an incredible amount of work. 100 submissions is extremely generous IMO. Elton is certainly the man too - don't be giving him any lip.
I'm sorry to those who didn't get on the list. I didn't make the 910 and was upset too, but that's life. They're just keyboards after all. The next hot design/maker will come along and you'll forget you ever were emo about this. I'm also sorry if the GB didn't meet your personal expectations, but this is the way Duck buys have always gone down. Elton gave plenty of notice in the prior GB thread (Black Bird) and there was like a 3 month warning that it was coming before the end of 2016. I'm not sure what everyone is so upset about.