Keylace running out of ideas to steal from so i guess its time to steal some packaging/box designs too for Hailey
damn this is gonna be one big thot of a board.
https://imgur.com/a/K91Sesb
HAHAHA. At this point I'm not even surprised anymore. Looks like its time to chuck someone in the ol' blacklist
I don't understand, is this keyboard design stolen?
From my understanding after reading the Cygnus GB thread, it appears that PheonixStarr was commissioned to design a PCB for Bisoromi's function row-less TKL project. Instead of doing so, PhoenixStarr never shipped the PCBs and decided to start a group buy for their own function row-less TKL project. Apparently they are trying to take orders while still having a large sum of cash frozen in their PayPal account. This is why you see various comments of people talking about stealing designs on all PheonixStarr threads. This is just an amalgamation of points brought up in the Cygnus GB page. I'm sure there are other points that I failed to bring up as well. If you'd like to know more or continue the discussion about the Cygnus then head on over to the GB thread.
Don't want to derail too much, but that is the accusation.
For OP's part, they have claimed that they were working on Cygnus prior to the commission and it was a coincidence. They posted an image of their Fusion renders that dates back to March. I don't actually know the timeframe or more details for this particular issue.
The PayPal thing I wrote a post in the Cygnus GB thread that summarizes the issue. I suppose that is relevant here as well I can rehash it if desired.
Edit: sorry it was in the IC thread, here is a copy:
The $14k thing... basically what happened was that there was, not sure what to call it, maybe an unadvertised soft launch, of the website where some early orders of the Cygnus and a different board were allowed. This was halted after a day, I believe the main reason was sales were higher than expected. It appears OP intended / expected just a couple of people to order and was not comfortable with too many orders.
Maybe a week later, the payment processing company (Square) locked and closed the account. According to OP, the Square account was not new and was used before, however the guesses given were either the larger amount of money, or the fact that there were several international sales that may have set off red flags. In any case, When this happens, Square locks the money for 90 days, no exceptions apparently, which would be February. OP has also stated that Square shuts off all customer service after locking the account, so there is no way to allow for refunds.
There are some Cygnus orders in there, however the vast majority of the funds are from the other board.
The payment processor was switched to a new one. OP has reported that they have discussed the business model with the new company before opening the account in the hopes to avoid the same problem.
Currently, it has been stated that previous Cygnus preorders are being honored despite not having access to funds (OP will front the cash until funds get released).
The other board is being delayed until the funds are released.
This is all according to what OP has said. There are some risks here of course, so it's up to you to decide.
Edit #2: If it's not obvious, the "other board" is the Hailey. If what OP says is true, then the funds will be unfrozen by the time the Hailey GB starts.
