Hey folks. There's nothing new to update unfortunately despite the lengthy delay. Here is the current state of affairs:
I have the below orders (by Paypal invoice #) that are ready to ship or have shipped already:
TriC75_03
TriC75_07
TriC75_09
TriC75_11
TriC75_12
TriC75_13
TriC75_20
TriC75_26
TriC75_30
TriC75_37
TriC75_41
TriC75_44
TriC75_45
TriC75_50
The biggest cause of the current delay is that the parts that are black or gray needed to be reanodized due to the color not being accurate compared to the original. It should be taking this long, but the reality of it all is that it is taking longer than it should, and rushing HolyOOPs is generally a fruitless endeavor. This is why most of them are not ready to ship.
The listing from Taobao is from Baiyang who works with TriC as well, but separately. I'm not sure exactly what is enabling him to get the kits when I'm still waiting on the group's, but I don't think it's an issue of favoritism.
We are approaching the 6-month mark for the early adopters of the GB and refunds, if requested, will be (had have been) issued.
For those who have not cancelled, TriC is throwing in a free brass MX keycap as a way of apologizing for the delay.
And I have a personal apology to make: Regardless of whether there's anything new to update or not, it's irresponsible of me to go MIA on the thread and cause buyers unnecessary worry. I wish I could say with certainty that something like this won't happen again, but sometimes the pressure of it all overwhelms me and I feel the need to escape from it all, futile though it may be, temporarily. I am speaking frankly and this is not PR-speak. For the majority of the past month I have attempted to take refuge from the responsibilities that I've taken up, losing my time in studies (it's finals week) and video games (Overwatch primarily) as a form of escapism. I can't say it's really helped, but while it happened, I did feel a bit better, having taken my mind off things, however temporarily it may have been. The feeling of having nothing new to update while people have been waiting patiently is, honestly, dreadful. I think I'm over it now, though. There are a few disputes in my Paypal account, more messages in my GH and reddit inbox, and I'm going through them all right now. It's a beautiful Saturday morning, perfect for tackling outstanding problems.
Shoot me an email if you want to reach out about anything. my username @yahoo.com. I promise it won't take a month to respond this time around.