Hey everyone, even though I've already received my M65-A, I'd like to point a few things out, as I've been following this thread a bit:
Like in most GBs, I'm seeing some complaining in this thread, and I get it. Of course everyone wants perfectly accurate updates as often as possible and for their products to ship by the estimated time. That's a given. As customers, we want everything to be perfect and go as smooth as possible. For those that run GBs or are
actually familiar with how they work, you know this is basically never possible. There are too many variables and logistic issues that can make a GB a living nightmare, not only for us, but even more-so with the vendor, because not only do they have to deal with the issue themselves, but also have to deal with all of us whining about this and that, then get hate when they try to keep up with everything, but miss something.
This may be an unpopular opinion, but when you voluntarily join a group buy like this one here, you should lose your right to complain about timelines, especially if you've been in a group buy before. Group buys are a complex thing, especially on this scale, and especially for one person to handle. Group buys are really not terribly different from buying a product via normal in-stock retail. The only difference is, instead of you doing the waiting, the vendor did the waiting for you. You never get to see all the back-end logistic issues, because you were never there. Delays are almost inevitable, and I know that putting your money in up-front should grant you certain privileges, but complaining when fairly normal GB things are happening should not be one of them. This GB is still much shorter than a lot of other ones, and even though there have been delays, they're really nothing terribly out of the ordinary, if you're a frequenter to group buys of this caliber. Having a handful of messed up parts needing replacements and not getting enough stabilizers, etc. These are all fairly minor issues in the grand scheme of a GB. Yes, it sucks you have to wait a little longer, but it's not like you won't receive your product. More-so, you're always free to ask for a refund, and he will happily oblige.
Could this GB have had a more realistic timeline? Sure, just like 99/100 GBs could. But when you put your money into it, you know you're going to be waiting and clearly you have the time for it, otherwise you would either not have joined, or waited for the extras to be in stock. Nobody should have the right to just whine about the timeline - particularly if you're used to GBs, and the GB runner is actually doing as much work as they can, which he is doing here. Jchan had to spend some of his work time in the hospital, and he's coordinating SEVERAL GBs right now. Did he bite off more than he can chew with the M65-A? Yeah, quite possibly, but he's still a genuine person and vendor, and you WILL get your items that you paid for. It's not like you're being scammed here. So please, just be patient, send words of kindness and encouragement, and look at all the pretty pictures of the M65 other people are posting. Whining about things that aren't going to change doesn't help anything, at all. Seriously, it's actually counter-productive. It doesn't make the vendor feel better or work harder. It just makes him feel disappointed in the community and unmotivated, especially if he has to spend time replying to people's hate mail, justifying himself, like I've seen in this thread a few times already. That's time when he can be putting actual work into the GBs themselves, instead of wasting it on us. I know that level of customer service is expected from a popular vendor like Jchan, but there have been TONS of updates in this thread, it's not like he's just ghosting on us.
Again, just please be patient and kind, because that's literally the fastest way to get your products. Keep up the hard work Jchan, I know first-hand how much work you do, and it makes me beyond tired just thinking about it. To all the people that support Jchan and this GB, keep it up. If you haven't been rewarded already, you will be when you open up that sweet sweet box of awesome that is the M65.
