[GB] GMK Carbon R2 (FINISHED)

[Okonomiyaki#2832]

Joined in last week, but if any of the kits got cancelled I would have to cancel my whole order .

[Puddsy]

Joined in last week, but if any of the kits got cancelled I would have to cancel my whole order .

MD will probably get them all ran, but yeah we'll see

[mimalik]

Current #s look promising for Beezarre and Cadet, looking for last min infusion to meet MOQ but I am hoping that all the kits are made irrespective.

[T0mb3ry]

Update

[AlcoholEnthusiast]

Getting some pretty good traction since last update. Cadet especially. Novelties not far from another price drop too.

Fingers crossed this traction keeps up!

[s3vv4]

Joined in last week, but if any of the kits got cancelled I would have to cancel my whole order .

Does Massdrop allow for that?

[rondg]

Joined in last week, but if any of the kits got cancelled I would have to cancel my whole order .

Does Massdrop allow for that?

I think it was mentioned that if you have a set that did not meet MOQ, they will contact you to ask if you would like to continue with the order and pick other kits or cancel the whole order.

[Jkush463]

whatss with the huge jump in bezzarre? lol went up what 10 in one day? wild hope umka makes the same trend.

[Darknight00z]

I apologize if this has been answered before.

What was the reasoning in the bone base kit for having mix icons and text mods? Wouldn't having a full text mods, or icon mods base kit with a supplement kit for the other that is not the base kit make more sense?

Regards,

[thelaughingman]

Most recent number:

[thelaughingman]

I apologize if this has been answered before.

What was the reasoning in the bone base kit for having mix icons and text mods? Wouldn't having a full text mods, or icon mods base kit with a supplement kit for the other that is not the base kit make more sense?

Regards,

From my observation, the "standard" way of doing icon mods in previous custom GMK sets have always been mix icons & text as in the Bone base kit. For some reason or another, people prefers bottom row to be text (Control / Alt / Win / Code) and the nav cluster is always just an after thought (60% masterrace?). The Carbon base kit is full text, and T0mb3ry's remedy to the Bone base kit is the Bone Icon extension kit where bottom row & nav cluster become icons also.

Appreciate if a designer / someone more knowledgable would chime in on this. Cheers!

[pixelpusher]

Joined for bone base and umka mods.  Price hurts.  Hope they both get made

[rondg]

I was not able to resist. I also joined the Bone Icons kit. $416.08 

[mark3611]

+1 bone base, alphas, icons, and rolling. RIP money.

[T0mb3ry]

Soooooo the drop is over and waiting game begins. I don't have any numbers at my disposal because its holiday but i can see this round has almost 900 orders which is good.

I think we'll get next week more information

[nipnull]

It's crazy try

[dvorcol]

Joined in last week, but if any of the kits got cancelled I would have to cancel my whole order .

Does Massdrop allow for that?

I think it was mentioned that if you have a set that did not meet MOQ, they will contact you to ask if you would like to continue with the order and pick other kits or cancel the whole order.

YanboWu confirmed that those who orderd kit(s) that aren't produced will be given the chance to revise their orders after the drop ends.

<rant>   This is one of the questions that comes up every single drop - why do they only address it in the discussions, drop after drop?  How many purchasers even follow the discussions?  I really wish Massdrop would make a keycap drop FAQ and put a link to it near the top of every drop - something like this.  <end of rant>

[Helldrop]

Today my order was paid, even though two thirds of options I ordered couldn’t hit the MOQ. I wonder what this means.

[nipnull]

Today my order was paid, even though two thirds of options I ordered couldn’t hit the MOQ. I wonder what this means.

Same thing

[snelltrail]

Today my order was paid, even though two thirds of options I ordered couldn’t hit the MOQ. I wonder what this means.

Same thing

Yeah, I'd prefer not to get charged until after we've clarified exactly what's happening with those kits that didn't make MOQ.

[sagadoi]

Today my order was paid, even though two thirds of options I ordered couldn’t hit the MOQ. I wonder what this means.

Same thing

Me too.
Wish all the kit done.

[dantambok]

I think someone mentioned that most kits will be made even if they dont reach MOQ. Is that right?

[T0mb3ry]

End update for the sheet.


I got also permission from Dvorcol to use his awesome and informative charts. The charts below are interesting because they do show the order trends through whole drop.

[KaosJ]

Well that was an expensive base kit: $160 +16 shipping + 41-45 custom fees = ~$220 at retail           

Understandable that many people skipped it even if it was the hotter set of the batch. 

[Jkush463]

Well like i said confusing but hey does this mean all the sets are being made? cause i got charged for everything i chose even though like 5 didnt meet moq

[Darknight00z]

I think MD will charge everyone, then discuss internally on the kits moq. Then refund if they decide some kits would be too expensive, at least that's how other businesses would do it.

[KaosJ]

i kinda think i was charged twice, once when i joined, once now. I must check 

[thelaughingman]

i kinda think i was charged twice, once when i joined, once now. I must check

The "charge" when you joined should be just 1USD, it's an "auth"/test charge just to make sure the card you entered is valid and the 1USD amount is released/returned fairly quickly. And the charge when the drop ends should cover the full amounts of your order, this is what you should be paying attention to.

[Jkush463]

yeah thats the initial transaction charge they dont charge till the drop ends.

[oldcat]

pls make bone base and boneyard alphas. Thank you. These will be more endgame caps.

[asgeirtj]

Anyone selling their umka order?

[oldcat]

Anyone selling their umka order?

Looks like umka did make it to moq

[rondg]

pls make bone base and boneyard alphas. Thank you. These will be more endgame caps.

This.

[AlcoholEnthusiast]

So they took my money for


Base Carbon
Novelties
Salty
Carbon Cadet
Warning Signs Number Row

Does that mean all of those were made? How do you tell what hit MOQ/What they went through and made?

[mimalik]

So they took my money for


Base Carbon
Novelties
Salty
Carbon Cadet
Warning Signs Number Row

Does that mean all of those were made? How do you tell what hit MOQ/What they went through and made?

Assuming all the kits will make it, unless MD says otherwise. Its a bit early but no news is good news in this instance.

[oldcat]

So they took my money for


Base Carbon
Novelties
Salty
Carbon Cadet
Warning Signs Number Row

Does that mean all of those were made? How do you tell what hit MOQ/What they went through and made?

Assuming all the kits will make it, unless MD says otherwise. Its a bit early but no news is good news in this instance.

Pretty sure MD staff havent looked at it.

[bengine]

I’m very sure those charging are just the usual MD order system that charges everything in the order without checking for MOQ.

And I think none of the MD staffs are looking at it since it’s weekend now.

We’ll know more come Monday morning.

[oldcat]

I’m very sure those charging are just the usual MD order system that charges everything in the order without checking for MOQ.

And I think none of the MD staffs are looking at it since it’s weekend now.

We’ll know more come Monday morning.

Pressy sure that's the case yeah. Hopefully the bone stuff will get made. Fingers crossed.

[IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES]

Really hope rolling bones comes through. My favorite child kit, perhaps in 2019 tied with GMK Jamón bacon

[AlcoholEnthusiast]

I was having some issues earlier with the drop, my account, and payment issues. While talking to MD I asked what the deal was with all of the sets (which ones were getting made even though they didn't hit MOQ, etc) since I was charged for all of them and got this response

As to the second question,  GMK Electronic Design GMBH is a reputable firm known for quality and design. We will have to see what happens during the manufacturing process. I wish I had a better answer.

So pretty much in line with what has been discussed.

Something else I thought was interesting. We aren't getting the 150 price break for Salty. I showed the guy I was talking to the picture that had the most up to date/recent information about how many/what sets were sold, and what MOQs/price drops were hit.



So that picture clearly shows that 193 Salty kits were sold - and that the price break of 29.99 was reached. However, when I asked the guy why I was charged 34.99 I received this answer:

When the drop page was written it didn't really clarify it as much as I would have hoped.

So, there are two additional kits, both in the color "salty" basically two different runs of manufacture.
When the manufacturer has to change from one style or color to another that takes time and resources. That's why they offer the discount when they reach a quantity threshold because of the reduced cost in not having to switch thing up as much. Make sense?    So, for the discount to apply each style/ color would need to hit that threshold. Since one hit 113 and the other 79, neither hit the 150 needed to apply a discount to either style.

It's only 5$ so I'm not too worried about it. Just figured I would share though because it seemed kind of weird.

[oldcat]

I was having some issues earlier with the drop, my account, and payment issues. While talking to MD I asked what the deal was with all of the sets (which ones were getting made even though they didn't hit MOQ, etc) since I was charged for all of them and got this response

As to the second question,  GMK Electronic Design GMBH is a reputable firm known for quality and design. We will have to see what happens during the manufacturing process. I wish I had a better answer.

So pretty much in line with what has been discussed.

Something else I thought was interesting. We aren't getting the 150 price break for Salty. I showed the guy I was talking to the picture that had the most up to date/recent information about how many/what sets were sold, and what MOQs/price drops were hit.

Show Image

So that picture clearly shows that 193 Salty kits were sold - and that the price break of 29.99 was reached. However, when I asked the guy why I was charged 34.99 I received this answer:

When the drop page was written it didn't really clarify it as much as I would have hoped.

So, there are two additional kits, both in the color "salty" basically two different runs of manufacture.
When the manufacturer has to change from one style or color to another that takes time and resources. That's why they offer the discount when they reach a quantity threshold because of the reduced cost in not having to switch thing up as much. Make sense?    So, for the discount to apply each style/ color would need to hit that threshold. Since one hit 113 and the other 79, neither hit the 150 needed to apply a discount to either style.

It's only 5$ so I'm not too worried about it. Just figured I would share though because it seemed kind of weird.

Not a big deal but kind of weird MD won’t let buyers know

[Okonomiyaki#2832]

I was having some issues earlier with the drop, my account, and payment issues. While talking to MD I asked what the deal was with all of the sets (which ones were getting made even though they didn't hit MOQ, etc) since I was charged for all of them and got this response

As to the second question,  GMK Electronic Design GMBH is a reputable firm known for quality and design. We will have to see what happens during the manufacturing process. I wish I had a better answer.

So pretty much in line with what has been discussed.

Something else I thought was interesting. We aren't getting the 150 price break for Salty. I showed the guy I was talking to the picture that had the most up to date/recent information about how many/what sets were sold, and what MOQs/price drops were hit.

Show Image

So that picture clearly shows that 193 Salty kits were sold - and that the price break of 29.99 was reached. However, when I asked the guy why I was charged 34.99 I received this answer:

When the drop page was written it didn't really clarify it as much as I would have hoped.

So, there are two additional kits, both in the color "salty" basically two different runs of manufacture.
When the manufacturer has to change from one style or color to another that takes time and resources. That's why they offer the discount when they reach a quantity threshold because of the reduced cost in not having to switch thing up as much. Make sense?    So, for the discount to apply each style/ color would need to hit that threshold. Since one hit 113 and the other 79, neither hit the 150 needed to apply a discount to either style.

It's only 5$ so I'm not too worried about it. Just figured I would share though because it seemed kind of weird.

Not a big deal but kind of weird MD won’t let buyers know

It is a big deal because price breaks should be honoured. It is misleading.
Also, all I see is only a single kit of Salty offered with 193 sold.

[codywanks]

So, there are two additional kits, both in the color "salty" basically two different runs of manufacture... Since one hit 113 and the other 79, neither hit the 150 needed to apply a discount to either style.

This really shouldn't be our problem.

It's only 5$ so I'm not too worried about it. Just figured I would share though because it seemed kind of weird.

It becomes substantial if you ordered multiple Salty kits, as I have.

It is a big deal because price breaks should be honoured. It is misleading.
Also, all I see is only a single kit of Salty offered with 193 sold.

Exactly.

Oh the irony... Feeling salty over the price of the salty kit

[Jkush463]

i didnt see multiple slaty kits on check out? what are they talking about two kits? if there were two kits they should have been split so were not getting lied to lol.

[mrpetrov]

i didnt see multiple slaty kits on check out? what are they talking about two kits? if there were two kits they should have been split so were not getting lied to lol.

Yeah - if that's true (and I can't really believe that's true?!) - that's straight out misleading advertising, really unacceptable. Again it's not the amount that's the issue ($5, whatever), but the principle is. MD should absolutely wear that.

[Okonomiyaki#2832]

Let's not jump to conclusion, probably a clueless support staff on weekend. Wait for Monday and their confirmation.

[Jkush463]

Let's not jump to conclusion, probably a clueless support staff on weekend. Wait for Monday and their confirmation.

i agree just sounds fishy, im not worried as ill still want the kit even minus the price drop just would like these buys to be a tad more honest, as we trust a company with thousands and thousands of out dollars then find out weird changes after we pay. Would be nice to have thing a little more clear cut so we know whats going on. but as you said could be a clueless employee that really has no clue.

[chuckdee]

Let's not jump to conclusion, probably a clueless support staff on weekend. Wait for Monday and their confirmation.

i agree just sounds fishy, im not worried as ill still want the kit even minus the price drop just would like these buys to be a tad more honest, as we trust a company with thousands and thousands of out dollars then find out weird changes after we pay. Would be nice to have thing a little more clear cut so we know whats going on. but as you said could be a clueless employee that really has no clue.

That's one of their largest issues, in that they have to have support people knowledgeable in the procedures for all of these niche categories.  As support is very turnover-prone, you can easily get someone that doesn't know the significance of these little bits of plastic.  Best thing is to exercise patience and not be afraid to escalate.  As the drop just ended, I'm sure that they're looking at numbers (not updated since the 30th, so those are even probably off), and dollars, and seeing how best to bring this home.

[MassdropYanbo]

I was having some issues earlier with the drop, my account, and payment issues. While talking to MD I asked what the deal was with all of the sets (which ones were getting made even though they didn't hit MOQ, etc) since I was charged for all of them and got this response

As to the second question,  GMK Electronic Design GMBH is a reputable firm known for quality and design. We will have to see what happens during the manufacturing process. I wish I had a better answer.

So pretty much in line with what has been discussed.

Something else I thought was interesting. We aren't getting the 150 price break for Salty. I showed the guy I was talking to the picture that had the most up to date/recent information about how many/what sets were sold, and what MOQs/price drops were hit.

Show Image

So that picture clearly shows that 193 Salty kits were sold - and that the price break of 29.99 was reached. However, when I asked the guy why I was charged 34.99 I received this answer:

When the drop page was written it didn't really clarify it as much as I would have hoped.

So, there are two additional kits, both in the color "salty" basically two different runs of manufacture.
When the manufacturer has to change from one style or color to another that takes time and resources. That's why they offer the discount when they reach a quantity threshold because of the reduced cost in not having to switch thing up as much. Make sense?    So, for the discount to apply each style/ color would need to hit that threshold. Since one hit 113 and the other 79, neither hit the 150 needed to apply a discount to either style.

It's only 5$ so I'm not too worried about it. Just figured I would share though because it seemed kind of weird.

I think there is some confusion. I'll be checking through everything on Monday and syncing with the support team on all these.

If price breaks are achieved we'll honor them of course.

[oldcat]

I was having some issues earlier with the drop, my account, and payment issues. While talking to MD I asked what the deal was with all of the sets (which ones were getting made even though they didn't hit MOQ, etc) since I was charged for all of them and got this response

As to the second question,  GMK Electronic Design GMBH is a reputable firm known for quality and design. We will have to see what happens during the manufacturing process. I wish I had a better answer.

So pretty much in line with what has been discussed.

Something else I thought was interesting. We aren't getting the 150 price break for Salty. I showed the guy I was talking to the picture that had the most up to date/recent information about how many/what sets were sold, and what MOQs/price drops were hit.

Show Image

So that picture clearly shows that 193 Salty kits were sold - and that the price break of 29.99 was reached. However, when I asked the guy why I was charged 34.99 I received this answer:

When the drop page was written it didn't really clarify it as much as I would have hoped.

So, there are two additional kits, both in the color "salty" basically two different runs of manufacture.
When the manufacturer has to change from one style or color to another that takes time and resources. That's why they offer the discount when they reach a quantity threshold because of the reduced cost in not having to switch thing up as much. Make sense?    So, for the discount to apply each style/ color would need to hit that threshold. Since one hit 113 and the other 79, neither hit the 150 needed to apply a discount to either style.

It's only 5$ so I'm not too worried about it. Just figured I would share though because it seemed kind of weird.

I think there is some confusion. I'll be checking through everything on Monday and syncing with the support team on all these.

If price breaks are achieved we'll honor them of course.

Good to see you here!
People on another thread were curious whether MD will start a Holy Panda GB this month! If you have time may be worth saying something!