I don't understand people complaining about group buys. Geekhack and Geekhack group buys, are a 100% voluntary endeavor by you, the member. Geekhack is a community, that you and everyone contributes to, and you are here by choice. As such your desires are balanced out with the practicality, needs, capabilities, limitations, and logistics of the organization. The downside is that sometimes it can't work out 100% the way you envision. The upside is that is usually does, or you wouldn't be here.
Ergo,
Scenario #1-
Group buy pricing, plus individual shipping that is more or less appropriate for your requirement, but maybe not exactly.
Scenario #2-
Here is what is for sale, this is the price shipped to you with a standard retail mark up.
I promise if you have scenario #2, you might have less choice, probably wait longer, and you will definitely pay more.
Take your pick. Oh, on Geekhack you only get scenario #1. If you want scenario #2 go anywhere else, because that's how it is everywhere else. Appreciate what you have here at Geekhack, build it to be better. Come to the forum with solutions not problems....or consider a different alternative.