meanwhile import taxes on anything drop makes it a tough buy in the EU (free shipping only lasts 5 days). gotta pass
i really don't understand how hard it is for you to understand that importing from DROP is THE SAME thing as buying from Oblotzky (except DROP won't ever scam anyone or die)
GMK ZX base kit is being sold for 111 with FREE SHIPPING worldwide, if you have to pay let's say 20% VAT that means you have to pay 133 in the end. if you go on Obloztky/candy key whatever site, any GMK set is AT LEAST 125 give or take (if not outright 140 like candy key) + shipping which brings it to 130 or 135 which guess what? it's the SAME EXACT amount you'd pay on DROP
i'm from spain currently in germany and spent nearly 20k on their site at this point, complaining that DROP sucks for EU is an ultra stupid brain dead take, buying from them costs the SAME if not CHEAPER than buying on EU, with the added bonus that with DROP you're dealing with CORSAIR INC and their unparalleled customer friendly warranty policy, it's impossible for you to get ****ed by DROP, unlike Oblotzky or whatever who can disappear or "die" any minute
even if buying from DROP would require me forking another 10 or 20 I would be fine with that because of their warranty alone, just return and get a full refund no questions asked (which I did in the past with their BMR speaker). if you think a 10 is too much of a premium to pay for the designers then i'm sorry you're just broke and shouldn't even be here looking at disposable income MK products
this idea of selling MK sets on 30 different sites is the most stupid crap I've ever seen in this hobby, and it has to die. and I'm glad it is dying. I wonder how these designers and suppliers working with 10 or 20 vendors even get paid, do they sign 20 contracts? it's impossible to coordinate financials and logistics like that. no wonder why most these EU/US "vendors" are in fact defunct at this point or outright scammers, that exit scam list is HUGE at this point. GMK sets should be sold exactly how ZX is being sold, insane work OP kudos for the amazing design and for working with an actual company, I'm in for 2 and 1 mat
Hi this is a bit off-topic for this thread, but it is very much not the same. Some countries (Denmark) has a 21.5 flat fee in addition to VAT (25%). For this set with free shipping, it still isn't too much of a difference, but:
- If there should be any keys missing/defective, and a single key should be sent free of charge, it is still subject to customs. This might mean that you have to pay 21.5 handling fee to pay 25% of a 1 marked value, totalling at 21.75 fee (yes people actually gets this bill, it's not made up).
- If the set is to be returned, having the VAT refunded is nearly impossible at such low amount, afaik
- If the vendor has a policy where the full set has to be returned in order for a new to be sent out, this will most likely result in VAT + the fee being paid twice
If Drop offered pre-paid VAT, it would be easier to order from them without these additional costs.
(Also sending goods from Germany to the US, only to send them back to Germany and their neighbouring countries seems not-so energy-efficient)
(Also small businesses aren't bad. There is a lot of criticism to be dealt out among a lot of vendors that have folded, but I won't let that dictate me to not trust anyone who isn't backed by a massive company)
(I'm not complaining about Drop in general, just a reply to this message)
And to come a bit back on topic: Wonderful set, great kitting. Amazing that you managed to push the sublegends to become doubleshot, I wouldn't have expected that! Great pricing too, all things considered.
