Hey guys! Before we dig into the details of this update, I first want to
thank everyone for being patient while we worked on putting together a plan of action and nail down the details of how we're going to drag this group buy across the finish line. Rest assured that those volunteering and in the same boat as you. We're all waiting for our own orders as well and we want to wrap this up as fast as possible.
TL;DRThree proxies are handling the shipment of the US and Canadian orders and you're going to have to pay for shipping again. Shipping will be a flat-rate of $15 and sent via USPS Priority Mail for US customers. Canadian order will be shipped via First-Class.
GH60 Group Buy StatusIn case you haven't been keeping up with this thread, this group buy was started three years ago and it unfortunately fell apart. Details can be found within this thread, but the important point is that many volunteers have been working behind the scenes to repair this buy as much as possible and fulfill everyone's order. It's far from perfect, but we're doing our best with what we have left.
Proxy ShippingThree volunteers are handling the shipment of the US and Candian orders. They are: mashby, HoffmanMyster and SpAmRaY. Our jobs are to handle the shipping of your order, as complete as we can make it, and to collect the funds for postage.
I Have To Pay For Shipping Again?Yes. We would prefer that this wasn't the case, but given the status of this group buy we have no other option.
How Much Is Shipping?$15 for US orders, which includes shipping, PayPal fees and handling charge. Canadian Customers will be sent First-Class for the exact postage + $2 handling fee. In order to expedite your order we are shipping all US orders via USPS and using a Medium Flat-Rate box. In addition, we are including a $2 handling fee.
Why A Handling Fee?We're trying to run this as lean as possible, but the handling fee is to offset the PayPal fees as well as incidental costs for packaging and shipping. Thankfully the boxes are free, but there are other costs to get your order to you and we don't want the proxies to lose money handling everyone's orders.
All of us will be keeping detailed records to account for all monies collected for shipping and although we don't expect their to be any,
all profits will be donated to GeekHack for the operation of the forum. For more details regarding on why GeekHack is accepting donations can be
found here.
When Do I Have To Pay For Shipping?After the proxy has your order ready to ship. We first need to receive the goods from Samwisekoi and sort them into individual orders. This will ensure that your order is as complete as possible and that we have the goods in hand first. Once that is complete, we'll invoice you via PayPal for the shipping costs.
What About Assembly?Assembly was being coordinated by the original leader of the group buy --
WhiteFireDragon. His abandonment of the group buy is what put us in the position that we're in now. All of the volunteers involved in this salvage process have attempted to recover what we could, but assembly is no longer available.
Your Options 1. You can choose to solder the keyboard yourself (
link)
2. Hire a professional (
link)
3. Ask someone to volunteer here in the thread.
What's The Plan?Below is an outline of how we plan to process everyone's order. The good news is that some of these items are already completed, so we're already making progress.
1. Receive the most current spreadsheet available from Matt3o2. Sort through the spreadsheet and send back totals for each order3. Order Shipping Materials4. Send Confirmation E-mail To Order Holders
5. Receive Goods From Samwisekoi & Confirm Numbers
6. Send Invoices via PayPal
7. Receive Payment & Ship
8. Wrap Up Exceptions / Problems
Next StepsAs you can see from the outline above, our next step is to send out confirmation e-mails. The purpose of this e-mail is to verify your current address and provide you with what we have as your order. We'll update the thread when these go out.
Once the confirmation phase is complete, we'll be waiting for the order to arrive from Samwisekoi. We'll keep everyone posted along the way and if you have any questions, please post them in the thread so that we can all keep track.
