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just watch him respond now to everything :))
just watch him respond now to everything :))He will most likely.
Speaking of that, why doesn't EK have a subforum? I've always wondered. Sorry if it's a "bad" question to ask...
Speaking of that, why doesn't EK have a subforum? I've always wondered. Sorry if it's a "bad" question to ask...
I think there was some drama with Brian from EK at some point. People treated him poorly (ripster?), possibly when they quit selling filcos. I remember reading about it on the old geekhack. He had a presence at one point.
Speaking of that, why doesn't EK have a subforum? I've always wondered. Sorry if it's a "bad" question to ask...
I think there was some drama with Brian from EK at some point. People treated him poorly (ripster?), possibly when they quit selling filcos. I remember reading about it on the old geekhack. He had a presence at one point.
Ripster treat people poorly? Never.
Speaking of that, why doesn't EK have a subforum? I've always wondered. Sorry if it's a "bad" question to ask...
I think there was some drama with Brian from EK at some point. People treated him poorly (ripster?), possibly when they quit selling filcos. I remember reading about it on the old geekhack. He had a presence at one point.
So... has anyone actually emailed him to let him know this is happening?i feel like he'd occasionally go on gh, but just doesn't sign in. i wonder how many messages he has :eek:
So... has anyone actually emailed him to let him know this is happening?i feel like he'd occasionally go on gh, but just doesn't sign in. i wonder how many messages he has :eek:
tbh it makes sense that they wouldn't notify him on external sites, since the trial is only contingent on how active he is on gh.So... has anyone actually emailed him to let him know this is happening?i feel like he'd occasionally go on gh, but just doesn't sign in. i wonder how many messages he has :eek:
He probably does, but since he was only given a week to respond, it is only fair to make sure he's aware. I'm not defending his actions or saying that he deserves anything from GH, but you can't have a trial and not invite the accused.
Guys, he's obviously in hawaii on permanent vacation with WFD, bavman and TheProfosist.With Tupac and Elvis
According to stats, Sherry was last logged in 2014-01-04 02:49:19 and last posted 2014-01-01 11:28:26.
Unless he is browsing as a guest ...
If he was, and I was he, I would be pretty upset with the negative comments here.
According to stats, Sherry was last logged in 2014-01-04 02:49:19 and last posted 2014-01-01 11:28:26.
Unless he is browsing as a guest ...
If he was, and I was he, I would be pretty upset with the negative comments here.
I don't think sheraton cares anymore. :(
According to stats, Sherry was last logged in 2014-01-04 02:49:19 and last posted 2014-01-01 11:28:26.
Unless he is browsing as a guest ...
If he was, and I was he, I would be pretty upset with the negative comments here.
I don't think sheraton cares anymore. :(
He never cared
According to stats, Sherry was last logged in 2014-01-04 02:49:19 and last posted 2014-01-01 11:28:26.The comments are well deserved. No one is just taking shots to be a jerk.
Unless he is browsing as a guest ...
If he was, and I was he, I would be pretty upset with the negative comments here.
According to stats, Sherry was last logged in 2014-01-04 02:49:19 and last posted 2014-01-01 11:28:26.
Unless he is browsing as a guest ...
If he was, and I was he, I would be pretty upset with the negative comments here.
I don't think sheraton cares anymore. :(
He never cared
According to stats, Sherry was last logged in 2014-01-04 02:49:19 and last posted 2014-01-01 11:28:26.
Unless he is browsing as a guest ...
If he was, and I was he, I would be pretty upset with the negative comments here.
According to stats, Sherry was last logged in 2014-01-04 02:49:19 and last posted 2014-01-01 11:28:26.
Unless he is browsing as a guest ...
If he was, and I was he, I would be pretty upset with the negative comments here.
I don't think sheraton cares anymore. :(
He never cared
He wrote me a personal thank you post it for my first order :-X
Welp, bye.
Will originative be added to the list of banned vendors? Or just this subforum?
It was fun while it lasted - so much promise.Sherry had the resources needed to make it successful, and the demand was there. The execution was just incredibly poor. Sherry dun goofed.
Would they ever get a chance again? I would really love for originative to get their act together and come back/be allowed back.
:'(Would they ever get a chance again? I would really love for originative to get their act together and come back/be allowed back.
won't happen bro.. :/
:'(Would they ever get a chance again? I would really love for originative to get their act together and come back/be allowed back.
won't happen bro.. :/
It was fun while it lasted - so much promise.
Oh well, I wasn't around back then so I don't know anything about that. :(:'(Would they ever get a chance again? I would really love for originative to get their act together and come back/be allowed back.
won't happen bro.. :/
It technically *happened* with gmk dolch, like around june-ish (If I remember right..) of last year. It was like a miracle. But this time the fall out was worse so....expect nothing to come back
It was fun while it lasted - so much promise.Sherry had the resources needed to make it successful, and the demand was there. The execution was just incredibly poor. Sherry dun goofed.
I would like to start off by apologizing for my absence and for the lack of communication in that time.
During this time, I was on a trip overseas, I was busy with personal matters, and at some point, I had become sick. I had also delegated the task of shipping orders during that time frame, and was unavailable to provide any insight whenever problems were to occur.
I understand that many of you are upset, and I have decided to take action. I will be coordinating with others to improve customer support in order to provide more prompt service. Hopefully we will be able to answer any queries you may have in a timely manner.
What I have done was really self-fish and unacceptable. The mass pile up of emails, from the trip, really demotivated me, and I sincerely apologize. I am still studying and a lot of this is still a learning process for me. From here on out, I hope to improve the company with more support, updates, and myself. In the future, I will put forth my best efforts to ensure you are not blacked out from what is going on.
Some of the contacts can be found here:
andy@originativeco.com
eugene@originativeco.com
johnson@originativeco.com
sheraton@originativeco.com
I would like to start off by apologizing for my absence and for the lack of communication in that time.
During this time, I was on a trip overseas, I was busy with personal matters, and at some point, I had become sick. I had also delegated the task of shipping orders during that time frame, and was unavailable to provide any insight whenever problems were to occur.
I understand that many of you are upset, and I have decided to take action. I will be coordinating with others to improve customer support in order to provide more prompt service. Hopefully we will be able to answer any queries you may have in a timely manner.
What I have done was really self-fish and unacceptable. The mass pile up of emails, from the trip, really demotivated me, and I sincerely apologize. I am still studying and a lot of this is still a learning process for me. From here on out, I hope to improve the company with more support, updates, and myself. In the future, I will put forth my best efforts to ensure you are not blacked out from what is going on.
Some of the contacts can be found here:
andy@originativeco.com
eugene@originativeco.com
johnson@originativeco.com
sheraton@originativeco.com
what does this mean? :-X
just watch him respond now to everything :))
He lives!
Your own well being is important, sort yourself out as soon as possible, then put your full efforts into cleaning up this mess.
So, what's going to happen in about 7 hours? :blank:
By my math the week expired yesterday at 20:14:14 :-\
By my math the week expired yesterday at 20:14:14 :-\
There were 24 hours added for archival.
Well would have been weird if this whole thread would have simply disappeared after the week imo...
nuke's have happened before.... :-*
Just so we are clear, when things get archived those posts still count right? I don't want to lose over 4% of my posts. >:D
Ordered from him a couple weeks ago and got the order quickly.
Just because he isn't "here" means nothing.
Ordered from him a couple weeks ago and got the order quickly.
Just because he isn't "here" means nothing.
Ordered from him a couple weeks ago and got the order quickly.
Just because he isn't "here" means nothing.
I put him on my blacklist last time he did this. Lesson learned.
So no more lube from sherry?
I put him on my blacklist last time he did this. Lesson learned.
Agreed, so did I. I wonder how many other people got out right scammed by them and now this. Guy is a snake but some idiots will always believe in the oil they sell.
Wouldn't believe a word he said in the bs post either.
The proof will be in the pudding. I am curious whether he is actually going to work to catch up on his backlog, or if he's going to disappear again now that his subforum is gone.
Always excuses on this forum. Always the same. Sickness. Family trouble. Traveling overseas. Always.
People who run an honest business don't just drop everything and disappear. They find a replacement, they make arraignments, they deal with their customers.
Think about the businesses you deal with in real life. Could you imagine hearing a story like that from the corner dry cleaners? No. You only hear that stuff from shysters.
Honest, decent people are forgiving. Sociopaths use that to their advantage.
I've said this same rant before. My blacklist saved me this time. We all know who the bad eggs are. Terminate Originative. Terminate RedLine. Toss the guys who screwed over so many on the 2nd Phantom buy. etc, etc.
I just ordered a Cyrillic set and it shipped within an hour. FWIW.
I just sent him another email about my rgby groupbuy order asking for status. if he cared he would tell us wtf is going on with the groupbuys. yes your getting your orders for things he actually has but he has been holding on to our cash for a very long time with zero information provided.
WHich set is the purple one?This one I think.
It seems like they are making traction. This is good.
But, how long will it last?
It seems like they are making traction. This is good.
But, how long will it last?
Emboldened for emphasis. Until Sherry becomes consistent and updates people, I see no reason to try and validate his business or give it praise.
It seems like they are making traction. This is good.
But, how long will it last?
Emboldened for emphasis. Until Sherry becomes consistent and updates people, I see no reason to try and validate his business or give it praise.
+1
Even if he comes out with the greatest set of all time ever
How do you even double shot titanium O.oIt seems like they are making traction. This is good.
But, how long will it last?
Emboldened for emphasis. Until Sherry becomes consistent and updates people, I see no reason to try and validate his business or give it praise.
+1
Even if he comes out with the greatest set of all time ever
Double-shot titanium, backlight-compatible cherry keyset with sideprint dyesub !?!
You sure you wouldn't jump on the originative train with this announcement?
Edit: Needs more PBT
How do you even double shot titanium O.oIt seems like they are making traction. This is good.
But, how long will it last?
Emboldened for emphasis. Until Sherry becomes consistent and updates people, I see no reason to try and validate his business or give it praise.
+1
Even if he comes out with the greatest set of all time ever
Double-shot titanium, backlight-compatible cherry keyset with sideprint dyesub !?!
You sure you wouldn't jump on the originative train with this announcement?
Edit: Needs more PBT
He's going on holiday again, according to the latest newsletter.
Just put in an order. See if I'm just as lucky.
I'm interested to hear from people that have had long-standing unfulfilled orders with Originative. Are they doing anything to work through the backlog?I've emailed all the addresses they have listed multiple times to either get my spacebars or a refund and haven't ever gotten a reply.
Same here :( I didn't order spacebars but a win key set.I'm interested to hear from people that have had long-standing unfulfilled orders with Originative. Are they doing anything to work through the backlog?I've emailed all the addresses they have listed multiple times to either get my spacebars or a refund and haven't ever gotten a reply.
Anyone else preorder Dolch? They said 8-12 weeks back on July 10th....
according to recent reviews they have been very communicative as of late, perhaps you should just send them an email and clarify the matterFunny they have never answered one of the many emails I have sent to multiple addresses they give to contact them over orders they have never fulfilled.
Should have went with Ivan for Dolch.maybe he missed the GB, maybe he didn't like the ISO legends/symbol mods :shrug:
Funny they have never answered one of the many emails I have sent to multiple addresses they give to contact them over orders they have never fulfilled.guess they just decided to completely ignore any communication related to the backlog of orders they never fulfilled :/ when i found out about this, i decided i'll never make any purchases from them
Should have went with Ivan for Dolch.
Just depends on the wait and worry is worth having text mods instead of full symbol
Just depends on the wait and worry is worth having text mods instead of full symbol
I don't know about you but to me getting a set seems better than getting nothing and still spending the money.
How on earth can he be still selling something? It's really funny.
All you guys purchasing from him, GOOD LUCK!! LOL
Meanwhile others haven't received orders from over a year ago. I've tried to contact originative through every service they use but no reply.How on earth can he be still selling something? It's really funny.
All you guys purchasing from him, GOOD LUCK!! LOL
Shipped my most recent order in 2 days, no problems.
Meanwhile others haven't received orders from over a year ago. I've tried to contact originative through every service they use but no reply.How on earth can he be still selling something? It's really funny.
All you guys purchasing from him, GOOD LUCK!! LOL
Shipped my most recent order in 2 days, no problems.
But you got your order so its safe. Right?
Did anyone ever receive the black sets sold a year ago? Or the black spacebars??I don't think anyone got the black friday orders. I wouldn't know though, I only ordered the modifier/winkey set, which was delayed...
Tempted to pick up a cyrillic set. Got my rgb but you just never know.
Tempted to pick up a cyrillic set. Got my rgb but you just never know.
I was lucky enough to get mine, but he's starting to get extra sketchy again.
So what's the next step of his master plan?
I am sad to see that Originative appears to be having some troubles. Some time ago, I had some excellent interactions with them, and I bought one of my nicest keycap sets -- the Olivetti classic beige with blue legends, a really beautiful set.
same. emailed several times and received nothing.I think he is taking an extended vacation again, Christmas through the new year.
Hope your assumption is real, so that we can get some information after the new year.same. emailed several times and received nothing.I think he is taking an extended vacation again, Christmas through the new year.
I propose we all stop buying from him.People never learn.
If people keep giving him money regardless of whether he ships or not he is going to keep scamming everyone.
A whole year passed? damn..same. emailed several times and received nothing.I think he is taking an extended vacation again, Christmas through the new year.
Meant he is probably taking the whole month off because of christmas and new years.A whole year passed? damn..same. emailed several times and received nothing.I think he is taking an extended vacation again, Christmas through the new year.
Meant he is probably taking the whole month off because of christmas and new years.A whole year passed? damn..same. emailed several times and received nothing.I think he is taking an extended vacation again, Christmas through the new year.
Meant he is probably taking the whole month off because of christmas and new years.
Somewhat off topic, but has anyone here bought anything from IMSTO during the past three months or so? I placed an order for 2 sets of keycaps on November 9, and I still have not received them. I have made email inquiries, and each time I got a brief message saying, "waiting for process". However, more recently, there was a GB for IMSTO keycaps on Massdrop, so perhaps everything is okay.
Somewhat off topic, but has anyone here bought anything from IMSTO during the past three months or so? I placed an order for 2 sets of keycaps on November 9, and I still have not received them. I have made email inquiries, and each time I got a brief message saying, "waiting for process". However, more recently, there was a GB for IMSTO keycaps on Massdrop, so perhaps everything is okay.IMSTO is not a scammer. Don't worry too much about your order. you will get it after he solves his issues.
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Being cynical, one might say that it means that the shop will never open seeing as how it seems that some orders will never be shipped.
Jesus Christ people, stop buying off him. You've been warned so many damn times.
Did anyone ever receive any of the black Friday sets? Not sure what all was actually produced.
Hey guys, sorry for the necro post.
Just wanted to give a heads up that I just received the Dolch and CMYW mod sets that I ordered on 08/28/2014.
I didn't hear anything about it since I pre-ordered. I sent an email to sheraton@originativeco.com a few weeks ago and he replied with a tracking number.
I will not use Originative ever again, but I want to give some hope to the people still waiting on products.MoreShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/mTLbmTE.jpg)
Hey guys, sorry for the necro post.
Just wanted to give a heads up that I just received the Dolch and CMYW mod sets that I ordered on 08/28/2014.
I didn't hear anything about it since I pre-ordered. I sent an email to sheraton@originativeco.com a few weeks ago and he replied with a tracking number.
I will not use Originative ever again, but I want to give some hope to the people still waiting on products.MoreShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/mTLbmTE.jpg)
You're welcome! I'm happy to hear he also shipped your set. So weird that he only ships after requesting it... :mad:Hey guys, sorry for the necro post.
Just wanted to give a heads up that I just received the Dolch and CMYW mod sets that I ordered on 08/28/2014.
I didn't hear anything about it since I pre-ordered. I sent an email to sheraton@originativeco.com a few weeks ago and he replied with a tracking number.
I will not use Originative ever again, but I want to give some hope to the people still waiting on products.MoreShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/mTLbmTE.jpg)
Hey Rewind
Thanks so much for posting this.
I also had a pre-order from back in August that I had pretty much given up hope on, but after seeing your post, I messaged him on that email you linked.
Sure enough he responded back within 30 minutes and shipped it out the same day.
That was on Friday, and I had my full GMK dolch set in my hands on Monday.
*This set looks amazing by the way, as it has the text mods instead of the icon mods from the group buy (the icons look really nice as well, I just prefer the classic look).
So anyone else that has a Dolch order from Sherry should try to hit him up before he vanishes again.
I finally got a response from sherry over an order he says he issued a refund for but it has yet to show up on my credit card a week later.Good signal, ray.
With Sherry, it's always luck.
With Sherry, it's always luck.
Hmmm... I just ordered a Cyrillic set from him last week and it arrived at my door within 2 days.
I actually live very close to him, about 50miles so I guess I could've just went and pick it up :)
Either way, if you plan on purchasing anything at all I suggest emailing him first to check. I know that last month when I emailed him, he actually told me not to place any order yet because it was out of stock even though it says otherwise on his website. Just email him first, I think he might actually be back, I can't say for sure. Or... I might have just been VERY lucky
I had a lot of troubles with the order. It's a pretty big order, and I sent the item to China to have them packaged. Unfortunately, they messed up a lot, and almost never sent it back. I hope you understand that I was trying to fix it the whole time.
I really do appreciate the feedback, friend. I am trying my best to get into it, but it's hard to start at some places like GH. I will try to push my web-site, and I will try to bring out a blog to showcase all my keyboards and stuff.Believe his word or not? It's your choice.
Are there still people waiting for their **** from black friday 2013? That's all I really care to know
it's good that he has been fulfilling outstanding orders (better late than never..) but he isn't as new to the scene as he seems to be implying. he of all people would know why the GH backlash existsQuoteI am trying my best to get into it, but it's hard to start at some places like GH
Just bringing up a bit of news,Did you get an idea of who's PBT it is? I'm guessing Gateron, but the description on the site was rather vague.
I emailed Originative a few weeks ago regarding their new Hangul keyset
It seems that they reply very promptly now even with the example photos I asked
Moreover, apparently since I retract my intention to buy, they give me another personal follow up email with more photos of the actual product in hand
and it's not Sherryton anymore, maybe they have new management? which is better?
and, they've orange charcoal set on pre-order
Just bringing up a bit of news,Did you get an idea of who's PBT it is? I'm guessing Gateron, but the description on the site was rather vague.
I emailed Originative a few weeks ago regarding their new Hangul keyset
It seems that they reply very promptly now even with the example photos I asked
Moreover, apparently since I retract my intention to buy, they give me another personal follow up email with more photos of the actual product in hand
and it's not Sherryton anymore, maybe they have new management? which is better?
and, they've orange charcoal set on pre-order
Oh cool, maybe Leopold? Hopefully they'll actually post some pics soon, can't imagine they'll get too many orders w/o them.Just bringing up a bit of news,Did you get an idea of who's PBT it is? I'm guessing Gateron, but the description on the site was rather vague.
I emailed Originative a few weeks ago regarding their new Hangul keyset
It seems that they reply very promptly now even with the example photos I asked
Moreover, apparently since I retract my intention to buy, they give me another personal follow up email with more photos of the actual product in hand
and it's not Sherryton anymore, maybe they have new management? which is better?
and, they've orange charcoal set on pre-order
Not sure, but I think it's the Korean product one but dont quote me on that
I ordered a portal keycap set from them the other day...hope it arrives :eek:
I ordered like $160 of Dolch from them a week ago and they shipped it off really quick. I know they're iffy though so I shipped it to the address of the place I'm going to be moving into in case they stalled for a while. It shipped quick enough that I wish I just shipped it to my current place so I could have it now though :(
In his Keychatter Interview he said things have improved.Great interview! Really interesting for me having entered the scene only recently. Didn't know Sheraton was involved with "discovering" GMK and making the first custom order out of the community.
https://www.keychatter.com/2015/08/17/interview-sheraton-of-originative-keyboards/
Should be fiancée not fiancé.In his Keychatter Interview he said things have improved.Great interview! Really interesting for me having entered the scene only recently. Didn't know Sheraton was involved with "discovering" GMK and making the first custom order out of the community.
https://www.keychatter.com/2015/08/17/interview-sheraton-of-originative-keyboards/
In his Keychatter Interview he said things have improved.Great interview! Really interesting for me having entered the scene only recently. Didn't know Sheraton was involved with "discovering" GMK and making the first custom order out of the community.
https://www.keychatter.com/2015/08/17/interview-sheraton-of-originative-keyboards/
I'm intrigued. Can you explain what happened there? I wasn't around at the time. :(In his Keychatter Interview he said things have improved.Great interview! Really interesting for me having entered the scene only recently. Didn't know Sheraton was involved with "discovering" GMK and making the first custom order out of the community.
https://www.keychatter.com/2015/08/17/interview-sheraton-of-originative-keyboards/
Which would mean he was also involved in the shadiness that went down with the auctioned Cherry red Esc keys. If he was the one to "discover" it, I wouldn't want to be bragging about that.
Small group of people knew about GMK. Passed the info on to a couple of people along with the knowledge that certain popular keys would be remade (such as the red Esc key). Put up Cherry caps for auction in the classifieds, hyped the hell out of it, sold the red Esc key for $250. Shortly after, GMK red Esc keys were made and sold.:-\
Small group of people knew about GMK. Passed the info on to a couple of people along with the knowledge that certain popular keys would be remade (such as the red Esc key). Put up Cherry caps for auction in the classifieds, hyped the hell out of it, sold the red Esc key for $250. Shortly after, GMK red Esc keys were made and sold.:-\
Thank you.
Small group of people knew about GMK. Passed the info on to a couple of people along with the knowledge that certain popular keys would be remade (such as the red Esc key). Put up Cherry caps for auction in the classifieds, hyped the hell out of it, sold the red Esc key for $250. Shortly after, GMK red Esc keys were made and sold.:-\
Thank you.
Either way, I still won't buy from his site.
Yes completely agree.Small group of people knew about GMK. Passed the info on to a couple of people along with the knowledge that certain popular keys would be remade (such as the red Esc key). Put up Cherry caps for auction in the classifieds, hyped the hell out of it, sold the red Esc key for $250. Shortly after, GMK red Esc keys were made and sold.:-\
Thank you.
Either way, I still won't buy from his site.
I won't either. The guy admits he basically just gave everyone the finger for two years since it's a 'hobby', but now that that bit him in the ass he's suddenly realized how to run a business? No thanks, Sherry. You burned that bridge long ago.
Small group of people knew about GMK. Passed the info on to a couple of people along with the knowledge that certain popular keys would be remade (such as the red Esc key). Put up Cherry caps for auction in the classifieds, hyped the hell out of it, sold the red Esc key for $250. Shortly after, GMK red Esc keys were made and sold.Nobody put a gun to their heads to pay 250 for a single cap.
Small group of people knew about GMK. Passed the info on to a couple of people along with the knowledge that certain popular keys would be remade (such as the red Esc key). Put up Cherry caps for auction in the classifieds, hyped the hell out of it, sold the red Esc key for $250. Shortly after, GMK red Esc keys were made and sold.Nobody put a gun to their heads to pay 250 for a single cap.
Buyers set the market.
GH's mentality of "I must own everything" will eventually bite them in the ass.
Sherry got **** over GMK since the beginning. GHers felt awfully entitled to all info about GMK. As if it was his duty to give up a business opportunity. So maybe he told some people of it, they still made the decision to sell what they had on hand.Buyers set the market.
GH's mentality of "I must own everything" will eventually bite them in the ass.
I don't disagree with that. But it's only half of what happened there.
That's not why I refuse to buy from his site. Check out his track record with the sanctuary set, his mysterious disappearing act, not fulfilling orders, late shipping, zero correspondence, no transparency when issues out of his control come up, and all around severe inconsistency.All legit points.
Melvang's reason is the main one for me too.
And demik, he's not required to give up a business opportunity. He found them out and deserves to make money off the connection he spent time to find. What is not okay is tacitly accepting, for lack of a better phrase, insider trading by not letting people know that new Cherry caps were on the way when he saw people who knew put up auctions to dump caps with a massive markup knowing that they would almost immediately be devalued. All he had to do was announce that new original Cherry caps were inbound.
With Originative and Massdrop joining forces, how could anything go wrong?
With Originative and Massdrop joining forces, how could anything go wrong?
Oh, how this made me laugh. :))
In fairness, he does seem to be doing much better dealing with MD than he did on his own. Maybe it will stick.
With Originative and Massdrop joining forces, how could anything go wrong?
Oh, how this made me laugh. :))
In fairness, he does seem to be doing much better dealing with MD than he did on his own. Maybe it will stick.
I hope so for everyone's sake. Either way, teaming up with a big name like Massdrop is a smart move on his part. MD opens him up to an audience of buyers that he never had access to before (read: /r/mk), and who maybe don't know enough about his history to get the willies at the sheer mention of his name.
And at the same time he is under a huge responsibility to Mass Drop. I don't see them as a company laying down if he fails to deliver.
Well this is confusing, I placed a quite big order last week and received my tracking in less than 12 hours
Let's see if it will arrive completely but Wendy from Originative has been nothing but prompt with questions via email
Well this is confusing, I placed a quite big order last week and received my tracking in less than 12 hours
Let's see if it will arrive completely but Wendy from Originative has been nothing but prompt with questions via email
I am not shill but it looks like he's been very active lately and fulfilling orders quite fast. I am not sure what issues there were before he tainted his rep, but I haven't had an issue in the last 5 months.
I am not shill but it looks like he's been very active lately and fulfilling orders quite fast. I am not sure what issues there were before he tainted his rep, but I haven't had an issue in the last 5 months.
I had dinner with sherry the other night. He's fighting hard to gain reputation back. Hopefully everyone can be confident ordering from Originative.
I had dinner with sherry the other night. He's fighting hard to gain reputation back. Hopefully everyone can be confident ordering from Originative.
^
sherry is a cool dude, i think he just went in a little over his head starting out but he's gotten control of it lately.
I had dinner with sherry the other night. He's fighting hard to gain reputation back. Hopefully everyone can be confident ordering from Originative.
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sherry is a cool dude, i think he just went in a little over his head starting out but he's gotten control of it lately.
I had dinner with sherry the other night. He's fighting hard to gain reputation back. Hopefully everyone can be confident ordering from Originative.
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sherry is a cool dude, i think he just went in a little over his head starting out but he's gotten control of it lately.
Another issue was traveling then getting too busy and not letting anyone know.
I had dinner with sherry the other night. He's fighting hard to gain reputation back. Hopefully everyone can be confident ordering from Originative.
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sherry is a cool dude, i think he just went in a little over his head starting out but he's gotten control of it lately.
Another issue was traveling then getting too busy and not letting anyone know.
yup, which is where he messed up and he knows it. and he said he's learned from it.
god i want korean bbq
I had dinner with sherry the other night. He's fighting hard to gain reputation back. Hopefully everyone can be confident ordering from Originative.
I think his passion for keyboards is definitely there. Didn't he help "find" GMK? That's a major boon to the custom keyboard world.
I think his passion for keyboards is definitely there. Didn't he help "find" GMK? That's a major boon to the custom keyboard world.
when GMK was found there was a group who knew about it and tried to sell there OG sets at inflated prices before everyone else found out :-X
I had dinner with sherry the other night. He's fighting hard to gain reputation back. Hopefully everyone can be confident ordering from Originative.
^
sherry is a cool dude, i think he just went in a little over his head starting out but he's gotten control of it lately.
So...from my short time here a lot of stuff ships late.I know reading is hard but this entire thread is full of information that can help answer that question.
Did he actually ever scam any anyone?
So...from my short time here a lot of stuff ships late.I know reading is hard but this entire thread is full of information that can help answer that question.
Did he actually ever scam any anyone?
Geekhackers,
I wanted to take this time to thank you all for the positive comments and kind words. I especially want to thank those who’ve been following me and still chose to put their faith in me. This really means a lot to me since many people tend to think that history will just repeat itself.
I know trust is a hard thing to regain, but I’m hoping to prove myself to those who still have doubts in me. Originative is no longer a one-man show. I now have the help I need and wished I had when I first started in 2013. In the past year, we have worked as a team to push out orders, large and small, within 1-2 business days.
I’ve also matured as a person; instead of choosing to run away from my problems, I’ve learned to face them with confidence. I know what I have done in the past to negatively impact my reputation in the community, but I’ve been working harder every day to better myself and Originative. I understand that Originative would be nothing without the trust of the community and we’ve been striving to provide the best customer support for those who’ve been supporting us.
Your GH friend,
Sheraton
So...from my short time here a lot of stuff ships late.I know reading is hard but this entire thread is full of information that can help answer that question.
Did he actually ever scam any anyone?
Speaking of Sherry, have the problems with his past GB order fulfillment issues been addressed?
AFAIK he has fulfilled all past GBs.
So...from my short time here a lot of stuff ships late.I know reading is hard but this entire thread is full of information that can help answer that question.
Did he actually ever scam any anyone?
Hoff says Originiative never scammed anyone.Speaking of Sherry, have the problems with his past GB order fulfillment issues been addressed?
AFAIK he has fulfilled all past GBs.
So...from my short time here a lot of stuff ships late.I know reading is hard but this entire thread is full of information that can help answer that question.
Did he actually ever scam any anyone?
Hoff says Originiative never scammed anyone.Speaking of Sherry, have the problems with his past GB order fulfillment issues been addressed?
AFAIK he has fulfilled all past GBs.
Quite a long time ago I purchased my very first keycap set from Originative; everything was fine. Since then, I have made a number of purchases from Originative with no issues at all. Shipping was always prompt, and when I had questions, I got quick and thoughtful replies. My most recent Originative purchase was another keycap set, and again I got prompt service and immediate shipping.
I had dinner with sherry the other night. He's fighting hard to gain reputation back. Hopefully everyone can be confident ordering from Originative.
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sherry is a cool dude, i think he just went in a little over his head starting out but he's gotten control of it lately.
This is the issue I'm having with supporting Originative. I like Sherry as a person and think he's a great guy. But I don't think he runs a very tight ship with his business or hasn't in the past. This is literally the 4th or 5th time I've seen the cycle of Sherry is good and shipping stuff. I'm worried that it'll go the way it did before. 6 months of good service and shipping, 6 months of nothing like Melvang was talking about. I've pretty much settled it as Sherry is a great guy and maybe not so great businessperson from what I've seen. Unfortunately I've made my decision that I will continue not supporting him. Even though I *really* wanted that GMK Valentine's 520 set.
I had dinner with sherry the other night. He's fighting hard to gain reputation back. Hopefully everyone can be confident ordering from Originative.
^
sherry is a cool dude, i think he just went in a little over his head starting out but he's gotten control of it lately.
This is the issue I'm having with supporting Originative. I like Sherry as a person and think he's a great guy. But I don't think he runs a very tight ship with his business or hasn't in the past. This is literally the 4th or 5th time I've seen the cycle of Sherry is good and shipping stuff. I'm worried that it'll go the way it did before. 6 months of good service and shipping, 6 months of nothing like Melvang was talking about. I've pretty much settled it as Sherry is a great guy and maybe not so great businessperson from what I've seen. Unfortunately I've made my decision that I will continue not supporting him. Even though I *really* wanted that GMK Valentine's 520 set.
I am spending today sorting components for the GH60 group buy. Yet another big buy that was abandoned with many, many people assuming they would never get what they paid for. But a bunch of GH'ers are banding together and making it happen. But very few people would ever do business with the originators of THAT group buy ever again. Even the originators who seemed like really awesome people.
I also like Sherryton as a person, but after many disappointments decided to cross him off my list of people with whom I will do business. After the second or third time he completely stopped communicating to many, many people, it became hard to click his buy buttons -- even when he was offering some really cool things for sale.
Hoff says no one actually lost out from Sherryton's actions. I don't think that is true, but I can't find substantiation either way. My recollection is that there were group buys that ended up in his parent's garage, never to be seen by the original buyers again. But I could be wrong, and I hope for Sherryton's sake I am.
Regardless, no one who has been here for a long time would say they were confident about Originative. Sometimes they send a tracking number immediately -- but that just means they printed a label. Sometimes they respond to e-mails quickly, and sometimes they disappear for months.
Everyone who is in this hobby takes time away. I certainly have.
But it is unacceptable to do so during a group buy.
Sadly, I am with CPTBadAss on this matter. I'd happily drink a beer with Sherryton, but not do business there again.
Sorry.
- Ron | samwisekoi
Can Originative be reinstated?
Can Originative be reinstated?
Does he even want to? Personally, I've done business with him. And never even knew of any former associating with GH.
Can Originative be reinstated?
Does he even want to? Personally, I've done business with him. And never even knew of any former associating with GH.
Not sure if he wants to but he had one:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=57652.0
Anyone outside CONUS can vouch for them?
Anyone outside CONUS can vouch for them?
Yes, even though there were mishaps with my last order they were basically out of their influence and everything ended up going all right. I've already ordered a few things from them, mainly four keysets, one of which is currently in GB stage (Sky Dolch), another one is currently in the humble hands of USPS and the last two did already arrive. I never had an insane problem (like an order not arriving at all), so I don't know how they act in such a case, but from the process of ordering to them handing it to USPS everything was perfect for me.
Anyone outside CONUS can vouch for them?
Yes, even though there were mishaps with my last order they were basically out of their influence and everything ended up going all right. I've already ordered a few things from them, mainly four keysets, one of which is currently in GB stage (Sky Dolch), another one is currently in the humble hands of USPS and the last two did already arrive. I never had an insane problem (like an order not arriving at all), so I don't know how they act in such a case, but from the process of ordering to them handing it to USPS everything was perfect for me.
Thanks because I was considering some keysets from them.