At the last minute he decided to ship the caps to Kono - a 3rd party who now apparently ignore him or don't answer his two messages. Like its our problem now? Should we call Kono ourselves to find out what's going on?
We only got begrudgingly cryptic "updates" after multiple customers asked.
I really don't need to smell a rotten fish for one or two more weeks to know if it stinks or not.
The only people defending his actions and "updates" are those with no sense of smell.
First, ye_cole has been transparent and open with communication since this GB inception. Above, after he updated us about CandyKeys shipment, you said, "Your shipping costs don't affect Candykeys customers - so why even mention it?"
And then later you start complaining that he isn't communicating. So what is it? Do you want communication or not?
Second, it would be crazy to think that he would go through all of this trouble running this GB, getting the keycaps manufactured only to scam everyone out of their money. Plus, ye_cole already has another GB lined up over at input.club and you can see his next set at the KONO store:
https://kono.store/products/sa-royalty-keycap-set ... You really think he is going to screw people over when he has another Group Buy lined up?
Third, multiple delays are expected during a Group Buy. This is nothing new. During Signature Plastics Group Buys, people have waited YEARS.
If you can't be patient, then Group Buys are not for you.