Author Topic: AEK II Alps 60% Plate Buy (Read 34319 times)

nubbinator · « **Reply #50 on:** Fri, 05 June 2015, 20:13:03 »

They finished one of the plates, so I'll take a look at it and see how it looks and get a price estimate of it. If it's a couple of dollars more, I'll go ahead and get them all finished, unless someone has an objection.

I'll be heading in on Monday to pick them up.

mashby · « **Reply #51 on:** Sat, 06 June 2015, 12:27:59 »

Don't know if I filled out the form already or not, so I just did if it's not too late.

Karura · « **Reply #52 on:** Sat, 06 June 2015, 12:37:45 »

Where are you getting the stabilizers for this plate? Is the only option to harvest OG AEKII boards?

nubbinator · « **Reply #53 on:** Sat, 06 June 2015, 12:37:52 »

Quote from: mashby on Sat, 06 June 2015, 12:27:59

Don't know if I filled out the form already or not, so I just did if it's not too late.

I had two set aside for you since I thought you had initially asked for two. I see one on the sheet now, so I'll have one extra if you only want one.

mashby · « **Reply #54 on:** Sat, 06 June 2015, 12:38:37 »

Quote from: nubbinator on Sat, 06 June 2015, 12:37:52

Quote from: mashby on Sat, 06 June 2015, 12:27:59
Don't know if I filled out the form already or not, so I just did if it's not too late.

I had two set aside for you since I thought you had initially asked for two. I see one on the sheet now, so I'll have one extra if you only want one.

Nope, I'll take two please! :-)

Thank you!

nubbinator · « **Reply #55 on:** Sat, 06 June 2015, 12:41:08 »

Quote from: Karura on Sat, 06 June 2015, 12:37:45

Where are you getting the stabilizers for this plate? Is the only option to harvest OG AEKII boards?

Old Alps boards, old Omron boards, anything that used the same style of stabilizing clip. Some Alps boards used a stabilizer closer to Costar, but most used the same old style.

nubbinator · « **Reply #56 on:** Mon, 08 June 2015, 20:32:44 »

This is a plate they did what they called line finish or line something on. I'm supposed to get a quote, but they said it shouldn't be more than a couple of dollars a plate. I wasn't happy with how they looked without it, so I'll be getting all the plates finished that way so long as it's reasonable.

So, with that said, since I was naive and thought the a finish like that was included in the price, I'll eat the cost as long as it's no more than $2-3 a plate. If you are willing to pay for the finish, it would be greatly appreciated but not necessary since it was my naive mistake. I'll include my Paypal email in the invoice if you decide you would like to reimburse me for the finish.

wakko · « **Reply #57 on:** Mon, 08 June 2015, 20:51:14 »

The finish does look nice. Thanks for doing this.

njbair · « **Reply #58 on:** Mon, 08 June 2015, 21:19:54 »

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This is a plate they did what they called line finish or line something on. I'm supposed to get a quote, but they said it shouldn't be more than a couple of dollars a plate. I wasn't happy with how they looked without it, so I'll be getting all the plates finished that way so long as it's reasonable.

So, with that said, since I was naive and thought the a finish like that was included in the price, I'll eat the cost as long as it's no more than $2-3 a plate. If you are willing to pay for the finish, it would be greatly appreciated but not necessary since it was my naive mistake. I'll include my Paypal email in the invoice if you decide you would like to reimburse me for the finish.

Mama told me, "proper people pay a premium for pretty plates." Go ahead and include the finish cost in my invoice total, if possible.

wakko · « **Reply #59 on:** Mon, 08 June 2015, 21:24:10 »

^^^ what he said

Karura · « **Reply #60 on:** Mon, 08 June 2015, 22:34:05 »

Looks great! Heck, if someone is gonna complain about the "ugliness" of dat plate and extra $3, allow me to take it off their hands

nubbinator · « **Reply #61 on:** Tue, 09 June 2015, 15:18:28 »

Just got the quote. Line grain finish is $4 additional. I'm willing/able to eat $50, but not $100, so $2 is being added. Sorry for the unexpected overrun. Again, if you're willing to pay the full amount, it's very much appreciated, but since it's my mistake, I'll be eating half of it.

mashby · « **Reply #62 on:** Tue, 09 June 2015, 15:41:35 »

Quote from: nubbinator on Tue, 09 June 2015, 15:18:28

Just got the quote. Line grain finish is $4 additional. I'm willing/able to eat $50, but not $100, so $2 is being added. Sorry for the unexpected overrun. Again, if you're willing to pay the full amount, it's very much appreciated, but since it's my mistake, I'll be eating half of it.

I don't expect you to eat any of the costs here nub. What's the full price per plate?

jdcarpe · « **Reply #63 on:** Tue, 09 June 2015, 15:43:59 »

Quote from: mashby on Tue, 09 June 2015, 15:41:35

Quote from: nubbinator on Tue, 09 June 2015, 15:18:28
Just got the quote. Line grain finish is $4 additional. I'm willing/able to eat $50, but not $100, so $2 is being added. Sorry for the unexpected overrun. Again, if you're willing to pay the full amount, it's very much appreciated, but since it's my mistake, I'll be eating half of it.

I don't expect you to eat any of the costs here nub. What's the full price per plate?

Same here. I'll be paying the full amount, if you please.

nubbinator · « **Reply #64 on:** Tue, 09 June 2015, 15:53:00 »

Full price will be $23.22 + tax, so approximately $25 a plate.

lishi · « **Reply #65 on:** Tue, 09 June 2015, 16:22:03 »

When will invoices be sent out?

mashby · « **Reply #66 on:** Tue, 09 June 2015, 16:40:06 »

Quote from: nubbinator on Tue, 09 June 2015, 15:53:00

Full price will be $23.22 + tax, so approximately $25 a plate.

Please invoice me for the full amount.

spoonypirate · « **Reply #67 on:** Tue, 09 June 2015, 16:59:36 »

Quote from: mashby on Tue, 09 June 2015, 16:40:06

Quote from: nubbinator on Tue, 09 June 2015, 15:53:00
Full price will be $23.22 + tax, so approximately $25 a plate.

Please invoice me for the full amount.

Likewise.

nubbinator · « **Reply #68 on:** Tue, 09 June 2015, 17:24:47 »

A huge thanks to everyone who is willing to be invoiced for the full amount. I wasn't expecting the added cost, but there was no way I could ship out the plates without doing it. They were just too rough looking.

Quote from: lishi on Tue, 09 June 2015, 16:22:03

When will invoices be sent out?

As soon as I have all the plates in hand and shipping cost calculated. The current timeline I was given by the laser cutter is that I'll have them on hand Monday or Tuesday and, if you pay by Friday the 19th, they will be shipped on Saturday the 20th. I was hoping this would be done already, but things have been a lot slower than expected from the timelines I was given (3-4 days to cut turned into two weeks).

And if anyone wants White Alps or Dampened Cream Alps and is willing to pay an extra $5-10 in shipping, I can include an FK-2001 (2 on hand) or AEK II (1 on hand) PCB/plate.

sprit · « **Reply #69 on:** Thu, 11 June 2015, 16:32:50 »

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Please Invoice to my email for that Good looking finish! ;)

jdcarpe · « **Reply #70 on:** Thu, 11 June 2015, 16:58:30 »

I'll take the AEK II, please.

nubbinator · « **Reply #71 on:** Thu, 11 June 2015, 17:54:53 »

Alright, two FK-2001 PCB/Plates still up for grabs for the cost of shipping.

micr0n · « **Reply #72 on:** Thu, 11 June 2015, 18:29:35 »

Quote from: nubbinator on Thu, 11 June 2015, 17:54:53

Alright, two FK-2001 PCB/Plates still up for grabs for the cost of shipping.

Damn it Nub's. This is too good of deal for me to turn down, even though I shouldn't be spending money. I'm in for the plate and the FK-2001. Let me know what you need me to pm you.

njbair · « **Reply #73 on:** Thu, 11 June 2015, 18:56:02 »

I'm not sure I'm clear on what you've got here, basically the guts of an FK-2001 with white alps?

Karura · « **Reply #74 on:** Thu, 11 June 2015, 19:06:09 »

Nubbs if you mean you got extra AEK2 for sale, I'd love to get one to use as a donor for stabilizers and caps.

I understand the need to finish the first plate GB before we consider the second one, so I'm happy to wait and look forward to seeing how the first batch will turn out!

nubbinator · « **Reply #75 on:** Tue, 16 June 2015, 15:58:57 »

Picked up the plates today. I'll get invoicing going tomorrow or Wednesday. The after tax price was $25.08, so I'll be invoicing $25 + PayPal fees + shipping to those who said they were willing to pay for my naivete and $23 + fees + shipping for those who haven't responded with a note stating that paying the difference would be appreciated, but not required.

About half the plates:

I still have the two FK-2001 keyboards with white Alps or clones. They have everything save the case. They can be added for the additional shipping cost.

njbair · « **Reply #76 on:** Tue, 16 June 2015, 16:24:44 »

Ooo baby!

I'd better get on the ball and finish designing my 60% case.

nubbinator · « **Reply #77 on:** Tue, 16 June 2015, 19:51:47 »

I plan on shipping in these priority mailing boxes since they're free, the right size, cheaper to ship priority than First Class, and are no more expensive that the Tyvek envelope to ship while giving more protection. I'll have to figure out the best/cheapest way for international orders.

cheddarbek · « **Reply #78 on:** Wed, 17 June 2015, 17:05:49 »

Ooh baby, those plates are gorgeous.

Count me in if there is a round 2.

Also, re: AEK II and FK-2001 - basically just guts right? I'd like the AEKII to harvest a couple spare switches out of it.

nubbinator · « **Reply #79 on:** Wed, 17 June 2015, 17:08:48 »

AEK is already gone, just the FK-2001s are left. I may or may not do a round 2. If I do an R2, I'll be building a buffer into the price, invoice in advance, and may use someone else and do waterjet cutting.

cheddarbek · « **Reply #80 on:** Wed, 17 June 2015, 17:24:25 »

I hope you do.

I'd pay good money for a dope looking plate like that in lieu of cutting & modding an AEKII plate. I imagine we'll see some folks from Hasu's round 2 when they start to come in.

Has this thread been linked in that one?

Karura · « **Reply #81 on:** Wed, 17 June 2015, 20:47:48 »

I understand the work required to make something really good, so I would be 100% behind paying a bit more (buffer) and getting it waterjet cut

cheddarbek · « **Reply #82 on:** Wed, 17 June 2015, 20:58:53 »

^^^
This

micr0n · « **Reply #83 on:** Wed, 17 June 2015, 23:34:54 »

Quote from: nubbinator on Wed, 17 June 2015, 17:08:48

AEK is already gone, just the FK-2001s are left. I may or may not do a round 2. If I do an R2, I'll be building a buffer into the price, invoice in advance, and may use someone else and do waterjet cutting.

I'll take the FK-2001 if you still have a plate available. Let me know what info you need.

jdcarpe · « **Reply #84 on:** Thu, 18 June 2015, 18:44:42 »

Hey, nubbinator, I will give up the AEK to the next person in line for it, if it's not too late. I have plenty of Alps switches for now, and I'd rather someone else get it than just keep it in storage.

nubbinator · « **Reply #85 on:** Thu, 18 June 2015, 19:00:21 »

Well, no one in the plate buy is requesting it, so it's still yours if you want it.

cheddarbek · « **Reply #86 on:** Thu, 18 June 2015, 20:33:35 »

I wasn't in on the plate buy, but I'd be interested in the AEK II.

Well, specifically I'm interested in the locking caps lock switch from it.

FrostyToast · « **Reply #87 on:** Thu, 18 June 2015, 20:40:18 »

If someone really wants my plate then they can take my order. I will still commit to the buy if no one wants it but I also kind of want to make space to buy me a new fountain pen...

badboybry9000 · « **Reply #88 on:** Thu, 18 June 2015, 20:47:30 »

Quote from: FrostyToast on Thu, 18 June 2015, 20:40:18

If someone really wants my plate then they can take my order. I will still commit to the buy if no one wants it but I also kind of want to make space to buy me a new fountain pen...

I wouldn't mind taking that plate off of your hands.

cheddarbek · « **Reply #89 on:** Thu, 18 June 2015, 20:54:43 »

Same here. I'd gladly take your spot.

nubbinator · « **Reply #90 on:** Thu, 18 June 2015, 20:56:05 »

I have started invoicing people.

If you are international, I'm invoicing for the estimated shipping cost for First Class International which, hopefully, shouldn't increase when I go to ship. If I need to buy new packaging, I may have to add a little more to the cost. International may get a little cheaper to ship if you're willing to risk a Tyvek envelope and cardboard on either side of the plate. I'm also including the Paypal international currency conversion fee. If you have US funds you can transfer, let me know and you may save a dollar or two.

Quote from: badboybry9000 on Thu, 18 June 2015, 20:47:30

Quote from: FrostyToast on Thu, 18 June 2015, 20:40:18
If someone really wants my plate then they can take my order. I will still commit to the buy if no one wants it but I also kind of want to make space to buy me a new fountain pen...

I wouldn't mind taking that plate off of your hands.

PM me your paypal address and country.

njbair · « **Reply #91 on:** Thu, 18 June 2015, 21:08:16 »

BOOM. Paid up.

Was I first?

nubbinator · « **Reply #92 on:** Thu, 18 June 2015, 21:12:39 »

Quote from: njbair on Thu, 18 June 2015, 21:08:16

BOOM. Paid up.

Was I first?

By three minutes and paid within three minutes of being invoiced. The next closest was ten minutes of being invoiced.

As of now, all invoices have been sent out. I'm still waiting on the boxes to arrive. Hopefully they come tomorrow so I can ship on Saturday. If they don't, I'll have to see if I can squeeze it into a lunch break or it will ship next Saturday.

njbair · « **Reply #93 on:** Thu, 18 June 2015, 21:29:14 »

Quote from: nubbinator on Thu, 18 June 2015, 21:12:39

Quote from: njbair on Thu, 18 June 2015, 21:08:16
BOOM. Paid up.

Was I first?

By three minutes and paid within three minutes of being invoiced. The next closest was ten minutes of being invoiced.

As of now, all invoices have been sent out. I'm still waiting on the boxes to arrive. Hopefully they come tomorrow so I can ship on Saturday. If they don't, I'll have to see if I can squeeze it into a lunch break or it will ship next Saturday.

Would have been 2m50s but PayPal always defaults to my bank account instead of my points card. Gotta get them points!

jdcarpe · « **Reply #94 on:** Thu, 18 June 2015, 22:19:38 »

Quote from: nubbinator on Thu, 18 June 2015, 19:00:21

Well, no one in the plate buy is requesting it, so it's still yours if you want it.

If Karura or cheddarbek want the AEK II guts, I'd let one of them have it.

FrostyToast · « **Reply #95 on:** Thu, 18 June 2015, 22:28:37 »

Taken!

nubbinator · « **Reply #96 on:** Fri, 19 June 2015, 23:27:30 »

Alright, all the paid invoices I saw have been packed and are ready to have their shipping label slapped on.

rsadek · « **Reply #97 on:** Sat, 20 June 2015, 04:48:39 »

Thanks Nubbinator! It was a pleasant surprise to get in on this one; I thought I was too late.
I'm really glad, thanks a million for running this.

nubbinator · « **Reply #98 on:** Sat, 20 June 2015, 14:45:11 »

Everyone who has paid is being shipped shortly. All but the one international order are being sent Priority, so it should arrive fairly quickly.

Quote from: rsadek on Sat, 20 June 2015, 04:48:39

Thanks Nubbinator! It was a pleasant surprise to get in on this one; I thought I was too late.
I'm really glad, thanks a million for running this.

You were the second to sign up, so you were definitely good.

mashby · « **Reply #99 on:** Mon, 22 June 2015, 10:22:00 »

Paid. Sorry for the delay.

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Author Topic: AEK II Alps 60% Plate Buy (Read 34319 times)