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geekhack Marketplace => Group Buys and Preorders => Topic started by: Nask on Tue, 13 February 2024, 17:11:52
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Hello everyone,
First of all, quick introduction, I’m nask, a French guy living in South of France who has been into mechanical keyboard community for a long time now.
I don't know if you heard about this keyboard, the Monoflex, a fairly cheap good looking simple 60%. Original Geek Hack Monoflex Topic (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=110738.0)
It was originally organized by SantiGo and ... ended into a scam. (GB was in Jan'21-Feb'21, keyboards should have been shipped in July'21)
I'll make it simple : Let me introduce the Re:Monoflex.
I've been working on the salvage of this group-buy since November 2021. I joined the Lyra & Monoflex Discord (not the Santigo's one) moderator team at that time.
A bit of a context, I was a customer of the Monoflex original group buy scam. There was a lot of French people who got into that group buy, SantiGo even joined many times the French Discord (MKBDFR) so we really felt betrayed when this group buy turned into a scam.
I wanted to know if I could find a way to get those boards.
We (the whole moderator team) have been trying to do some things all together and then I asked for permission to get all-in myself with Moderator and Original Monoflex team support.
The whole Moderator Team is aware of all the progress and I get to share every update or progress.
I managed to buy those boards from Ukraine (140), the Ukrainian factory had never been paid by Santigo.
Boards were not completely done, but managed to get it completely done and managed to get a "Made in UA" (Ukraine) inside.
Then got new PCB (200) produced, thanks to ILWrites (he also had never been paid by Santigo).
As all files have been published on GitHub, we just removed the Santigo name on the PCB, added the Open Source Hardware logo and the group I've been working with (Le Volcan).
Got new plates made in China (POM White/Black, and few half plate) merging ANSI and ISO files so that I can offer an universal one for everyone.
As all boards were RAW, like straight out of the CNC machine, I worked with a a really good Cerakote shop in France (Blackout-Factory Link here (https://www.blackout-factory.com/)).
There are 80 Cerakoted units and 60 units raw.
It took a lot of time as there were a lot of issues with Cerakote, I couldn't do everything I wanted but ...
(https://i.imgur.com/TXpzerf.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/xXG0NqB.jpg)
Everything is in stock:
– Cobalt (40 units) (main color)
– Dark Cherry (10 units) (my favorite one)
– Midnight Bronze (5 units)
– Tungsten (5 units)
– Copper (5 units)
– Blue Titanium (5 units)
– Charcoal Green (5 units)
– Crimson Red (5 units)
Prices:
205€ RAW unit
245€ Cerakote unit
It includes:
- Keyboard (top/bottom)
- Plate of your choice
- Screws (4x for DB, 6x for case)
- PCB with DB
- 4x Feet
I couldn't post earlier on Geek-Hack and I already have shared news / IC and "GB" on the Lyra & Monoflex Discord.
OG Participants had 2 weeks priority over Non-OG participants.
I also wanted to mention to all those people who got scammed by SantiGo, if they're still interested in one of those, I will try to find a solution with the current stock.
Link to the Google Form - Sale (https://bit.ly/480bWb8)
If you are looking for more information
[Link to the Notion] (https://bit.ly/3SyQi9F)
[Link to Imgur Album] (https://bit.ly/4696bHg)
[Link to the Lyra & Monoflex Discord] (https://discord.gg/Z2vb67Wsyw)
Interest Check on 14/11/23 : Needed to evaluate how many people were still interested for that board...
Sale Form 01/02/24 : 2 weeks grace period for OG participants and now it's completely open, no longer priority.
Everything is in-stock, I will process OG participants orders first, and then non-og participants.
I will probably update the current stock in few days so that people can already know the current stock.
I'm available on Discord if you have any questions.
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Approved :thumb: Best of luck with the salvage/recovery efforts!
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Thank you :)
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Epic
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Great job salvaging this one :thumb:
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Wow. Great to read this was saved in part! Those colors are also quite nice.
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Excellent!
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Good job! I signed up on the form but I was not in the original GB :-P
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:-*
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You're a legend!
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The hero we need, but not the one we deserve
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Best of luck!
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(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1000905379997298760/1166919579373670410/cali_NESSIE_256PX1.gif?ex=65d6ab0c&is=65c4360c&hm=04578ca792b6de2828a966cef67fcf24a0708614a8de9126b675702b3c2d78f3&)
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pretty based
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Much respect for bringing these boards to the community! I was an OG buyer, but think I'm just gonna let this one go as I can't justify sinking another couple hundred into a board that was meant to be a semi budget option & I bought on a whim. Just wanted to pop in, say thanks for salvaging the project, & GL moving all of the units! :thumb:
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Much respect for bringing these boards to the community! I was an OG buyer, but think I'm just gonna let this one go as I can't justify sinking another couple hundred into a board that was meant to be a semi budget option & I bought on a whim. Just wanted to pop in, say thanks for salvaging the project, & GL moving all of the units! :thumb:
I do completely understand your situation...
Exact same feeling for me, I had an Monoflex HHKB Cerakoted Dark Chery in the OG GB.
Thank you for your message and your support, I appreciate. 👍
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I've started invoicing people : FR first, EU/US/Others will be invoiced this week.
Some keebs will be shipped today, mostly France for this week.
Expect to invoice and ship EU and US/Others next week.
I'll ask people who received their units to post some pics.
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Hello everyone, as a quick update.
Most French orders have been shipped out.
US are being invoiced and some packages will be shipped the coming week.
For EU, it'll also the coming week as well. :)
I will also ask to people who received their Re:Monoflex to share some pictures / feedback on the Discord.
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I clearly remember 2021 when all the french Discord was on fire because of the monoflex, at the time I didn't care about it.
Now somehow Nask made me buy one in 2024.
(https://i.imgur.com/yTw4YEt.jpeg)
Must be a rabbit conspiracy of some sort.
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I clearly remember 2021 when all the french Discord was on fire because of the monoflex, at the time I didn't care about it.
Now somehow Nask made me buy one in 2024.
Must be a rabbit conspiracy of some sort.
Ah ah ah, I even have made you commit to a custom color :p
Winkeyless Polar Blue.
Thank you for the support bro. I'm just trying to make it happen.
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Received mine end of last week, with an extra PCB.
Thank Nask for taking me into this, as a non OG participant I feel like I own a piece of MK history
This board looks and sounds really great, loving it !
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Mad respect, Nask and the team! For me, as the PCB designer of the OG Monoflex and Lyra, both of which turned out to be
ran scammed by ScamtiGone, it's truly a delight to see these out in the wild!
Awesome job! :thumb:
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Quick update everyone:
Most of FR orders have been shipped and lot of them have been received.
Almost all US orders have been shipped today.
UE (Spain/Norway/Poland/Sweden/Belgium) packages are ready, some of them are waiting for payment, some already shipped, etc.
By the end of the week I will update the Google Form for the current in-stock.
If you wanna see how it looks like, you can come on Discord [Link here] (https://discord.gg/Z2vb67Wsyw), there are some pictures + sound test.
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Midnight Bronze
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Hello everyone,
Quick update:
I've invoiced / shipped most of the orders I received.
I like to thank people who already joined (again) this adventure, there are Re:Monoflex in France, Belgium, Spain, Sweden, Norway, and of course USA.
I won't be at home for 3 weeks, that's why I wanted to get everything shipped as fast as possible.
I will update and share the current stock, I might also take some extra time to setup the Shopify.
Any questions, or feedback, you can dm me on Discord.
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I've invoiced / shipped most of the orders I received.
Hi, I filled out the order form quite early I think but I've not gotten any emails. I'm not on Discord. Can you PM me here or send me an email or did I simply not make the cut?
Like I wrote here I was not part of the original GB so of course I didn't expect anything, but just wanted to check :-)
Good job! I signed up on the form but I was not in the original GB :-P
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I've invoiced / shipped most of the orders I received.
Hi, I filled out the order form quite early I think but I've not gotten any emails. I'm not on Discord. Can you PM me here or send me an email or did I simply not make the cut?
Like I wrote here I was not part of the original GB so of course I didn't expect anything, but just wanted to check :-)
Good job! I signed up on the form but I was not in the original GB :-P
For sure you did the cut, I was so sure I already had contacted you, surely, I couldn't get choices you asked. I just dropped you a message for that. I might have a chance to find a solution today and have DHL tomorrow :)
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For sure you did the cut, I was so sure I already had contacted you, surely, I couldn't get choices you asked. I just dropped you a message for that. I might have a chance to find a solution today and have DHL tomorrow :)
Oh wow very nice of you :-) I will reply to your email and we can talk from there thank you!
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Awesome looking builds guys! Glad to actually see these & really happy top hear people are liking them!
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Thank you for your efforts!
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Quick update :
All orders have been shipped out - so far -.
52 keyboards have been sold so far. Not bad, not huge. Main goal is around 90 keyboards so that loss can be acceptable.
Current stock:
- 2x Midnight Bronze WK
- 1x Midnight Bronze WK (A-/B, little scratch at the bottom, can take pictures)
- 1x Titanium Blue WKL
- 2x Titanium Blue HHKB
- 1x Charcoal Green Winkey
- 2x Charcoal Green HHKB
- 3x Charcoal Green WKL
- 32x Cobalt WK
- 4x Cobalt WKL
- 38x RAW but only 1 or 2 WK, rest is WKL/HHKB.
- I can check later the exact number of WK/WKL/HHKB, probably on Saturday.
I asked for a small quote of 10x HALF Black POM plates, I still have 3x "ALU" plates (mostly for RAW orders) as it was for a try, and I also have 2x CF plate (with flex cut but it doesn't flex because this CF is too stiff).
I still don't know if I will setup a Shopify or just update the Google Form so that it might be easier to manage orders.
Still looking for a way to get a bit more visibility for that project.
If you have any ideas, I'm open.
Feel free to reach me if you have any questions, etc.
PS: Google Form has been updated. Google Form Here (https://bit.ly/480bWb8)
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Hello everyone, I wanted to share a quick update:
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I just received new plates for testing, and some half plates.
I received:
5x ABS Black Full
5x PP Semi-Transparent Full
5x PC Transparent Full
10x POM Black Full
5x Carbon Fiber Full (flex cut)
I'll check this week-end and give you a feedback how it feels.
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Another quick update:
I was wondering if there would be interested people for new color batches, I've been working with the Cerakote Shop, he would be able to do some more.
I couldn't get the same price I had for the whole order but if you are willing to get your own color, there could be a group of 4-5 people.
1 Batch = 4-5 boards (depending on the color)
If there is 1 batch, not sure if price will be great but 3-4 batches could do it.
You would have to pay for the extra cost but I'll manage the whole process.
It can help selling some extra units and you could get your own color for an extra.
I'd like to know if there are groups of people, interested in, having the same color for a Monoflex.
And ... which colors.
There are some colors I was thinking of :
Prison Pink (https://www.cerakote.com/shop/cerakote-coating/H-141/prison-pink (https://www.cerakote.com/shop/cerakote-coating/H-141/prison-pink))
Hunter Orange (https://www.cerakote.com/shop/cerakote-coating/H-128/hunter-orange (https://www.cerakote.com/shop/cerakote-coating/H-128/hunter-orange))
Sunflower (https://www.cerakote.com/shop/cerakote-coating/H-317/sunflower (https://www.cerakote.com/shop/cerakote-coating/H-317/sunflower))
Feel free to reach me if you have any questions or anything.
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Aw man sign me up for HHKB either in hunter green or sunflower orange! And one of those plastic plates :-D
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Hello everyone,
Have tried my best to gather some people to make that happen but unfortunately, not enough people to make it happen.
Will probably update the current stock this week.