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Offline Yslen

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1150 on: Wed, 23 April 2014, 13:07:40 »
They look considerably thicker than the (lasered) Cherry PBTs I used to have, about comparable with the stock PBT caps on my Poker II. Plenty thick enough! I'm very much looking forward to seeing samples, particularly of the dye-subbing, if we're going to get to see samples of that before the production run.

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1151 on: Wed, 23 April 2014, 13:09:34 »
Personally, I'm just looking forward to what will be my first thick set and my first PBT set. I don't care if they're the thickest of the thick, just that they're thicker than all the thin ABS I have lying around here :P
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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1152 on: Wed, 23 April 2014, 13:57:38 »
Thickness doesn't look any different to me in those pictures... You are comparing black parts to light blue parts, black is going to look a little smaller/thinner, plus the angles of the pictures on those plum pictures are far from ideal to tell in the first place.

I actually agree here. I even pulled off my KBC Poker 2 to get a first hand comparison with the pictures provided. The difference is negligible if at all. However like someone else said, we have to reserve judgement until we have someone who received the caps at the very least.

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1153 on: Thu, 24 April 2014, 16:01:47 »
I have a KBT race which I believe has thick pbt. [they are definitely pbt] and some thick pbt from SP coming. I've never had GMK but if someone would ship me a key I could let you know the difference.

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1154 on: Thu, 24 April 2014, 18:35:01 »
I have a KBT race which I believe has thick pbt. [they are definitely pbt] and some thick pbt from SP coming. I've never had GMK but if someone would ship me a key I could let you know the difference.

Thick PBT and SP don't belong in the same sentence, sorry friend.

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1155 on: Fri, 25 April 2014, 01:44:40 »
I have a KBT race which I believe has thick pbt. [they are definitely pbt] and some thick pbt from SP coming. I've never had GMK but if someone would ship me a key I could let you know the difference.

Thick PBT and SP don't belong in the same sentence, sorry friend.

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1156 on: Fri, 25 April 2014, 13:41:41 »
DSA is thicker than DCS, but it still thinner than these.

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1157 on: Fri, 25 April 2014, 15:16:00 »
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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1158 on: Sun, 27 April 2014, 20:12:16 »
I've been itching to find a black on black key set for my new board and I just can't find any I'm more interested in than this one. I'm a touch late to the party to get in on this deal but if any of you plan to sell yours keep me in mind!  ;D

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1159 on: Mon, 28 April 2014, 01:26:19 »
so the people who paid as early as february/march are still waiting right?

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1160 on: Mon, 28 April 2014, 02:12:02 »
so the people who paid as early as february/march are still waiting right?

You have reading to catch up on if you are expecting anything right now :)

Group buy, not a purchase of a pre-existing good.  Order is still in the early stages of pre production since the first deadline had a bunch of drop-outs at payment.

Expect what, 4-6 weeks after approval of sample?  Someone correct me if that figure seems off.

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1161 on: Mon, 28 April 2014, 04:39:21 »
I've been itching to find a black on black key set for my new board and I just can't find any I'm more interested in than this one. I'm a touch late to the party to get in on this deal but if any of you plan to sell yours keep me in mind!  ;D

I put in for a set of blanks and a set of dyesub, so I might sell one or the other depending on which I like more.

Just keep your eyes open once all the sets have shipped, I'm sure there will be some who want to part with a set or two :D

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1162 on: Mon, 28 April 2014, 05:30:47 »
I've been itching to find a black on black key set for my new board and I just can't find any I'm more interested in than this one. I'm a touch late to the party to get in on this deal but if any of you plan to sell yours keep me in mind!  ;D

If you don't mind waiting at least a month for them, start looking in the Classifieds section once these ship. It'll still be a while (getting samples, starting production, getting the dyesub samples, printing, shipping, etc). I ordered 4 sets to help meet MOQ and may consider selling one of them.... or maybe not, depending how much I like them :)
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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1163 on: Mon, 28 April 2014, 08:47:35 »
I missed this!

Would really love one of those blank blacks. Let me know if you have any extra for sell!

I've been itching to find a black on black key set for my new board and I just can't find any I'm more interested in than this one. I'm a touch late to the party to get in on this deal but if any of you plan to sell yours keep me in mind!  ;D

If you don't mind waiting at least a month for them, start looking in the Classifieds section once these ship. It'll still be a while (getting samples, starting production, getting the dyesub samples, printing, shipping, etc). I ordered 4 sets to help meet MOQ and may consider selling one of them.... or maybe not, depending how much I like them :)

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1164 on: Mon, 28 April 2014, 08:52:55 »
Ivan! I'm sorry, I think I might need to change the address to which my package ships if this is possible.
It's my first GB, so I didn't have all that great of an idea how long these things take in production, so I'll have graduated and left the current city I'm in.
How should I go about this?

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1165 on: Mon, 28 April 2014, 10:58:19 »
Just PM me with address update.

As far as timeline on production it is still not locked in. Still waiting for samples of 3-4 shades of 'black' to arrive to imsto for dyesub test. Once we know it's good they will need to fit the order into their production schedule. When I know, I will make an update.

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1166 on: Mon, 28 April 2014, 12:15:22 »
Do you have a picture of blanks by any chance?

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1167 on: Mon, 28 April 2014, 18:20:11 »
So do you think the GMK standard is going to be an unobtainable long shot?

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1168 on: Mon, 28 April 2014, 19:00:16 »
I was under the impression that the GMK packs had been officially cancelled.
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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1169 on: Mon, 28 April 2014, 22:09:13 »
I've been itching to find a black on black key set for my new board and I just can't find any I'm more interested in than this one. I'm a touch late to the party to get in on this deal but if any of you plan to sell yours keep me in mind!  ;D

I put in for a set of blanks and a set of dyesub, so I might sell one or the other depending on which I like more.

Just keep your eyes open once all the sets have shipped, I'm sure there will be some who want to part with a set or two :D

If you don't mind waiting at least a month for them, start looking in the Classifieds section once these ship. It'll still be a while (getting samples, starting production, getting the dyesub samples, printing, shipping, etc). I ordered 4 sets to help meet MOQ and may consider selling one of them.... or maybe not, depending how much I like them :)

Thanks for the heads up Darkshot and Oobly! I was planning to keep an eye on this thread to see when they start shipping and an eye on the classifieds in case they get posted after that. Just wanted to get my name out there in case I get caught up in something when that time comes.

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1170 on: Mon, 28 April 2014, 22:12:32 »
Do you have a picture of blanks by any chance?

I don't think there are any real set yet, just computer rendered one in first post.

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1171 on: Wed, 30 April 2014, 15:35:15 »
I have one set of blank potentially up for transfer if some one wants it  :)

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1172 on: Wed, 30 April 2014, 17:31:29 »
I have one set of blank potentially up for transfer if some one wants it  :)

I'll take it if you'd like your $55 back.

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1173 on: Wed, 30 April 2014, 18:06:17 »
I have one set of blank potentially up for transfer if some one wants it  :)

I'll take it if you'd like your $55 back.
Well it comes out to $60 after fees and shipping. if you want it pm me.

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1174 on: Wed, 30 April 2014, 18:13:15 »
If you two go through with that, be sure to PM Ivan.
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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1175 on: Wed, 30 April 2014, 18:28:45 »
If you two go through with that, be sure to PM Ivan.
Yep sure will. Actually Ivan told me to do it this way for less hassle. Thanks for the heads up tactical!

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1176 on: Thu, 01 May 2014, 17:24:39 »
I have one set of blank potentially up for transfer if some one wants it  :)

I'll take it if you'd like your $55 back.
Well it comes out to $60 after fees and shipping. if you want it pm me.

So you'll take $55 then?

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1177 on: Thu, 01 May 2014, 17:47:11 »
I have one set of blank potentially up for transfer if some one wants it  :)

I'll take it if you'd like your $55 back.
Well it comes out to $60 after fees and shipping. if you want it pm me.
So you'll take $55 then?
Sorry if I wasn't clear. The pp fee and shipping comes out to about $5 per set, so if you want to take my place I would need $60 sent to me.
You have just been one step too late though. The set has been picked up by someone else. Sorry about that  :(
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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1178 on: Thu, 01 May 2014, 22:17:54 »
Looking for a blank set, let me know if anyone wants to let go or their set.

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1179 on: Sat, 03 May 2014, 22:40:57 »
Also looking for a blank set, if anyone wants to sell theirs or sell their spot. Will pay $60-70.
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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1180 on: Sun, 04 May 2014, 02:26:44 »
Also looking for a blank set, if anyone wants to sell theirs or sell their spot. Will pay $60-70.
I have one blank set willing to let go, but it will be complicated to transfer my order to you since I joined total orders with a friend.
After I received the keysets then sell probably.

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1181 on: Sun, 04 May 2014, 05:17:04 »
Way to go! Nothing better than an increase price!  :thumb:

Let me know if anyone wants to transfer their order. Cheers!

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1182 on: Sun, 04 May 2014, 08:05:03 »
Amazing how interest peaks after the ordering is closed.

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1183 on: Sun, 04 May 2014, 11:00:37 »
I have a blank and a printed set that I am willing to let go, PM me and we'll arrange it with Ivan

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1184 on: Sun, 04 May 2014, 11:15:16 »
For those that want to transfer order, complete transaction and notify me of buyers info email, real name, address. Buyer be aware that I will bill you shipping once that stage of the buy is ready if it was not a 100% order transfer (split of original order) or if there is a cost difference if transfer order from US to international.
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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1185 on: Sun, 04 May 2014, 12:44:04 »
Looking for blank or regular printed.  Please PM.
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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1186 on: Sun, 04 May 2014, 16:07:03 »
Sent confirmations for trynds and BeardedAx, please respond to myself and Ivan to facilitate the transfer.

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1187 on: Wed, 07 May 2014, 01:18:52 »
If anyone is interested in a regular printed set, let me know.

Edit: claimed  :D
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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1188 on: Thu, 08 May 2014, 06:16:57 »
I can't imagine all these order transfers are speeding up the process here but is there an update for us Ivan?

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1189 on: Thu, 08 May 2014, 09:38:56 »
As I understand it, PLUM is still waiting for the particular PBT material (still for the sample run) to be delivered from Japan... same supplier as Topre uses. Apparently they are stupid slow, probably sent surface freight.
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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1190 on: Thu, 08 May 2014, 10:08:15 »
As I understand it, PLUM is still waiting for the particular PBT material (still for the sample run) to be delivered from Japan... same supplier as Topre uses. Apparently they are stupid slow, probably sent surface freight.

I didn't realize these would be made with the same plastic that Topre uses. That is awesome!

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1191 on: Thu, 08 May 2014, 10:29:04 »
How much does PBT vary? Is there a difference between the quality of PBT Topre uses and that used by other manufacturers, or is PBT just PBT?

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1192 on: Thu, 08 May 2014, 10:48:05 »
I would guess there is probably some variance, but I am not an expert about plastics. I think it was more that it was the easiest solution to get the material from the same supplier due to color is a regular stock item.

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1193 on: Thu, 08 May 2014, 10:54:45 »
Makes sense. Still, it's nice to know it's proven quality plastic.

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1194 on: Thu, 08 May 2014, 11:04:45 »
I would guess there is probably some variance, but I am not an expert about plastics. I think it was more that it was the easiest solution to get the material from the same supplier due to color is a regular stock item.

Wow that is great news, I was hoping they would match my realforce's keys perfectly!

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1195 on: Thu, 08 May 2014, 11:10:31 »
Ivan, what're your future plans ? :)
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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1196 on: Thu, 08 May 2014, 11:18:31 »
Starting PBT dyesubs novelty key singles and GMK Dolch full set+add ons this month.

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1197 on: Thu, 08 May 2014, 11:22:11 »


All of this.  So good. 

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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1198 on: Thu, 08 May 2014, 11:26:27 »

Starting PBT dyesubs novelty key singles and GMK Dolch full set+add ons this month.
The CMY/RGB mod extras coming after that? :S
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Re: PBT 104/105 set ROUND 3 (pre-production)
« Reply #1199 on: Thu, 08 May 2014, 11:34:17 »
Aurebesh... i did a double take when i saw that. How many people snagged those?