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Title: [WAITING FOR SHIPMENT] Beeker row 4 key
Post by: jellowiggler on Tue, 20 March 2012, 17:26:50: ALL PAYMENTS ARE IN, KEYS IN MANUFACTURING!

March 24.
If SP won't manufacture the key for us, we will produce the key with Qtan. He has done keys for the community before.
This GROUP BUY IS ALIVE AND WELL.

March 28
We got over 50 confirmed orders tonight. So I have started hunting for concrete pricing. Qtan has offered to direct ship to the buyers for a small fee. This sounds great to me. It will get the keys to you faster and save money.

ORDER DEAD LINE: April 15 midnight.

PRICE drop at 75!

April 11
Price drop reached! Invoicing going out soon. Orders will be closed on midnight of the 15th!

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I think it's safe to start ordering now that we have a test key done. It turned out awesome! SP did caution that they don't promise that the final will turn out exactly like this, but it looks great to me.

This is i3oilermaker's original laser'd version.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]45106[/ATTACH]

We will be going with white PBT. Profile is now KBC made row 4 (Esc and F keys) for Cherry MX switches.
The final key will have the image a bit to the left and slightly bigger if possible.

Here is the test key we had done at SP on white.

(http://img.tapatalk.com/4ac69695-960d-5cdc.jpg)

PRICING:

50 keys $5 / each <--- at least this many before order gets sent
75 keys $4.50 / each

THIS BUY WILL NOT END WITH LESS THAN 50 keys.

SHIPPNG

Shipping is $4, world wide. Direct to the buyer.

ORDERING:

Paypal payment only, US funds, to be sent as gift or you can add 3%+.50.
There will be NO material costs added to each order to cover bubble mailers, baggies, SP shipping to me,etc. It's covered in the shipping charge.

10 key max.

To order PM me the following:

subject: Beeker GB

quantity
name
paypal e-mail
full shipping address

As always I am not responsible for shipping damages.

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Order list
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01. 4 jellowiggler (CAN) PAID
02. 4 jinzo.pk3 (AUS) PAID
03. 7 i3oilermaker (USA) PAID
04. 2 boost (USA) PAID
05. 4 telepete (CAN) PAID
06. 1 jblack801 (USA) PAID
07. 3 elrobo (CAN) PAID
08. [strike]10 msimon (UK)[/strike]
09. 3 zzspectrez (USA) PAID
10. 2 zehkul (GER) PAID
11. 3 vyr1s (CAN) PAID
12. 2 ryan92084 (USA) PAID
13. 2 AKIMbO (USA) PAID
14. 5 KyesaRRi (AUS) PAID
15. 5 captain (USA) PAID
16. 4 Ahlitah (CAN) PAID
17. 2 reaper (USA) PAID
18. 4 hoggy (UK) PAID
19. 1 zwi (USA) PAID
20. 3 zifle (Denmark) PAID
21. 4 rickyj (CAN) PAID
22. 2 greg dron (USA) PAID
23. 2 kaen (UK) PAID
24. 6 biolaser(USA) PAID
25. 1 abc123asd (AUS) PAID

76 Total
Title: [WAITING FOR SHIPMENT] Beeker row 4 key
Post by: Elrobo on Tue, 20 March 2012, 17:55:47: Interested and the key should be the pinkish color beeker is, or alternately the orange his hair is.

edit: to say down for 2 at least
Title: [WAITING FOR SHIPMENT] Beeker row 4 key
Post by: i3oilermaker on Tue, 20 March 2012, 17:58:50: I asked Melissa if doubles shot was possible she said no.

Would be interested to see your svg
Title: [WAITING FOR SHIPMENT] Beeker row 4 key
Post by: demik on Tue, 20 March 2012, 18:03:24: Dye sub pbt
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Post by: boost on Tue, 20 March 2012, 18:31:19: I'm down for a few.

Sent from a phone...
Title: [WAITING FOR SHIPMENT] Beeker row 4 key
Post by: i3oilermaker on Tue, 20 March 2012, 18:33:52: If the SVGs look good and it's do-able, I would be down for a handfull of these
Title: [WAITING FOR SHIPMENT] Beeker row 4 key
Post by: AKIMbO on Tue, 20 March 2012, 18:43:48: I'm down for one or two.
Title: [WAITING FOR SHIPMENT] Beeker row 4 key
Post by: jellowiggler on Tue, 20 March 2012, 19:44:21: Sorry guys she didn't like the svg. So pad print or dye sub could be done. But I'd probably ink it in.
Title: [WAITING FOR SHIPMENT] Beeker row 4 key
Post by: i3oilermaker on Tue, 20 March 2012, 20:00:26: Figured that would be the case...I would still be in for a bunch if they get made up
Title: [WAITING FOR SHIPMENT] Beeker row 4 key
Post by: demik on Tue, 20 March 2012, 20:00:50: sp's pad print is terribad.
Title: [WAITING FOR SHIPMENT] Beeker row 4 key
Post by: jellowiggler on Tue, 20 March 2012, 20:49:14: I'll do some inking on the svg and colour match to some beeker art and photos. We'll see how it turns out.

There are too many sharp angles for the injection molding cutter.
Title: [WAITING FOR SHIPMENT] Beeker row 4 key
Post by: zzspectrez on Tue, 20 March 2012, 23:03:30: I am interested for 2-4 depending on price.
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Post by: reaper on Tue, 20 March 2012, 23:13:36: I'm in.
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Post by: whiskerBox on Tue, 20 March 2012, 23:55:07: Quote from: reaper;552066
I'm in.

You're always in lol
Title: [WAITING FOR SHIPMENT] Beeker row 4 key
Post by: telepete on Tue, 20 March 2012, 23:56:22: Awesome. In for 4-5.

Sent from my TF101 using Tapatalk
Title: [WAITING FOR SHIPMENT] Beeker row 4 key
Post by: reaper on Tue, 20 March 2012, 23:57:53: Quote from: whiskerBox;552098
You're always in lol

Better in than out... I always say. Or was it the other way around. lol =D
Title: [WAITING FOR SHIPMENT] Beeker row 4 key
Post by: telepete on Wed, 21 March 2012, 10:40:18: Quote from: reaper;552102
Better in than out... I always say. Or was it the other way around. lol =D

I'm not sure if its thread crapping to post for the purpose of laughing at someones joke but what hell. I lol'd.

Sent from my TF101 using Tapatalk
Title: [WAITING FOR SHIPMENT] Beeker row 4 key
Post by: i3oilermaker on Wed, 21 March 2012, 11:01:08: Jello - I think if you post your proposed image for dyesub, you will generate a lot more interest here.
Title: [WAITING FOR SHIPMENT] Beeker row 4 key
Post by: jellowiggler on Wed, 21 March 2012, 17:43:29: Thanks for the idea. If the colours don't work out in printing I can try to match that colour with plastic and not dye that part.
Title: [WAITING FOR SHIPMENT] Beeker row 4 key
Post by: jellowiggler on Wed, 21 March 2012, 17:44:46: Quote from: Elrobo;551772
Interested and the key should be the pinkish color beeker is, or alternately the orange his hair is.

edit: to say down for 2 at least

Thanks for the idea. If the colours don't work out in printing I can try to match that colour with plastic and not dye that part.
Title: [WAITING FOR SHIPMENT] Beeker row 4 key
Post by: jellowiggler on Wed, 21 March 2012, 17:46:02: Sent this to Melissa for a test run.

Colours are purposely more saturated than normal. Their ink doesn't like subtle differences. We'll see how it turns out.

http://www.getcommonsense.ca/mike/beeker-coloured.svg
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Post by: i3oilermaker on Wed, 21 March 2012, 19:33:45: Looks great! Why don't you update OP with the new plan A?
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Post by: jellowiggler on Wed, 21 March 2012, 22:03:11: Test key!

She said that they can't promise it will be this good. But it's a great sample. I'll get her to move it left a bit in the final. I think we should go for the colour one on white.

(http://img.tapatalk.com/4ac69695-960d-5cdc.jpg)
Title: [WAITING FOR SHIPMENT] Beeker row 4 key
Post by: reaper on Wed, 21 March 2012, 22:17:19: That second one looks really good! I'll take a couple. =P
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Post by: i3oilermaker on Wed, 21 March 2012, 22:21:11: Good lord that looks amazing! I'm in for sure! Update OP with that!!
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Post by: noog on Wed, 21 March 2012, 22:35:22: in for 5.
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Post by: zzspectrez on Wed, 21 March 2012, 23:30:23: I actually like the black and white on white.
Title: [WAITING FOR SHIPMENT] Beeker row 4 key
Post by: jellowiggler on Thu, 22 March 2012, 00:44:14: OP updated.

THIS IS NOW AN ORDER THREAD.
Title: [WAITING FOR SHIPMENT] Beeker row 4 key
Post by: i3oilermaker on Thu, 22 March 2012, 08:34:30: In for 5 - may increase that if we hit some price breaks. :eyebrows:
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Post by: boost on Thu, 22 March 2012, 09:06:33: Pmed for 2

Sent from a phone...
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Post by: jblack801 on Thu, 22 March 2012, 11:46:57: Put me down for 1.
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Post by: msimon on Thu, 22 March 2012, 12:35:59: May well be interested in 4.

2 for me 2 for a friend.

Whats the deadline for this?.
Title: [WAITING FOR SHIPMENT] Beeker row 4 key
Post by: Elrobo on Thu, 22 March 2012, 16:16:26: Dang just sent my pm, refreshed and saw : (
Title: [WAITING FOR SHIPMENT] Beeker row 4 key
Post by: i3oilermaker on Thu, 22 March 2012, 16:24:35: :wacko: bummer

I thought that since it is an artistic interpretation it is fair game.

I'll ask my sister who a copyright attorney if she can come up with any loopholes.
Title: [WAITING FOR SHIPMENT] Beeker row 4 key
Post by: jellowiggler on Thu, 22 March 2012, 17:27:06: Updated OP, with further info.

Continue ordering as normal. I have written their licensing dept for permission. Hopefully they will understand what we're doing isn't a commercial enterprise.

So if you are interested put your ordering in so if/when they give permission we'll be ready to go.

Thanks guys. Let's get this above 50 keys!
Title: [WAITING FOR SHIPMENT] Beeker row 4 key
Post by: sth on Thu, 22 March 2012, 17:30:43: I hate to be a drag but it doesn't matter if this group buy is not a commercial enterprise.
SP cannot make these and then sell them because that would constitute copyright infringement, which is on them, not us.

There is probably no easy way around this. Pretty much zero companies are going to be interested in risking litigation over a hobbyist product, especially one that provides them relatively little profit.

Good luck. I hope this does go through. But don't get your hopes up.
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Post by: Elrobo on Thu, 22 March 2012, 17:43:18: Well If it goes, I'm still interested so you can add me to the tally, not keeping my hope up because muppets are a disney property. But either way thank you for taking the time and effort to reach out to them jellowiggler.
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Post by: CaiSter21 on Thu, 22 March 2012, 17:59:53: yeah, i hate all the licensing crap thats involved with making keycaps.
thats why i choose imsto whenever i want some custom ones. :biggrin:

its how i got my reddit alien.
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Post by: reaper on Thu, 22 March 2012, 18:02:43: ^ Well, how about we take this group buy to imsto then.. to see how much and also if we get any discount for ordering 50 or more...
Title: [WAITING FOR SHIPMENT] Beeker row 4 key
Post by: jellowiggler on Thu, 22 March 2012, 18:09:25: Yup. All we can do is try.

They may have a fan art policy or something. So the spirit and volume of what we are trying to do might matter.

All Melissa has to see is that we have permission. Then she'll do the run. So we just have to see what they say. I'll post up when I get it. It might be a while. Until them I encourage everyone to order as normal.
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Post by: ryan92084 on Thu, 22 March 2012, 20:20:09: Subscribed for further developements.
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Post by: i3oilermaker on Thu, 22 March 2012, 20:29:34: Excuse my ignorance, but what is imsto?

Quote from: CaiSter21;553949
yeah, i hate all the licensing crap thats involved with making keycaps.
thats why i choose imsto whenever i want some custom ones. :biggrin:

its how i got my reddit alien.
Title: [WAITING FOR SHIPMENT] Beeker row 4 key
Post by: demik on Thu, 22 March 2012, 20:31:38: imsto is a member here, who ripster calls one of the heads of the KBC triads (haha) that either works for kbc or owns kbc. and they do custom dye sub pbt keycaps of anything.
Title: [WAITING FOR SHIPMENT] Beeker row 4 key
Post by: jellowiggler on Thu, 22 March 2012, 21:09:21: I will ask imsto for some pricing and info. But I want at the very least 50 keys ordered. I'd rather have 100+. Let's see some commitments to order.
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Post by: telepete on Thu, 22 March 2012, 21:36:31: Imsto's PBT caps rock. I plan to get my Star Wars keys the same way.
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Post by: modus on Thu, 22 March 2012, 21:57:40: In for 2 and hoping this gets the goahead
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Post by: i3oilermaker on Fri, 23 March 2012, 08:56:15: Relevant?

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?29028-Anyone-interesting-design-caps-Custom-caps
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Post by: CaiSter21 on Fri, 23 March 2012, 10:10:18: i sense a disturbance in the force.....
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Post by: demik on Fri, 23 March 2012, 13:09:35: Quote from: CaiSter21;554632
i sense a disturbance in the force.....

Sorry, my topre farted.
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Post by: msimon on Sat, 24 March 2012, 11:16:33: Hi,

I will stick with 2 keys for now, or i will update you on my order total.
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Post by: i3oilermaker on Mon, 26 March 2012, 09:13:41: Any word on pricing? I assume pricing in OP was SP's which is now obsolete.
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Post by: jellowiggler on Mon, 26 March 2012, 13:22:23: I'll decide who to go with when we get $50 orders.

It will be about the same, but may include direct shipping instead of shipping to me, then the buyer.

17 keys until 50. Come on lads!
Title: [WAITING FOR SHIPMENT] Beeker row 4 key
Post by: demik on Mon, 26 March 2012, 17:49:14: Qtan says he now does dye sub pbt
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Post by: jellowiggler on Tue, 27 March 2012, 01:35:58: Are you ordering?
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Post by: KyesaRRi on Tue, 27 March 2012, 04:06:55: Count me in for 5.
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Post by: Zehkul on Tue, 27 March 2012, 08:19:02: 2, maybe more if they’re cheap.
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Post by: i3oilermaker on Tue, 27 March 2012, 10:20:36: I'll go 2 more Jello - These are going to be rare because of the limited run we are making - I think they will be good bargaining chips :)
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Post by: Ahlitah on Tue, 27 March 2012, 10:49:43: I might be interested in 2 or so, depending on final price. I actually have money in pp which is rare!

these would look nice with my PBT white caps on my QF!
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Post by: jellowiggler on Tue, 27 March 2012, 13:21:50: Please PM me new orders. If you don't PM (follow example in the first post) it doesn't count.

i3oilermaker, i made your changes in the OP. Check to make sure you are at the right number.
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Post by: i3oilermaker on Wed, 28 March 2012, 09:13:17: Thanks Jello - the update is correct.

10 more!! lets close this out!
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Post by: ryan92084 on Wed, 28 March 2012, 11:51:01: In for two, PM sent.
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Post by: AKIMbO on Wed, 28 March 2012, 12:11:23: PM sent for 2 keys.
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Post by: KyesaRRi on Wed, 28 March 2012, 12:24:19: PM sent for 5
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Post by: captain on Wed, 28 March 2012, 12:46:48: Colors look great! I'll take $10 worth.
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Post by: i3oilermaker on Wed, 28 March 2012, 12:52:20: Why don't you take $15 (3 keys) and we can close out this order thread and get these made :clap2:
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Post by: captain on Wed, 28 March 2012, 12:54:12: Ki just po'ed for five
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Post by: Ahlitah on Wed, 28 March 2012, 14:22:43: ahh well sent a PM for 4!

i'm weak!
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Post by: i3oilermaker on Wed, 28 March 2012, 23:57:01: Jello?
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Post by: jellowiggler on Thu, 29 March 2012, 01:05:38: OK folks, we have officially crossed the 50 key line!

I am talking with qtan to finalize pricing with direct shipping to the buyer from him, That way there will only be one shipping charge. So things will come faster and cost less! As far as I understand so far there is no initial setup fee either. So less money out of our pockets.

I'll leave the orders open for now. I'll set the deadline at April 15, midnight.
Title: [WAITING FOR SHIPMENT] Beeker row 4 key
Post by: jellowiggler on Thu, 29 March 2012, 08:45:26: The word from qtan is that shipping will be $4 world wide, direct to the buyer, including tracking.

If we get the order above 75, the price will drop to $4.50/key.

Cheap, direct shipping anywhere! Use the $10-15 I just saved you and buy more keys! :-)
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Post by: i3oilermaker on Thu, 29 March 2012, 08:47:44: Sweet! Can you update the OP with all price breaks?
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Post by: jellowiggler on Thu, 29 March 2012, 08:50:22: Thread stalker. Give me more than 2 minutes! Some of us work! ;)

OP will be updated when I get the chance. Gotta run.
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Post by: mickd on Thu, 29 March 2012, 08:58:20: $4 worldwide shipping? YES PLEASE!
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Post by: i3oilermaker on Thu, 29 March 2012, 09:06:16: Quote from: jellowiggler;560317
Thread stalker. Give me more than 2 minutes! Some of us work! ;)

OP will be updated when I get the chance. Gotta run.

Haha you rock Jello! thanks! :becky:
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Post by: Zehkul on Thu, 29 March 2012, 09:07:06: Quote from: jellowiggler;560313
The word from qtan is that shipping will be $4 world wide, direct to the buyer, including tracking.

If we get the order above 75, the price will drop to $4.50/key.

Cheap, direct shipping anywhere! Use the $10-15 I just saved you and buy more keys! :-)

That’s nice!! I guess SP won’t be seeing many single key Dye Sub orders from now on.
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Post by: jellowiggler on Thu, 29 March 2012, 16:05:26: OP updated with current info.

It will be hard for SP to compete with imsto and qtan. Dye sub pricing per key is similar, but SP charges $40 setup fees, and higher shipping. Qtan will also handle shipping directly to the buyers, then you don't pay shipping twice. Imsto had cheaper pricing per key, but the individual shipping that Qtan offers is a great service to us all. SP will have a hard time competing in dye sub novelty keys.

We will have to see how our Beeker key turns out. The only question that hasn't been answered is the quality. Melissa was willing to print our image on test keys to see if placement, size and colours were acceptable. I'm not sure if we can do that with Qtan. I'm resizing my vector for key size right now, so I'll see what he thinks.
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Post by: CaiSter21 on Thu, 29 March 2012, 18:02:38: also forgetting the most important aspect of working with imsto or qtan......anything goes....:)
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Post by: hoggy on Fri, 30 March 2012, 16:45:40: PM sent for 4.

Yay!!!
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Post by: Zwi on Fri, 30 March 2012, 17:05:57: PM sent!
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Post by: i3oilermaker on Sun, 01 April 2012, 14:07:37: Meeep meeeep
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Post by: jellowiggler on Tue, 03 April 2012, 12:47:41: Price drop at 75 keys. Let's get there.
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Post by: i3oilermaker on Fri, 06 April 2012, 08:33:59: I think we should just close this GB and get printing...the price drop at 75/100 isn't even that big.
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Post by: boost on Fri, 06 April 2012, 09:49:25: Quote from: i3oilermaker;568683
I think we should just close this GB and get printing...the price drop at 75/100 isn't even that big.

I'm down for w/e

Sent from a phone...
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Post by: jellowiggler on Fri, 06 April 2012, 13:24:22: The resized vector (key cap dimensions) has been sent to Qtan in the correct format. So we are just waiting for a confirmation that the key looks good.

The image on the SP test key was not horizontally centred. In person on a keyboard it is way off. So I asked if a test is possible to ensure placement and size.
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Post by: RickyJ on Fri, 06 April 2012, 14:36:48: PM'd to order two!
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Post by: i3oilermaker on Fri, 06 April 2012, 14:51:05: 7 more keys and we save some cash - takers?
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Post by: jellowiggler on Fri, 06 April 2012, 16:20:24: count updated.

4 more needed!
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Post by: i3oilermaker on Tue, 10 April 2012, 11:32:27: I know there are 4 more takers out there...
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Post by: jellowiggler on Wed, 11 April 2012, 00:01:50: If we get 4 more I can invoice early.....
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Post by: RickyJ on Wed, 11 April 2012, 00:10:11: Well in that case.....just PM'd to up my order by 2!
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Post by: jellowiggler on Wed, 11 April 2012, 00:32:56: Thanks to Greg Dron and RickyJ we have hit 75. So i will start sending out invoices as soon as I can.

The keys should be $4.50 US/key + $4 US shipping.

The image needs a bit of tweeking for qtan and final price verification, then we are good to go.

OP updated.
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Post by: msimon on Wed, 11 April 2012, 08:22:59: Hooray!
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Post by: i3oilermaker on Thu, 12 April 2012, 10:34:58: This invoicing soon?
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Post by: jellowiggler on Thu, 12 April 2012, 18:17:28: Working out art and costing. Be patient.
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Post by: i3oilermaker on Thu, 12 April 2012, 18:18:00: Trying to :)
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Post by: jellowiggler on Fri, 13 April 2012, 11:04:41: Getting close to the last day.

We lost an order, and are right at 75.
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Post by: jellowiggler on Fri, 13 April 2012, 18:35:08: Let's finish this up with a few extra orders so we don't fall below 75!
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Post by: jellowiggler on Sun, 15 April 2012, 23:40:24: (http://img.tapatalk.com/46492911-a2b0-7496.jpg)

Here is the new prototype.

Besides the fact that the image needs to move left a bit, what do the buyers think?
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Post by: reaper on Sun, 15 April 2012, 23:43:09: Looking good! But yeah it needs to be straighten.
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Post by: RickyJ on Mon, 16 April 2012, 00:30:50: Quick ghetto-edit in Paint:

(http://i.imgur.com/l1AeE.png)

Centered horizontally on his nose.
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Post by: msimon on Mon, 16 April 2012, 03:43:08: I preferred it when he was slimmer on SP prototype.

He looks to fat or is my eyes playing tricks on me?.
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Post by: Elrobo on Mon, 16 April 2012, 04:18:55: Yeah I think I see that too, his lines look kind of larger which makes him look slightly puffier.
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Post by: i3oilermaker on Mon, 16 April 2012, 07:14:36: Agreed he needs A diet. Colors look great.
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Post by: msimon on Mon, 16 April 2012, 07:49:30: I would say go back to the original like on the signature plastics profile key and then we got a winner and we can get this wrapped up and produce some cool keys.
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Post by: AKIMbO on Mon, 16 April 2012, 08:35:52: He needs to be centered on the key. Plus the image looks stretched.
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Post by: Ahlitah on Mon, 16 April 2012, 08:42:18: It needs to be centred and the image seems to be out of proportion. it looks like someone tried to make it fit and only stretched one side.
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Post by: Zehkul on Mon, 16 April 2012, 08:48:02: Quote from: RickyJ;575892
Quick ghetto-edit in Paint:

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/l1AeE.png)

Centered horizontally on his nose.

That’s too far to the left.

Image is stretched and too big for my liking but the latter isn’t that important.
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Post by: jellowiggler on Mon, 16 April 2012, 13:19:33: I'll do an edit and send back to him.

Thanks for the feedback.

Everyone needs to check the order list. I may have missed orders due to forum roll backs during the weekend. If you ordered and aren't on the order list in the the OP let me know ASAP.
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Post by: i3oilermaker on Thu, 19 April 2012, 14:06:05: Any updates on the edit?
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Post by: jellowiggler on Thu, 19 April 2012, 20:43:24: I've been laid up for a few days after having minor surgery . Things will be moving along now.

I need to submit the revised thinner image with something on it to help them centre it properly. I'll add hash marks or something.

Invoices this weekend!
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Post by: i3oilermaker on Thu, 19 April 2012, 21:16:49: Oh sh*t man feel better!
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Post by: jellowiggler on Tue, 24 April 2012, 02:34:30: Ok. Some posts got rolled back.

I'm waiting on qtan to get the art properly positioned on the keys. They keep stretching it or putting it off center.

So we are in a holding pattern while they figure it out.
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Post by: i3oilermaker on Fri, 27 April 2012, 10:52:05: Any luck getting the aspect ratio correct?
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Post by: jellowiggler on Sat, 28 April 2012, 13:47:20: Ok guys, which do you prefer?

(http://img.tapatalk.com/4ac696c4-3b03-ad65.jpg)

Left or right? Ignore if the image is centered or not. We have no control over that. He knows I want the nose horizontally centered.

Fat or thin. This is the final word on it. After I get a consensus, invoices go out and we get this thing moving. Sorry about the wait.
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Post by: i3oilermaker on Sat, 28 April 2012, 13:48:46: I would say somewhere in between, but I had to pick, I would say right. Left looks like beeker got fat.
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Post by: jellowiggler on Sat, 28 April 2012, 13:59:33: You can vote middle too. I can easily do the image a bit wider. I want one word posts. Skinny, middle or fat. I want to get this done.
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Post by: Ahlitah on Sat, 28 April 2012, 14:19:23: I would say somewhere around the middle. The left is too fat, the right is too thin.
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Post by: ryan92084 on Sat, 28 April 2012, 14:51:11: middle as close to i3oilermaker's avatar as possible(erring on the side of skinny)
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Post by: i3oilermaker on Sat, 28 April 2012, 15:03:11: Quote from: ryan92084;584990
middle as close to i3oilermaker's avatar as possible(erring on the side of skinny)

I sent Jellowiggler the original image for my key so hopefully we can use that as reference.

Let me know if you need me to send it again.
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Post by: Zifle on Sat, 28 April 2012, 15:26:54: Voting for middle as well.
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Post by: AKIMbO on Sat, 28 April 2012, 16:18:27: Voting for the middle too. Meeep!
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Post by: Elrobo on Sat, 28 April 2012, 16:49:50: Middle
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Post by: KyesaRRi on Sun, 29 April 2012, 04:06:01: Middle
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Post by: RickyJ on Sun, 29 April 2012, 11:50:11: Middle.
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Post by: jellowiggler on Sun, 29 April 2012, 22:53:34: Middle it is. Invoices sent out.

The ball is rolling!
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Post by: Zifle on Sun, 29 April 2012, 23:27:59: Paid :)
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Post by: AKIMbO on Sun, 29 April 2012, 23:28:45: Paid.
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Post by: i3oilermaker on Sun, 29 April 2012, 23:36:15: Paid! ... meep
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Post by: reaper on Mon, 30 April 2012, 00:17:57: Paid. Thanks for doing the group buy. =)
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Post by: hoggy on Mon, 30 April 2012, 01:00:51: Paid. Thanks for doing this.
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Post by: Ahlitah on Mon, 30 April 2012, 07:51:54: invoice paid!
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Post by: Vyr1s on Mon, 30 April 2012, 07:59:12: paid
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Post by: captain on Mon, 30 April 2012, 14:12:39: LOL! I thought that I had missed out on this GB. Did we go with color, or two-tone?

Paid! :-)
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Post by: jellowiggler on Mon, 30 April 2012, 14:17:54: Coloured! Gotta show dye sub pride. :-)
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Post by: Elrobo on Mon, 30 April 2012, 18:19:36: Paid!
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Post by: boost on Mon, 30 April 2012, 18:25:44: Didn't get a invoice

Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2
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Post by: RickyJ on Tue, 01 May 2012, 00:35:40: Paid!
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Post by: ryan92084 on Tue, 01 May 2012, 12:53:23: Paid up!

Thought I had already paid so sorry for the delay.
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Post by: jellowiggler on Tue, 01 May 2012, 15:28:46: Only 7 people left to pay!
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Post by: jellowiggler on Tue, 01 May 2012, 15:31:13: 6 left.
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Post by: boost on Tue, 01 May 2012, 15:39:37: Paid

Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2
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Post by: jellowiggler on Tue, 01 May 2012, 15:46:56: ty.

5 to go!
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Post by: Zwi on Tue, 01 May 2012, 16:12:49: paid!
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Post by: jellowiggler on Tue, 01 May 2012, 16:19:00: Now we are getting some where.

2 left!
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Post by: KyesaRRi on Tue, 01 May 2012, 23:38:20: Sorry thought I had paid.

Paid!
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Post by: jellowiggler on Wed, 02 May 2012, 00:29:41: 1 more to go.

msimon wins the prize!
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Post by: msimon on Wed, 02 May 2012, 06:46:42: I am sorry to be an ass and a twit, but i can no longer pay for these awesome keys.

Financially it has to go to more important things, im so sorry.

But im sure the leftovers will go quickly with nice profit.
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Post by: jellowiggler on Wed, 02 May 2012, 09:45:57: In the future, CANCEL BEFORE THE CLOSE AND ORDER PHASE OF A GB.
(msimon, you upped your order 4 times during the buy, then quit after order was completed. bad form.)

We are now at 69 keys. I need 75.

Here is the final prototype. 6 keys lads. Buy them to maintain the current price point.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]49664[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]49665[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]49666[/ATTACH]
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Post by: i3oilermaker on Wed, 02 May 2012, 09:47:19: LOVE IT! :dance:

Thanks for all your hard work!
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Post by: biolaser on Wed, 02 May 2012, 22:31:49: Ahhh what the hell. Gimme the last 6 keys. Sending you PM with my info.
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Post by: i3oilermaker on Wed, 02 May 2012, 22:41:29: Quote from: biolaser;588723
Ahhh what the hell. Gimme the last 6 keys. Sending you PM with my info.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]49750[/ATTACH]
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Post by: biolaser on Wed, 02 May 2012, 23:07:33: Yep! Just thought I would save a headache or two :D
I seem to have just missed jellowiggler though ><
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Post by: jellowiggler on Thu, 03 May 2012, 02:20:34: Thanks to biolaser and abc123asd for bringing us back over 75!

Those last two invoices have been sent out.

Cheers! The end is near.
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Post by: captain on Thu, 03 May 2012, 08:08:21: Quote from: i3oilermaker;588730
(Attachment) 49750[/ATTACH]

!applause! for spelling, and using, "theirs" correctly! :-D

Thanks biolaser (and abc123...)! You beat me to it, but that's good. I'm going broke. :-P
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Post by: i3oilermaker on Thu, 03 May 2012, 08:11:51: Do we know what the turn around time is for these? Hopefully faster than SP :biggrin:
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Post by: jellowiggler on Thu, 03 May 2012, 09:26:37: My best guess is a few weeks after final payment. The last two orders will get paid, then I pay qtan, and the keys get made and shipped direct to you. No extra trip to me for sorting!
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Post by: i3oilermaker on Thu, 03 May 2012, 09:30:12: [video=youtube;1jUBbCgMWmE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jUBbCgMWmE[/video]
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Post by: biolaser on Thu, 03 May 2012, 11:27:11: Quote from: i3oilermaker;588998
[video=youtube;1jUBbCgMWmE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jUBbCgMWmE[/video]

Done!
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Post by: jellowiggler on Thu, 03 May 2012, 11:52:36: TY.

One more to go!
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Post by: newcs on Thu, 03 May 2012, 12:31:21: Hi everyone, I'm new here. Is it possible to get one of these amazing looking key? It sounds like orders are all closed but maybe the gentleman who snapped the last 6 will let me have a couple.
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Post by: jellowiggler on Thu, 03 May 2012, 15:46:32: Sorry,

I've got to force this closed and get the order moving. Things drag on forever if we don't follow deadlines.

Qtan will have a few extras up on his store for mildly inflated prices later on.
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Post by: jellowiggler on Thu, 03 May 2012, 18:46:49: Payment sent. The wait begins!

Cheers gentlemen!
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Post by: abc123asd on Fri, 04 May 2012, 00:49:03: Sorry about the slow payment :(
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Post by: jellowiggler on Fri, 04 May 2012, 01:51:51: No worries. You weren't slow. Less than 24 hours!
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Post by: abc123asd on Fri, 04 May 2012, 02:23:00: Still pretty slow because I normally pay straight away
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Post by: reaper on Wed, 16 May 2012, 11:45:20: It's here! Straight from qtan. lol He uses a shipping service in Singapore and it came as a registered mail so you'll have to sign for it.

(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/eddie84/OCN/Mech%20keyboard%20club/key%20caps/DSC07977.jpg)
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Post by: Zwi on Wed, 16 May 2012, 11:51:14: Just got mine, looks good!
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Post by: jellowiggler on Wed, 16 May 2012, 12:03:50: Excellent. It's nice to see that they turned out!

The keys are from Qtan, not imsto. Unless they are the same or working together on these....
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Post by: reaper on Wed, 16 May 2012, 12:04:50: Quote from: jellowiggler;594092
Excellent. It's nice to see that they turned out!

The keys are from Qtan, not imsto. Unless they are the same or working together on these....

Haha thanks for the correction. I always mix up those two. ><
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Post by: jellowiggler on Wed, 16 May 2012, 12:57:38: For everyone asking for extras:

There were 100 keys made. 76 were in the group buy. Qtan will have the remaining 24 for sale on his web and ebay store at an increased cost. Once those 24 are gone it is done.
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Post by: i3oilermaker on Wed, 16 May 2012, 13:01:43: I hope these are waiting for me at home!!

May be time for an avatar update :)
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Post by: RickyJ on Thu, 17 May 2012, 21:57:18: Mine arrived today! They look great! :)
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Post by: kaen on Tue, 22 May 2012, 21:13:42: Got mine, they look fantastic, perfect size and alignment, well done :)
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Post by: hoggy on Wed, 23 May 2012, 00:10:52: Got mine yesterday. Very nice...
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Post by: AKIMbO on Wed, 23 May 2012, 13:02:32: (http://i50.tinypic.com/2wokw7a.jpg)
MEEP!
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Post by: Zehkul on Wed, 23 May 2012, 14:20:26: Ok that means I don’t have to take a pic, looks exactly the same on my kb. ;P
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Post by: Vyr1s on Fri, 25 May 2012, 14:14:20: Got mine, THANKS
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Post by: jellowiggler on Sat, 26 May 2012, 01:22:00: Thanks to everyone for participating. It took a while but we got the key we wanted in the end. Cheers!
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Post by: longweight on Sat, 26 May 2012, 01:31:08: OH man I want one! I keep checking qtan's store!
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Post by: Ahlitah on Thu, 31 May 2012, 13:17:46: Just got mine!

they look great!