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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Current Keyboards on Tue, 28 January 2020, 06:39:28
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Hi there!
Long time lurker and builder but finally looking to do a groupbuy for a case of my own.
Anybody here have suggestions, pitfalls, etc to avoid on ICs and Groupbuys? I've worked as a mechanical engineer in consumer products for nearly 10 years and have vendors I already trust, so the manufacturing and design I'm not too worried about. Moreso the management aspects.
Thanks in advance!
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Best to build up some reputation first, talk to the community on different channels, and lastly (although you may have this figured out already) pay attention to what's overplayed at the moment. Use that to see if you can come up with something more unique than the average clone groupbuy that's oh-so-prevalent these days.
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Really think about how many units you are going to take, I've seen some gbs become pretty bad because runner took too many units. Quality control and stuff takes time. This all depends on if you are by yourself or not.
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Limit the first run to about as low an amount as you're willing imo, prove that you can deliver and organize it, and others will likely be more likely to trust you in a larger buy.
Oh also, don't catch the "GB Flu" ;D
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All good advice. My day job is in consumer/medical products and I've done very similar production in 1000+ units CNC and anodized) so I'm pretty confident in myself and the vendor. Proving that to others might be a bit of a difficult thing to do though haha. I've seen what you guys are talking about.