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Title: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: Puddsy on Mon, 29 July 2013, 11:22:53
http://keycapsdirect.com/marketplace.php

GO GO GO
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: kmiller8 on Mon, 29 July 2013, 11:23:21
Trust me, you don't want one.
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: Puddsy on Mon, 29 July 2013, 11:24:53
Trust me, you don't want one.

I need to clone my QFR

(http://i.imgur.com/EUS4XlF.jpg)
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: SpAmRaY on Mon, 29 July 2013, 11:25:36
Dang it the price went up.
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Post by: missalaire on Mon, 29 July 2013, 11:30:34
$14 shipping LOL
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Post by: dreamingftw on Mon, 29 July 2013, 11:58:52
Grabbed one even though it was a little bit more expensive than last year. Thanks for the heads up!
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Post by: Johan on Mon, 29 July 2013, 12:37:16
31.25 in shipping, how big is that package?
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: dreamingftw on Mon, 29 July 2013, 12:47:33
31.25 in shipping, how big is that package?

The one last year came in a medium flat rate box shipped USPS. It was a few pounds.

Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: HoosTrax on Mon, 29 July 2013, 12:47:51
31.25 in shipping, how big is that package?
It quoted me $14 shipping (Virginia, USA)

The one last year came in a medium flat rate box shipped USPS. It was a few pounds.
Priority Mail or First Class? (I guess it's not much difference in the US, although Priority Mail can sometimes arrive in one day and First Class takes several)
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: UniClown on Mon, 29 July 2013, 12:49:49
Is there a chance to get any nice novelty keys that you would normally have to buy from a vendor like keypop?
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: dreamingftw on Mon, 29 July 2013, 13:00:43
Is there a chance to get any nice novelty keys that you would normally have to buy from a vendor like keypop?

If SP made them, then there is a chance :)
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: dreamingftw on Mon, 29 July 2013, 13:01:12
They're more fun to sort through than anything, just don't expect too much.
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: UniClown on Mon, 29 July 2013, 13:11:11
Is there a chance to get any nice novelty keys that you would normally have to buy from a vendor like keypop?

If SP made them, then there is a chance :)


They're more fun to sort through than anything, just don't expect too much.

Yah, it's probably just the fun to sort through. However, I can find fun for $40 in a different way without collecting crap. I would probably buy at like $15 + shipping, but not this. It's not worth it.
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: Badwrench on Mon, 29 July 2013, 13:37:11
Is there a chance to get any nice novelty keys that you would normally have to buy from a vendor like keypop?

If SP made them, then there is a chance :)


They're more fun to sort through than anything, just don't expect too much.

Yah, it's probably just the fun to sort through. However, I can find fun for $40 in a different way without collecting crap. I would probably buy at like $15 + shipping, but not this. It's not worth it.

I am in the same boat.  $35+$15 in shipping for the novelty of it is too rich for me.   
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: remedyhalopc on Mon, 29 July 2013, 13:40:50
Trust me, you won't get close a full set and you'll just have random bags of keycaps hanging around.

I turned a profit last time I got one, but I was surely an outlier.
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: jonathanyu on Mon, 29 July 2013, 14:05:17
I have one, it is in a small flat USPS box.
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: SpAmRaY on Mon, 29 July 2013, 14:12:59
I have one, it is in a small flat USPS box.

The bag I received from last years buy (second hand) was way bigger than that.
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: pixel5 on Mon, 29 July 2013, 14:25:01
I was excited until I saw $49 total. No freaking thank you.
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: ninjadoc on Mon, 29 July 2013, 14:48:26
I bit and bought one, we'll see if it was worth it or not.
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: nubbinator on Mon, 29 July 2013, 17:03:22
Not worth it for me unless someone(s) nearby wanted to split shipping for a pair or someone wanted me to sort out a bag for them, take pics, and send  the "good caps"1 to them.

1  Good caps being the ones they want from the pics.
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: rowdy on Mon, 29 July 2013, 17:14:01
Trust me, you don't want one.

What, no more sorting videos? ;)

Also ...

Item total:$35.00
Shipping and handling:$31.25
Total:$66.25 USD

No thanks.
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: nodnerb on Mon, 29 July 2013, 17:37:35
Was thinking about getting some for my ergodox, but $US66? That's just throwing good money after bad!
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: rowdy on Mon, 29 July 2013, 18:15:40
Was thinking about getting some for my ergodox, but $US66? That's just throwing good money after bad!

Last time I don't think anyone actually got a complete set of keycaps - hence all the WTS/WTB/WTT threads in Classifieds for people trying to complete a set.
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: dreamingftw on Mon, 29 July 2013, 18:42:44
Well mine shipped out already, I'll let you guys know if I get anything good. :P
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: Toad1677 on Mon, 29 July 2013, 19:02:11
Just order. Hopefully I get a good bag of crap :p
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Post by: jalaj on Mon, 29 July 2013, 19:10:40
Hoping for an @pple key.
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: jabar on Mon, 29 July 2013, 20:58:15
Doesn't even say how many are in a bag. Last summer they were, what, $10 or $20 a pop (which is why SP sold out within half a day).

a god damn joke (not that SP needs our business anyway)
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: kmiller8 on Mon, 29 July 2013, 21:00:03
Doesn't even say how many are in a bag. Last summer they were, what, $10 or $20 a pop (which is why SP sold out within half a day).

a god damn joke (not that SP needs our business anyway)

They were $25 + $14 shipping.
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: reaper on Mon, 29 July 2013, 21:06:41
lol  They used to be called "Grab Bags", now SP has adopted the "Crap Bags" name from Geekhack.  :)
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: SpAmRaY on Mon, 29 July 2013, 21:08:10
I wonder who else would even be interested in these besides geekhackers
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Post by: kmiller8 on Mon, 29 July 2013, 21:08:28
ilu reaper, give hugs.
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Post by: vivalarevolución on Mon, 29 July 2013, 21:30:08
I ordered one.  Good thing that I love organizing and sorting.
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: reaper on Mon, 29 July 2013, 21:42:31
ilu reaper, give hugs.


*bro hug*



Hmm... maybe I should get some since I've never gotten any crap bags from them before. lol

Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: nubbinator on Mon, 29 July 2013, 21:46:38
Doesn't even say how many are in a bag. Last summer they were, what, $10 or $20 a pop (which is why SP sold out within half a day).

a god damn joke (not that SP needs our business anyway)

I sent this e-mail:

"How many caps are in each grab bag?  Has the number gone up or just the price?"

The response was that there are ~1000 in each bag.
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: PointyFox on Mon, 29 July 2013, 21:47:06
I saw these on their site a few days ago for $10 I think, now they're at $35
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: jabar on Mon, 29 July 2013, 22:46:38
I sent this e-mail:

"How many caps are in each grab bag?  Has the number gone up or just the price?"

The response was that there are ~1000 in each bag.
It was ~1000 last time, so only the price went up. Figures.
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: rowdy on Mon, 29 July 2013, 22:50:46
I saw these on their site a few days ago for $10 I think, now they're at $35

They were?!?  That's would almost be worth it, even including shipping to AU.
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: SpAmRaY on Mon, 29 July 2013, 22:55:51
I saw these on their site a few days ago for $10 I think, now they're at $35

I don't believe this, I've been checking their site multiple times daily for the last few weeks, waiting for these to be available.
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: Rayne on Mon, 29 July 2013, 23:12:48
I saw these on their site a few days ago for $10 I think, now they're at $35

I don't believe this, I've been checking their site multiple times daily for the last few weeks, waiting for these to be available.
yeah same here :/
even tho im not getting one now because of the price...
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: MKULTRA on Mon, 29 July 2013, 23:14:21
Gonna be a lot of R4 and DSA Retro ****.
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: oaklandishh on Mon, 29 July 2013, 23:32:39
Having a job is nice. Just got two. Thanks for the heads up. Big chunk of change though.
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 30 July 2013, 01:00:10
I found the post from the last crap bag sale in December 2012: http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=38378.0

Guess who posted it ;)

Price then was $25 for the bag, and shipping to Australia was $50.50, so the bag price has increased, but shipping has decreased.  It actually works out about $11 cheaper this time around.
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Post by: Sai on Tue, 30 July 2013, 03:13:58
hmm. shipping is cheaper this time. gonna camp classifieds.  :))
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Post by: thadood on Tue, 30 July 2013, 14:48:40
Ordered one yesterday. Pricy but whatever, I needs me some extra keys in my life.
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: jabar on Tue, 30 July 2013, 18:13:41
Gonna be a lot of R4 and DSA Retro ****.
7bit asked SP for any R4 leftovers... yes there are some in the picture but I would expect little R4 in these bags.
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: Shadovved on Tue, 30 July 2013, 18:36:51
Any chance there'll be a stepped caps lock from for the valentines set? ;D

I'm lacking one :'( if anyone finds one while sifting through the crap, please tell me! :))
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 30 July 2013, 18:38:52
Any chance there'll be a stepped caps lock from for the valentines set? ;D

I'm lacking one :'( if anyone finds one while sifting through the crap, please tell me! :))

There's always a chance.

Almost anything could be in there.

Last time someone got the one and only unique KeyPop Smile! prototype keycap!
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: danielucf on Wed, 31 July 2013, 00:28:07
Last time there was a lot of unusable crap. With CCnG, Klaxon, Raindrop, DSA Retro, R4, Sanctuary, ErgoDox caps, and some of the other group buys there may be a good majority of nice keys for people to start trading in hopes of completing some full set.
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 31 July 2013, 01:00:17
Last time there was a lot of unusable crap. With CCnG, Klaxon, Raindrop, DSA Retro, R4, Sanctuary, ErgoDox caps, and some of the other group buys there may be a good majority of nice keys for people to start trading in hopes of completing some full set.

Last time there was a lot of DS white on black keys, random modifiers and larger PoS keys that would not fit a standard keyboard.

But yes, there is the potential for a smattering of halfway useful keys this time :)
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: affect656 on Wed, 31 July 2013, 01:12:57
Sold out
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 31 July 2013, 01:22:43
Sold out

That was quick!

Good luck everyone who ordered one - hopefully you will find some gems in among the fodder.
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: rao2100 on Wed, 31 July 2013, 04:40:10
I will pay $8 + shipping for a off center red on white caps lock, thankyouverymuch :)
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: blueSmoke on Wed, 31 July 2013, 04:46:14
Looks like it is NOT. shows stock.
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 31 July 2013, 04:59:06
I will pay $8 + shipping for a off center red on white caps lock, thankyouverymuch :)

That sounds like a WTB - wait a week or so until the first people (probably US) have received their bags and started to sort through them.  Last time a few people put pictures of the keycaps they did not want in Classifieds and people could buy one or many.

Looks like it is NOT. shows stock.

Maybe try ordering one - they might just not have updated their product page.
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: blueSmoke on Thu, 01 August 2013, 15:53:29
I guess the shipping is more expensive as they are sending like this:
Priority Mail 2-Day
$50 insurance included
USPS Tracking / Delivery Confirmation

I got mine in 3 days (will be delivered later in the afternoon).

See you all in the swap area.

P.S. I am looking for ALPS caps, hopefully some will be in the bag and rest I will be checking in with you guys.
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 01 August 2013, 17:10:11
When you receive your crap bag, please post photos here (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=46475.0) as a record of what was in them this time around.

Thanks :)
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Post by: HoosTrax on Thu, 01 August 2013, 17:35:43
When you receive your crap bag, please post photos here (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=46475.0) as a record of what was in them this time around.

Thanks :)
Thanks for the link. I post a little taste of what's to come ;)
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Post by: vivalarevolución on Thu, 01 August 2013, 18:56:08
Mine arrived today.  Already did preliminary sorting. i got lots of DSA Retro and DSA, perhaps enough for a couple numpad sets.  We'll see.
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Post by: oaklandishh on Fri, 02 August 2013, 01:49:36
got my 2 bags today spent like 6 hours sorting and such:  http://imgur.com/a/SalfD for the album sorry about terrible photos.
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Post by: elton5354 on Fri, 02 August 2013, 01:53:28
got my 2 bags today spent like 6 hours sorting and such:  http://imgur.com/a/SalfD for the album sorry about terrible photos.


Nice, sell me that grey hapster key plz?
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: rowdy on Fri, 02 August 2013, 01:53:51
got my 2 bags today spent like 6 hours sorting and such:  http://imgur.com/a/SalfD for the album sorry about terrible photos.

Please feel free to post here: http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=46475.0

Trying to collect all the pics in one place :)
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Post by: nubbinator on Fri, 02 August 2013, 01:54:36
got my 2 bags today spent like 6 hours sorting and such:  http://imgur.com/a/SalfD for the album sorry about terrible photos.

Nice, some awesome caps in there.  Some hard to see ones, but some cool looking ones too.  I've never seen that dice cap before and it looks like you also got a Phantom of the Opera mask cap.
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: rowdy on Fri, 02 August 2013, 01:57:13
Yeah, at least 2 Hapsters :)
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Post by: oaklandishh on Fri, 02 August 2013, 09:44:22
If you PMed me I will try to get back to you in a reasonable amount of time, but I have work and plans this weekend so I have no idea if it will happen. if you want a non specialty key-cap especially weird profiles PM me and I might be able to work something out with you. Also the hapster is BLUE, sorry for the bad pictures.
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: PointyFox on Fri, 02 August 2013, 14:51:46
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Post by: Hak Foo on Fri, 02 August 2013, 20:15:02
You've successfully unloaded years of malformed instances of the seventh letter of the alphabet in less than a week.  GG, Signature Plastics, GG indeed.
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: rowdy on Sat, 03 August 2013, 02:07:24
You've successfully unloaded years of malformed instances of the seventh letter of the alphabet in less than a week.  GG, Signature Plastics, GG indeed.

Well said :)
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: rowdy on Sat, 07 September 2013, 06:14:39
Sorry to revive this elderly thread, but I was allowed to open my crap bag just today (after moving house).

Mostly crap, as expected.  Gems included two Hapsters, one white on black Awesome Face, an Esc key actually labelled Escape, a few others that appeal to me, such as a "damn it" key and a "#!@$#" key.

A few nyans (but no cat).  A few transparent or translucent ones (including one orange).

Slightly more details here (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=46475.msg1032604#msg1032604).
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 26 September 2013, 02:09:18
If anyone missed out and wants a crap bag, found this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Unopened-Grab-Bag-of-approx-1000-Cherry-MX-keycaps-key-cap-/271279640246?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item3f2986ceb6
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: noisyturtle on Thu, 26 September 2013, 02:26:46
If anyone missed out and wants a crap bag, found this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Unopened-Grab-Bag-of-approx-1000-Cherry-MX-keycaps-key-cap-/271279640246?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item3f2986ceb6

"unopened" riiiiiight.
more like sorted all the good **** out and replaced it with more crap.
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 26 September 2013, 05:19:38
If anyone missed out and wants a crap bag, found this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Unopened-Grab-Bag-of-approx-1000-Cherry-MX-keycaps-key-cap-/271279640246?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item3f2986ceb6

"unopened" riiiiiight.
more like sorted all the good **** out and replaced it with more crap.

Quite possibly, 'cause you'd never know whether that was the case, or it was just a crap bag with nothing special in it.

I think there were one or two noted here that did not have a Hapster, for example.  Everyone else got at least 1 Hapster, and someone got 3.
Title: Re: Crap bags are IN STOCK at Signature Plastics
Post by: terran5992 on Thu, 26 September 2013, 08:49:33
*unopened *

(http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/37696316.jpg)