Post by: SpAmRaY on Mon, 13 January 2014, 10:33:57
the cap master binge just released a topre FN key.....BUT.....it was purple :'(
Post by: kmiller8 on Mon, 13 January 2014, 10:36:05
Post by: JayKthnx on Mon, 13 January 2014, 10:39:57
Post by: dustinhxc on Mon, 13 January 2014, 12:19:02
Post by: kenmai9 on Mon, 13 January 2014, 12:20:36
Can't wait for the next binge cap sale!! Got all this money saved up for caps
Post by: SpAmRaY on Mon, 13 January 2014, 12:32:03
again, too bad I don't have a topre for the smiling jack. =\
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=51356.msg1191295#msg1191295
soon....topre keychain....then your jack would have a home
Post by: kenmai9 on Mon, 13 January 2014, 12:48:47
again, too bad I don't have a topre for the smiling jack. =\
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=51356.msg1191295#msg1191295
soon....topre keychain....then your jack would have a home
ooooh. ima need like 6 to hold all of my topre bingecaps that don't have a home
Post by: Binge on Sat, 18 January 2014, 13:11:15
Therapy therapy therapy~
Newsletter in the next 12 hours~
Post by: kmiller8 on Sat, 18 January 2014, 13:12:07
Post by: dustinhxc on Sat, 18 January 2014, 13:45:10
I can't stop making these stupid things! :))
Therapy therapy therapy~
Newsletter in the next 12 hours~
Yayyyyyhyyy
Post by: HendyZone on Sat, 18 January 2014, 13:52:40
Post by: Candyflip on Sat, 18 January 2014, 13:55:49
I want Bingecap Lion too :pI'd like one too :p
Post by: acidtrip69 on Sat, 18 January 2014, 14:14:26
I have some, but i want more ^_^I want Bingecap Lion too :pI'd like one too :p
Post by: noisyturtle on Sat, 18 January 2014, 20:31:49
Post by: do_Og@n on Mon, 20 January 2014, 11:18:28
Sad I didn't buy more Smiling Jacks but I wanted to give other people a chance to get some. Then I hear that somebody bought out all the Topre Fn keycaps.....the shame!!!
Hope everybody got something out of this most recent sale.
Post by: dustinhxc on Mon, 20 January 2014, 11:23:02
Post by: Wildcard on Mon, 20 January 2014, 11:24:34
Keep up the good work Binge.
Post by: Neal on Mon, 20 January 2014, 13:01:55
Post by: dustinhxc on Mon, 20 January 2014, 15:37:09
I have a MX Binge cap, but I no longer like MX :(
There are still 4 NEW caps TOPRE on his site!
http://bingecap.com/ (http://bingecap.com/)
Post by: Binge on Fri, 24 January 2014, 18:40:15
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 24 January 2014, 18:41:34
oh golly-- I am worried... caps were sent out Tuesday and no sign of therapeutic packaging/caps D:
USPS guy switched from stealing clacks to hoarding bingecaps!! :eek:
Post by: do_Og@n on Sat, 25 January 2014, 00:06:28
oh golly-- I am worried... caps were sent out Tuesday and no sign of therapeutic packaging/caps D:
I got mine today. My wife opened the package and placed it on my F660c without telling me.
I just barely noticed that it was one there. Big ole Blue smiling Jack looking up at me.
Post by: dustinhxc on Sat, 25 January 2014, 00:21:24
It says..
January 21, 2014 15:50:00 SHIPPENSBURG, PA 17257 ACCEPT OR PICKUP
Whats that mean? Im in MN! lol ;o
Post by: V1ral on Sat, 25 January 2014, 00:38:14
oh golly-- I am worried... caps were sent out Tuesday and no sign of therapeutic packaging/caps D:
Got mine. Just waiting till tomorrow to take pics since I have crappy indoor lighting. But I will say that this royal lion keyng is the most purple purple I've ever seen.
Post by: dustinhxc on Sat, 25 January 2014, 00:39:03
oh golly-- I am worried... caps were sent out Tuesday and no sign of therapeutic packaging/caps D:
Got mine. Just waiting till tomorrow to take pics since I have crappy indoor lighting. But I will say that this royal lion keyng is the most purple purple I've ever seen.
Sweet! Maybe the tracking just didnt get updated?? Hopefully mine comes tomorrow ! :D
Post by: Binge on Sat, 25 January 2014, 01:44:25
I havent gotten mine yet.. :o
It says..
January 21, 2014 15:50:00 SHIPPENSBURG, PA 17257 ACCEPT OR PICKUP
Whats that mean? Im in MN! lol ;o
ALL of the packages I shipped with insurance show undelivered. I really hope they arrive to you! Maybe they went on the special insured bus?? D:
Post by: dustinhxc on Sat, 25 January 2014, 01:49:57
I havent gotten mine yet.. :o
It says..
January 21, 2014 15:50:00 SHIPPENSBURG, PA 17257 ACCEPT OR PICKUP
Whats that mean? Im in MN! lol ;o
ALL of the packages I shipped with insurance show undelivered. I really hope they arrive to you! Maybe they went on the special insured bus?? D:
Strange.. So maybe they didnt scan them when they shipped from that location. Well I hope I get it today! :)
Post by: V1ral on Sat, 25 January 2014, 10:49:17
Post by: Binge on Sat, 25 January 2014, 11:19:19
Post by: dustinhxc on Sat, 25 January 2014, 11:30:35
So I woke up this morning to find that my royal lion keyng was... gone. My boyfriend isn't into keyboards, so I highly doubt he took it. So the only culprits would be my bastard cats. Bright side is, everything they take to play with always turns up eventually, so it's probably not lost forever... But I'm still really upset over it. I was gonna match it with the Hyper Fuse set that I'm waiting on. :(
Lion Keyng taken by fellow cat! Wow! Epic.. :0
Post by: dustinhxc on Sat, 25 January 2014, 12:27:38
No Binge package today.. :( Hopefully Monday..
Edit: The tracking was finally updated after 4 days. It is in MN. So at least I will forsure be getting it Monday. :)
Post by: kenmai9 on Sat, 25 January 2014, 12:38:23
ITS OKAY!@ NEXT TIME
Post by: Binge on Sat, 25 January 2014, 13:29:13
Awe man.. So my wife told me the mail was here, I got excited to get my Binge Lion Keyngs!! Thought about all the photographs Id be taking and enjoy them tomorrow as well.
No Binge package today.. :( Hopefully Monday..
Edit: The tracking was finally updated after 4 days. It is in MN. So at least I will forsure be getting it Monday. :)
Oh thank goodness! I was worried for them. I think the insured packages went out in a different shipping method. Your order was so large I didn't want to risk it for either of us.
Post by: dustinhxc on Sat, 25 January 2014, 13:30:16
Awe man.. So my wife told me the mail was here, I got excited to get my Binge Lion Keyngs!! Thought about all the photographs Id be taking and enjoy them tomorrow as well.
No Binge package today.. :( Hopefully Monday..
Edit: The tracking was finally updated after 4 days. It is in MN. So at least I will forsure be getting it Monday. :)
Oh thank goodness! I was worried for them. I think the insured packages went out in a different shipping method. Your order was so large I didn't want to risk it for either of us.
Thanks Bro! Yeah I was just worried since the tracking wasnt updating. But now it finally updated!
Post by: riotonthebay on Sat, 25 January 2014, 13:31:30
Awe man.. So my wife told me the mail was here, I got excited to get my Binge Lion Keyngs!! Thought about all the photographs Id be taking and enjoy them tomorrow as well.
No Binge package today.. :( Hopefully Monday..
Edit: The tracking was finally updated after 4 days. It is in MN. So at least I will forsure be getting it Monday. :)
Oh thank goodness! I was worried for them. I think the insured packages went out in a different shipping method. Your order was so large I didn't want to risk it for either of us.
Oh, Dustin! You and your novelty caps… ;)
Post by: dustinhxc on Sat, 25 January 2014, 14:11:48
Awe man.. So my wife told me the mail was here, I got excited to get my Binge Lion Keyngs!! Thought about all the photographs Id be taking and enjoy them tomorrow as well.
No Binge package today.. :( Hopefully Monday..
Edit: The tracking was finally updated after 4 days. It is in MN. So at least I will forsure be getting it Monday. :)
Oh thank goodness! I was worried for them. I think the insured packages went out in a different shipping method. Your order was so large I didn't want to risk it for either of us.
Oh, Dustin! You and your novelty caps… ;)
I love me some Binge ;D
Post by: Binge on Sat, 25 January 2014, 14:33:13
I love me some Binge ;D
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A6VbYSeu6oI/T6mK7ebiA5I/AAAAAAAAAsY/tvvrcGHr23s/s1600/srna-blushing.gif)
Post by: noisyturtle on Thu, 30 January 2014, 11:16:44
Post by: Binge on Thu, 30 January 2014, 12:03:04
Every time I get a flyer and check to see if any new cthulhu caps are in, and every time they are sold out. ****ingggrrrrbblppphhhhllllsssstittys
:3 come on man it's a pre-stock warning... soon.tm :D
Post by: dustinhxc on Fri, 31 January 2014, 02:46:32
Post by: do_Og@n on Fri, 31 January 2014, 07:59:09
No More Smiling Jacks everrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Just as I fall in love with them too.. :*(
That's what I said....now I'm going to have to buy a bunch of Binge's other stuff in an attempt to fill my Smiling Jack void. :(
Post by: Binge on Fri, 31 January 2014, 19:48:08
Some new colors, some old-like colors, and much more slow-fi!
:thumb:
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 31 January 2014, 19:50:30
Post by: do_Og@n on Fri, 31 January 2014, 23:26:11
My body is ready.
But is your wallet ready?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Sat, 01 February 2014, 08:21:26
My body is ready.
But is your wallet ready?
:(
Post by: V1ral on Sat, 01 February 2014, 09:26:43
My body is ready.
But is your wallet ready?
My wallet is never ready.
Post by: Noko on Sat, 01 February 2014, 10:16:30
Just wanted to make folks aware there will be updated stock in the website tomorrow. Yes I am facilitating the need much larger than usual, but this is because I have help.
Some new colors, some old-like colors, and much more slow-fi!
:thumb:
Awesome, hoping to finally get a Slow-Fi, been wanting one :)
Post by: luis911 on Sat, 01 February 2014, 11:15:07
Post by: SpAmRaY on Sat, 01 February 2014, 11:17:07
My body is ready.
But is your wallet ready?
:(
my wallet said NO!
but my paypal balance was like HECK YEAH!
Post by: dustinhxc on Sat, 01 February 2014, 11:21:34
My body is ready.
But is your wallet ready?
:(
my wallet said NO!
but my paypal balance was like HECK YEAH!
hahahaha story of my life! I was like well.. I guess I can buy 2 of them.. Wasnt going to get any this round but... :rolleyes: ;D
Post by: eddie on Sat, 01 February 2014, 12:19:21
Post by: Comment on Sat, 01 February 2014, 14:31:28
Just wanted to make folks aware there will be updated stock in the website tomorrow. Yes I am facilitating the need much larger than usual, but this is because I have help.I finally got in on a sale!!! :thumb:
Some new colors, some old-like colors, and much more slow-fi!
:thumb:
Post by: luis911 on Sun, 02 February 2014, 14:51:32
Just a Cloud Lion...Nothing else.
Post by: dustinhxc on Mon, 03 February 2014, 02:06:25
Show Image(http://bingecap.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/MG_4251.png)
Just a Cloud Lion...Nothing else.
This is the therapy thread not the media thread.
But lookin good!
Post by: Air tree on Mon, 03 February 2014, 06:53:38
I was looking through the Bingecap archive and I found this http://bingecap.com/product/topre-blush-smiling-jack/ I MUST HAVE IT
Post by: dustinhxc on Mon, 03 February 2014, 11:46:28
Oh. My. GOD.
I was looking through the Bingecap archive and I found this http://bingecap.com/product/topre-blush-smiling-jack/ I MUST HAVE IT
You were definitely around for that sale.. I got the Lion Keyng in that color. Have you joined his newsletter? It will inform you of sales. :thumb:
Post by: Comment on Mon, 03 February 2014, 14:51:09
I'm not understanding why I'm not receiving news letters. I signed up for a bunch but haven't received one. Is there some sort of down time before they actually put you on the list? :'(Oh. My. GOD.
I was looking through the Bingecap archive and I found this http://bingecap.com/product/topre-blush-smiling-jack/ I MUST HAVE IT
You were definitely around for that sale.. I got the Lion Keyng in that color. Have you joined his newsletter? It will inform you of sales. :thumb:
Post by: dustinhxc on Mon, 03 February 2014, 15:40:31
I'm not understanding why I'm not receiving news letters. I signed up for a bunch but haven't received one. Is there some sort of down time before they actually put you on the list? :'(Oh. My. GOD.
I was looking through the Bingecap archive and I found this http://bingecap.com/product/topre-blush-smiling-jack/ I MUST HAVE IT
You were definitely around for that sale.. I got the Lion Keyng in that color. Have you joined his newsletter? It will inform you of sales. :thumb:
Mine came from address info@bingecap.com check your spam filters maybe?
Post by: Binge on Mon, 03 February 2014, 23:49:42
I'm not understanding why I'm not receiving news letters. I signed up for a bunch but haven't received one. Is there some sort of down time before they actually put you on the list? :'(Oh. My. GOD.
I was looking through the Bingecap archive and I found this http://bingecap.com/product/topre-blush-smiling-jack/ I MUST HAVE IT
You were definitely around for that sale.. I got the Lion Keyng in that color. Have you joined his newsletter? It will inform you of sales. :thumb:
no downtime, just spam-filters :D
Post by: Comment on Mon, 03 February 2014, 23:53:37
Its not in my spam folder either. How the hell do I fix this? Not very email saavy as you can see :pI'm not understanding why I'm not receiving news letters. I signed up for a bunch but haven't received one. Is there some sort of down time before they actually put you on the list? :'(Oh. My. GOD.
I was looking through the Bingecap archive and I found this http://bingecap.com/product/topre-blush-smiling-jack/ I MUST HAVE IT
You were definitely around for that sale.. I got the Lion Keyng in that color. Have you joined his newsletter? It will inform you of sales. :thumb:
no downtime, just spam-filters :D
Post by: Binge on Tue, 04 February 2014, 12:20:50
Its not in my spam folder either. How the hell do I fix this? Not very email saavy as you can see :p
I do work in IT, but I would suggest you contact your e-mail provider and make sure you are getting the info@bingecap.com e-mails.
Just PM me if you want me to send an e-mail from that address for testing.
Post by: SpAmRaY on Thu, 13 February 2014, 09:27:29
Post by: Binge on Thu, 13 February 2014, 10:20:54
Have there ever been any mx blanks in the bingecap variety?
a few F & J scoop blanks
Post by: SpAmRaY on Thu, 13 February 2014, 10:36:08
Post by: Binge on Thu, 13 February 2014, 10:52:20
I think it would be cool to have an entire bingecap bottom row on my HHKB :eek:
We broke one of the two fn molds the other night, so as long as this last one holds out there will still be FN keys made. This is the last topre key I will be making.
Post by: SpAmRaY on Thu, 13 February 2014, 10:53:26
I think it would be cool to have an entire bingecap bottom row on my HHKB :eek:
We broke one of the two fn molds the other night, so as long as this last one holds out there will still be FN keys made. This is the last topre key I will be making.
(http://i.imgur.com/Sru7jhs.gif)
Post by: kenmai9 on Thu, 13 February 2014, 11:17:07
I think it would be cool to have an entire bingecap bottom row on my HHKB :eek:
We broke one of the two fn molds the other night, so as long as this last one holds out there will still be FN keys made. This is the last topre key I will be making.
Yay more MX !!
Post by: dustinhxc on Thu, 13 February 2014, 14:49:17
I think it would be cool to have an entire bingecap bottom row on my HHKB :eek:
We broke one of the two fn molds the other night, so as long as this last one holds out there will still be FN keys made. This is the last topre key I will be making.
But but.. I only have one color! :0 I need at least 32 more colors!
Post by: naasfu on Thu, 13 February 2014, 15:26:47
Noooo!! But, but I need Fn keys in Fluffy Chick, Starry Night, Merlot, Pine, and all the colors!I think it would be cool to have an entire bingecap bottom row on my HHKB :eek:
We broke one of the two fn molds the other night, so as long as this last one holds out there will still be FN keys made. This is the last topre key I will be making.
But but.. I only have one color! :0 I need at least 32 more colors!
At least I'm getting some Hot Lips from Ray, so at least I'll have one.
Post by: luis911 on Wed, 19 February 2014, 14:35:57
Noooo!! But, but I need Fn keys in Fluffy Chick, Starry Night, Merlot, Pine, and all the colors!I think it would be cool to have an entire bingecap bottom row on my HHKB :eek:
We broke one of the two fn molds the other night, so as long as this last one holds out there will still be FN keys made. This is the last topre key I will be making.
But but.. I only have one color! :0 I need at least 32 more colors!
At least I'm getting some Hot Lips from Ray, so at least I'll have one.
Must buy ALL OF THE TOPRES!
Post by: SpAmRaY on Wed, 19 February 2014, 14:42:50
cross posting the pic
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Post by: Binge on Wed, 19 February 2014, 22:12:42
I decided to use a bingecap FN topre on the bottom row of my HHKB and then I realized one wasn't enough so I got another.
cross posting the pic
(Attachment Link)
That does look REALLY slick man. I really enjoyed the smokey colors but AmberCap, not so much. :(
Sort of want to type on that hhkb right now :p
Post by: kenmai9 on Wed, 19 February 2014, 22:13:36
I decided to use a bingecap FN topre on the bottom row of my HHKB and then I realized one wasn't enough so I got another.
cross posting the pic
(Attachment Link)
Looks great spambro!
Post by: Melvang on Wed, 19 February 2014, 22:56:01
Post by: Binge on Fri, 21 February 2014, 11:16:56
(http://i.imgur.com/FxktK6j.jpg)
Post by: dustinhxc on Fri, 21 February 2014, 22:58:37
Whelp... these were the last of the old molds/Halloween colors. Farewell sweet princes,Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/FxktK6j.jpg)
That bear would be so sweet in solid colors!
Post by: danielucf on Sun, 23 February 2014, 13:19:22
On a side note I may need a different type of therapy when it comes to bingecaps. I have 37 at my last count :eek:
Post by: dustinhxc on Sun, 23 February 2014, 13:38:40
Post by: Binge on Sun, 23 February 2014, 13:47:15
What don't you like about making topre caps?
On a side note I may need a different type of therapy when it comes to bingecaps. I have 37 at my last count :eek:
I'm looking ahead to the future. Topre caps are generally... thin walled, fragile, and have a smaller following. It makes them an interesting thing to do, but really defeating after all of the hurdles one has to jump through to put it in the hands of a buyer.
With topre sliders now having an mx compatible stem I really see no reason to make my caps with topre stems.
Post by: dustinhxc on Sun, 23 February 2014, 13:51:05
What don't you like about making topre caps?
On a side note I may need a different type of therapy when it comes to bingecaps. I have 37 at my last count :eek:
I'm looking ahead to the future. Topre caps are generally... thin walled, fragile, and have a smaller following. It makes them an interesting thing to do, but really defeating after all of the hurdles one has to jump through to put it in the hands of a buyer.
With topre sliders now having an mx compatible stem I really see no reason to make my caps with topre stems.
It is just a pain to unscrew all the screws on my topre PCBS but I will change sliders if a cap is good enough... :)
Post by: Binge on Sun, 23 February 2014, 13:56:52
What don't you like about making topre caps?
On a side note I may need a different type of therapy when it comes to bingecaps. I have 37 at my last count :eek:
I'm looking ahead to the future. Topre caps are generally... thin walled, fragile, and have a smaller following. It makes them an interesting thing to do, but really defeating after all of the hurdles one has to jump through to put it in the hands of a buyer.
With topre sliders now having an mx compatible stem I really see no reason to make my caps with topre stems.
It is just a pain to unscrew all the screws on my topre PCBS but I will change sliders if a cap is good enough... :)
It's really not a decision designed to be a PITA to topre users. I expect a large following for CM products will embrace the new stem type and if I continue to make different molds for different stem types there will be more of a divide in my products and potential customers.
Post by: naasfu on Wed, 26 February 2014, 20:51:37
Ah lub you, Spy Page! :-* :-* :-*
Post by: Pacifist on Wed, 26 February 2014, 20:54:15
got first bingecap!
nugget keythuli, can't decide which board to put it on
Post by: naasfu on Wed, 26 February 2014, 21:01:56
heart was racingRight on! :thumb: Got what I wanted too... invoice is paid! So happy.
got first bingecap!
nugget keythuli, can't decide which board to put it on
Post by: stancato9 on Wed, 26 February 2014, 21:09:56
Dat purple lion keyng.
Post by: dustinhxc on Wed, 26 February 2014, 22:06:17
Post by: Pacifist on Wed, 26 February 2014, 22:07:46
What are you guys talking about :0
15 minute sale of the new caps
suprised you weren't on to snag one
Post by: dustinhxc on Wed, 26 February 2014, 22:12:20
What are you guys talking about :0
15 minute sale of the new caps
suprised you weren't on to snag one
What?!! I hope you're kidding? I'll buy that purple fn from someone $$$
**** ! Wtf man!
Post by: dustinhxc on Wed, 26 February 2014, 22:14:18
Post by: dustinhxc on Wed, 26 February 2014, 22:17:40
Post by: Pacifist on Wed, 26 February 2014, 22:18:26
Oh god damnit this is what I get for working!! €%%{ĄĄ€{*^
Don't worry pretty sure binge is selling them later on the site
Post by: iAmAhab on Thu, 27 February 2014, 03:38:46
Post by: Binge on Fri, 28 February 2014, 12:37:11
remember you can sign up for the newsletter any time at bingecap.com
If everyone was signed up my promotional woes would be over! xD
Post by: katushkin on Fri, 28 February 2014, 14:17:30
I know the newsletter has made it to quite a few hackers, but for anyone who has not I am going to have items up for sale tomorrow.
remember you can sign up for the newsletter any time at bingecap.com
If everyone was signed up my promotional woes would be over! xD
Awwwww yeahhhhhh
Post by: dustinhxc on Sat, 01 March 2014, 11:08:45
:'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
Post by: HipsterPunks on Sat, 01 March 2014, 11:11:32
Waits all night long, loads binge page like every other saturday. 0 Purple FN keys.
:'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
i tried bro i really did, that thing went OOS as soon as i saw it pop up, i kept getting 500 errors and blue alligators, i made it out alive with a nugget FN + absinthe Keythulhu 2
Post by: twistedness on Sat, 01 March 2014, 11:11:39
Post by: luis911 on Sat, 01 March 2014, 11:13:09
i had the Absinthe Keythulhu 2 in my cart for 5 min and it wouldnt let me checkout to paypal =[Same here. I just gave up altogether.
Post by: Binge on Sat, 01 March 2014, 11:14:05
(http://i.imgur.com/dIKey9B.png)
Make a commemorative gator key.
Post by: dustinhxc on Sat, 01 March 2014, 11:14:59
Post by: HipsterPunks on Sat, 01 March 2014, 11:15:51
I think we all know what I need to do.Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/dIKey9B.png)
Make a commemorative gator key.
its your destiny dude, would make a perfect f5 key haha
Post by: Binge on Sat, 01 March 2014, 11:16:32
Why did you add the Purple FN 10 mins after the sale time?
?? the server was buckling under the load of adding items and over 700 unique IPs accessing the site :|
Post by: naasfu on Sat, 01 March 2014, 11:23:49
damn, you stupid blue gator!
Post by: SpAmRaY on Sat, 01 March 2014, 11:26:06
Post by: digi on Sat, 01 March 2014, 11:27:28
Post by: slip84 on Sat, 01 March 2014, 11:27:30
Thanks, Binge. I really enjoy these caps.
Post by: dustinhxc on Sat, 01 March 2014, 11:30:19
Waits all night long, loads binge page like every other saturday. 0 Purple FN keys.
:'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
i tried bro i really did, that thing went OOS as soon as i saw it pop up, i kept getting 500 errors and blue alligators, i made it out alive with a nugget FN + absinthe Keythulhu 2
Thanks Bro! ;)
I didnt get my dream cap, the purple fn to match my Skeletor.
But I did get the Orange Crush FN which is beautiful and was my 2nd choice. It will go with my Candy Corns well, thank you sir Binge.
:thumb:
Post by: iAmAhab on Sat, 01 March 2014, 11:32:08
(http://i.imgur.com/pHBRH5M.jpg)
OH NO YOU DON'T!
:(
Post by: Firebolt1914 on Sat, 01 March 2014, 11:32:59
Post by: digi on Sat, 01 March 2014, 11:33:26
Post by: dustinhxc on Sat, 01 March 2014, 11:33:59
Post by: dustinhxc on Sat, 01 March 2014, 11:35:31
Ah yeah forgot about the sale :eek:
How do you forget about a Sir Binge Sale!? :eek:
It was on my calendar, my alarm was set for it, my phone and computer both set to the browser and refreshing every second.
Post by: digi on Sat, 01 March 2014, 11:37:07
Post by: Photoelectric on Sat, 01 March 2014, 11:38:50
Post by: digi on Sat, 01 March 2014, 11:42:05
Post by: naasfu on Sat, 01 March 2014, 11:43:35
Ah yeah forgot about the sale :eek:
How do you forget about a Sir Binge Sale!? :eek:
It was on my calendar, my alarm was set for it, my phone and computer both set to the browser and refreshing every second.
Haha, I bet Ray would have remembered if an alert was posted here in the forums. He sees everything here. :p Congrats getting that orange FN, Dustin!
This was my first Binge sale. Got up early and was still pretty sleepy until that wretched gator started to taunt me. fu, gator. Managed to get some great looking caps though. Two FNs and two lions.
Post by: dustinhxc on Sat, 01 March 2014, 11:46:13
Ah yeah forgot about the sale :eek:
How do you forget about a Sir Binge Sale!? :eek:
It was on my calendar, my alarm was set for it, my phone and computer both set to the browser and refreshing every second.
Haha, I bet Ray would have remembered if an alert was posted here in the forums. He sees everything here. :p Congrats getting that orange FN, Dustin!
This was my first Binge sale. Got up early and was still pretty sleepy until that wretched gator started to taunt me. fu, gator. Managed to get some great looking caps though. Two FNs and two lions.
Yeah Ray is great at stuff here! :D
Thanks! Im stoked. ;) Nice gets man! Lions are my favorite <3 Plus the FN's great choice! :cool:
Post by: platypus on Sat, 01 March 2014, 11:53:39
(http://i.imgur.com/90QF3oi.png)
Post by: SpAmRaY on Sat, 01 March 2014, 11:55:43
Ah yeah forgot about the sale :eek:
How do you forget about a Sir Binge Sale!? :eek:
It was on my calendar, my alarm was set for it, my phone and computer both set to the browser and refreshing every second.
Haha, I bet Ray would have remembered if an alert was posted here in the forums. He sees everything here. :p Congrats getting that orange FN, Dustin!
This was my first Binge sale. Got up early and was still pretty sleepy until that wretched gator started to taunt me. fu, gator. Managed to get some great looking caps though. Two FNs and two lions.
nah binge posted here and he sent out emails :P
Post by: nubbinator on Sat, 01 March 2014, 21:37:44
Post by: Binge on Sat, 01 March 2014, 22:02:36
Had the Absinthe Keythulu #1 in my cart, but the damn site wouldn't let me check out. When it finally did after all the 500s, it said it was sold out. Oh well, c'est la vie.
This was actually the worst part of my day today. I even burnt my mouth with pizza, and it did not rustle me as hard as my site.
Going to be consulting with some folks to see if I can alter what I have to make it work.
Post by: noisyturtle on Sat, 01 March 2014, 22:08:06
Had the Absinthe Keythulu #1 in my cart, but the damn site wouldn't let me check out. When it finally did after all the 500s, it said it was sold out. Oh well, c'est la vie.
Same thing happened to me. I'm giving up on getting a green keythulu, ****'s just getting redonkulous now.
Post by: nubbinator on Sat, 01 March 2014, 22:08:42
Had the Absinthe Keythulu #1 in my cart, but the damn site wouldn't let me check out. When it finally did after all the 500s, it said it was sold out. Oh well, c'est la vie.
This was actually the worst part of my day today. I even burnt my mouth with pizza, and it did not rustle me as hard as my site.
Going to be consulting with some folks to see if I can alter what I have to make it work.
Make me another and all is forgiven.
I'm guessing it was a bandwidth issue with your site, right? You just had too many people trying to get in to buy at once and it exceeded your allotted and paid for bandwidth. It might be worth trying a "dibs" style thing where people sign up to buy beforehand, there's a random raffle or rotating list, and x number of people get access to purchase, then the remainders are put up for general sale.
Post by: acidtrip69 on Sun, 02 March 2014, 18:52:16
Post by: Binge on Sun, 02 March 2014, 23:19:04
Had the Absinthe Keythulu #1 in my cart, but the damn site wouldn't let me check out. When it finally did after all the 500s, it said it was sold out. Oh well, c'est la vie.
This was actually the worst part of my day today. I even burnt my mouth with pizza, and it did not rustle me as hard as my site.
Going to be consulting with some folks to see if I can alter what I have to make it work.
Make me another and all is forgiven.
I'm guessing it was a bandwidth issue with your site, right? You just had too many people trying to get in to buy at once and it exceeded your allotted and paid for bandwidth. It might be worth trying a "dibs" style thing where people sign up to buy beforehand, there's a random raffle or rotating list, and x number of people get access to purchase, then the remainders are put up for general sale.
Good question. The gator is telling me bandwidth wasn't an issue but memory allocation was. I mean it's probably a real issue. If my CMS is asking for 64MB of dedicated memory but the server is restricted to 32 there could be some issues... gah I hate web-****e :(
i missed another sale :(
If you were here for the start you might have thought the same thing! It was a mess xD
Post by: kenmai9 on Sun, 02 March 2014, 23:20:29
edit: oh wait wrong thread.. my bad....
Post by: acidtrip69 on Sun, 02 March 2014, 23:40:47
what do you mean a mess ? It sucks i missed sale but i got to spend some time with some family i haven't seen in a bit, and that is better ^_^Had the Absinthe Keythulu #1 in my cart, but the damn site wouldn't let me check out. When it finally did after all the 500s, it said it was sold out. Oh well, c'est la vie.
This was actually the worst part of my day today. I even burnt my mouth with pizza, and it did not rustle me as hard as my site.
Going to be consulting with some folks to see if I can alter what I have to make it work.
Make me another and all is forgiven.
I'm guessing it was a bandwidth issue with your site, right? You just had too many people trying to get in to buy at once and it exceeded your allotted and paid for bandwidth. It might be worth trying a "dibs" style thing where people sign up to buy beforehand, there's a random raffle or rotating list, and x number of people get access to purchase, then the remainders are put up for general sale.
Good question. The gator is telling me bandwidth wasn't an issue but memory allocation was. I mean it's probably a real issue. If my CMS is asking for 64MB of dedicated memory but the server is restricted to 32 there could be some issues... gah I hate web-****e :(i missed another sale :(
If you were here for the start you might have thought the same thing! It was a mess xD
Post by: Binge on Sun, 02 March 2014, 23:52:29
Post by: dustinhxc on Tue, 04 March 2014, 05:35:04
Post by: Binge on Tue, 04 March 2014, 18:47:59
Post by: moogle on Tue, 04 March 2014, 18:52:31
Post by: Binge on Tue, 04 March 2014, 18:58:03
can you make me one?
done.
http://bingecap.com/product/mx-penny-candy-slow-fi/
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Tue, 04 March 2014, 18:59:50
Post by: riotonthebay on Tue, 04 March 2014, 19:00:15
can you make me one?
done.
http://bingecap.com/product/mx-penny-candy-slow-fi/
Custom order, so fast :eek:
Post by: moogle on Tue, 04 March 2014, 19:09:56
can you make me one?
done.
http://bingecap.com/product/mx-penny-candy-slow-fi/
slow-fi not my cup of tea :-[
Post by: Binge on Tue, 04 March 2014, 19:15:34
Really the old therapy thread seems to be locked so I'm just opening her up for future use. :)
Post by: SpAmRaY on Tue, 04 March 2014, 20:06:00
Post by: Binge on Fri, 04 April 2014, 14:12:31
Post by: naasfu on Fri, 04 April 2014, 14:17:01
Post by: iAmAhab on Fri, 04 April 2014, 14:40:27
Post by: digi on Fri, 04 April 2014, 14:46:33
Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/AKlH2fL.gif)
I hate that Gator!!!! :o
Post by: naasfu on Fri, 04 April 2014, 14:47:34
Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/AKlH2fL.gif)
I hate that Gator!!!! :o
That's too bad because we're going to see him again real soon.
Post by: digi on Fri, 04 April 2014, 14:49:42
Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/AKlH2fL.gif)
I hate that Gator!!!! :o
That's too bad because we're going to see him again real soon.
Lol trolled by Gators. Hopefully I get a chance to see him again if my plane lands in time, itll be real close.
Post by: HipsterPunks on Fri, 04 April 2014, 15:09:37
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 04 April 2014, 15:14:13
Post by: dustinhxc on Fri, 04 April 2014, 17:15:52
Purple Hoot! :( Had it on my phone and browser twice then gone!
Post by: Binge on Fri, 04 April 2014, 17:18:25
(http://www.outdoorlife.com/files/imagecache/photo-gallery/photo/1001321579/1_163.jpg)
Post by: Vibex on Fri, 04 April 2014, 17:20:40
Good luck eveyone else!
Post by: Rewind on Fri, 04 April 2014, 17:23:05
VERY VERY HostGator Blue Keythulhu × 1
Post by: V1ral on Fri, 04 April 2014, 17:23:23
Edit: Nevermind, guess so. :P
Post by: Belfong on Fri, 04 April 2014, 17:23:44
Post by: esoomenona on Fri, 04 April 2014, 17:25:22
Did any orders actually get through? Every time I manage to successfully view the In-Stock page, what's available is always the same.
Edit: Nevermind, guess so. :P
I think I've noticed if it's actually in stock on that page, the little button will say add to cart. Else, it will say read more.
Post by: Vibex on Fri, 04 April 2014, 17:25:30
I give up. If there are any left in an hour I'll grab one.Ha! I tricked you all into leaving and got me a Purple Haze Keythulhu v2! My evil plan worked!
Good luck eveyone else!
Post by: KebinPls on Fri, 04 April 2014, 17:27:17
Post by: Vibex on Fri, 04 April 2014, 17:30:01
I was there at exactly 6 pm. Took me 36 refreshes, I counted, to access my cart. Took 22 more to be able to finally check out, only to be told that there are no more. No offense to you binge, this is just me venting, but this whole keycap luck game is ****ing stupid. I have been on my computer since 5 ****ing pm, got on at exactly the right time only to be denied my purchase because other people got luckier. Has happened to me before with other bingecaps, has happened with brobots in the toxic buy, I think I'm done. I'll just wait for caps on the classifieds from now on because gettng the **** end of the stick when waiting patiently and being perfectly on time for something simply is just too infuriating.I know that feel. During the KBK sale yesterday I left class early to grab some, sat at my computer for 30 min prior, sent in my post 4 seconds after 12 and all the keycaps I wanted were already claimed. It really sucks! >:D
Post by: noisyturtle on Fri, 04 April 2014, 17:32:20
Post by: esoomenona on Fri, 04 April 2014, 17:34:39
I was there at exactly 6 pm. Took me 36 refreshes, I counted, to access my cart. Took 22 more to be able to finally check out, only to be told that there are no more. No offense to you binge, this is just me venting, but this whole keycap luck game is ****ing stupid. I have been on my computer since 5 ****ing pm, got on at exactly the right time only to be denied my purchase because other people got luckier. Has happened to me before with other bingecaps, has happened with brobots in the toxic buy, I think I'm done. I'll just wait for caps on the classifieds from now on because gettng the **** end of the stick when waiting patiently and being perfectly on time for something simply is just too infuriating.
It has been my experience that you should start a thread begging for bingecaps, whining to everyone about your woes of trying to get caps. The makers respond to this kind of thing, and you will get caps.
Post by: Noko on Fri, 04 April 2014, 17:37:57
I think I'm lucky the one I wanted was far down the page :P
Post by: KebinPls on Fri, 04 April 2014, 17:41:43
I was there at exactly 6 pm. Took me 36 refreshes, I counted, to access my cart. Took 22 more to be able to finally check out, only to be told that there are no more. No offense to you binge, this is just me venting, but this whole keycap luck game is ****ing stupid. I have been on my computer since 5 ****ing pm, got on at exactly the right time only to be denied my purchase because other people got luckier. Has happened to me before with other bingecaps, has happened with brobots in the toxic buy, I think I'm done. I'll just wait for caps on the classifieds from now on because gettng the **** end of the stick when waiting patiently and being perfectly on time for something simply is just too infuriating.
It has been my experience that you should start a thread begging for bingecaps, whining to everyone about your woes of trying to get caps. The makers respond to this kind of thing, and you will get caps.
I'd rather not.
Post by: riotonthebay on Fri, 04 April 2014, 17:41:47
Post by: MythicalWagyu on Fri, 04 April 2014, 17:44:00
(http://i.imgur.com/qIarNyX.png)
This is a lot like buying craft beer, with websites just melting under the pressure of hungry purchasers - anyone ever consider using a service like Brown Paper Tickets for these kind of sales? All the breweries I've picked up special releases from either A.) use Brown Paper Tickets and go off without a hitch or B.) don't use BPT and the site explodes while thousands of angry customers smash their F5 keys and everyone wastes hours trying to checkout.
Post by: iAmAhab on Fri, 04 April 2014, 17:48:39
Congrats to everyone who got some new Bingecaps! I unfortunately wasn't around to partake in the shenanigans, but it sounds like it was a BLAST!
I can assure you that fighting that gator is no fun sir.
Post by: HipsterPunks on Fri, 04 April 2014, 17:50:12
Congrats to everyone who got some new Bingecaps! I unfortunately wasn't around to partake in the shenanigans, but it sounds like it was a BLAST!
You could say it was a HOOT ;)
Post by: dustinhxc on Fri, 04 April 2014, 17:51:44
Congrats to everyone who got some new Bingecaps! I unfortunately wasn't around to partake in the shenanigans, but it sounds like it was a BLAST!
You could say it was a HOOT ;)
(http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lymyc1LqTX1r07qp1.gif)
Post by: Belfong on Fri, 04 April 2014, 17:52:04
Post by: Binge on Fri, 04 April 2014, 17:53:54
I was there at exactly 6 pm. Took me 36 refreshes, I counted, to access my cart. Took 22 more to be able to finally check out, only to be told that there are no more. No offense to you binge, this is just me venting, but this whole keycap luck game is ****ing stupid. I have been on my computer since 5 ****ing pm, got on at exactly the right time only to be denied my purchase because other people got luckier. Has happened to me before with other bingecaps, has happened with brobots in the toxic buy, I think I'm done. I'll just wait for caps on the classifieds from now on because gettng the **** end of the stick when waiting patiently and being perfectly on time for something simply is just too infuriating.
It's entirely understandable. I mean you can imagine my reaction... SUPER pissed calling up hostgator to ask why their suggestions to fix the problem were failing, and the guy had the audacity to say "oh well we figured it wouldn't work but it was worth a shot, you should upgrade for +$100/mo."
Post by: demik on Fri, 04 April 2014, 17:55:00
I was there at exactly 6 pm. Took me 36 refreshes, I counted, to access my cart. Took 22 more to be able to finally check out, only to be told that there are no more. No offense to you binge, this is just me venting, but this whole keycap luck game is ****ing stupid. I have been on my computer since 5 ****ing pm, got on at exactly the right time only to be denied my purchase because other people got luckier. Has happened to me before with other bingecaps, has happened with brobots in the toxic buy, I think I'm done. I'll just wait for caps on the classifieds from now on because gettng the **** end of the stick when waiting patiently and being perfectly on time for something simply is just too infuriating.
more like iKevinFTL amirite
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I think I'm done. I'll just wait for caps on the classifieds from now on because gettng the **** end of the stick when waiting patiently and being perfectly on time for something simply is just too infuriating.
works for dustin!
Post by: Vibex on Fri, 04 April 2014, 17:55:09
That's a pretty **** response.I was there at exactly 6 pm. Took me 36 refreshes, I counted, to access my cart. Took 22 more to be able to finally check out, only to be told that there are no more. No offense to you binge, this is just me venting, but this whole keycap luck game is ****ing stupid. I have been on my computer since 5 ****ing pm, got on at exactly the right time only to be denied my purchase because other people got luckier. Has happened to me before with other bingecaps, has happened with brobots in the toxic buy, I think I'm done. I'll just wait for caps on the classifieds from now on because gettng the **** end of the stick when waiting patiently and being perfectly on time for something simply is just too infuriating.
It's entirely understandable. I mean you can imagine my reaction... SUPER pissed calling up hostgator to ask why their suggestions to fix the problem were failing, and the guy had the audacity to say "oh well we figured it wouldn't work but it was worth a shot, you should upgrade for +$100/mo."
EDIT: The hostgator guy, not you Binge. ;D
Post by: KebinPls on Fri, 04 April 2014, 17:59:11
I was there at exactly 6 pm. Took me 36 refreshes, I counted, to access my cart. Took 22 more to be able to finally check out, only to be told that there are no more. No offense to you binge, this is just me venting, but this whole keycap luck game is ****ing stupid. I have been on my computer since 5 ****ing pm, got on at exactly the right time only to be denied my purchase because other people got luckier. Has happened to me before with other bingecaps, has happened with brobots in the toxic buy, I think I'm done. I'll just wait for caps on the classifieds from now on because gettng the **** end of the stick when waiting patiently and being perfectly on time for something simply is just too infuriating.
It's entirely understandable. I mean you can imagine my reaction... SUPER pissed calling up hostgator to ask why their suggestions to fix the problem were failing, and the guy had the audacity to say "oh well we figured it wouldn't work but it was worth a shot, you should upgrade for +$100/mo."
That SUCKS :eek:
I wouldn't pay that much either just for a couple of sales. Your profits would go to the monthly payments. I've calmed down a bit, not so bitter anymore.
Post by: noisyturtle on Fri, 04 April 2014, 18:19:29
I was there at exactly 6 pm. Took me 36 refreshes, I counted, to access my cart. Took 22 more to be able to finally check out, only to be told that there are no more. No offense to you binge, this is just me venting, but this whole keycap luck game is ****ing stupid. I have been on my computer since 5 ****ing pm, got on at exactly the right time only to be denied my purchase because other people got luckier. Has happened to me before with other bingecaps, has happened with brobots in the toxic buy, I think I'm done. I'll just wait for caps on the classifieds from now on because gettng the **** end of the stick when waiting patiently and being perfectly on time for something simply is just too infuriating.
It's entirely understandable. I mean you can imagine my reaction... SUPER pissed calling up hostgator to ask why their suggestions to fix the problem were failing, and the guy had the audacity to say "oh well we figured it wouldn't work but it was worth a shot, you should upgrade for +$100/mo."
Ohhh, is your website we host not working? Ohhh that's a shame. Have you tried upgrading to out secret platnium plus package? Mmmmmmm
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Post by: Binge on Fri, 04 April 2014, 18:53:16
I was there at exactly 6 pm. Took me 36 refreshes, I counted, to access my cart. Took 22 more to be able to finally check out, only to be told that there are no more. No offense to you binge, this is just me venting, but this whole keycap luck game is ****ing stupid. I have been on my computer since 5 ****ing pm, got on at exactly the right time only to be denied my purchase because other people got luckier. Has happened to me before with other bingecaps, has happened with brobots in the toxic buy, I think I'm done. I'll just wait for caps on the classifieds from now on because gettng the **** end of the stick when waiting patiently and being perfectly on time for something simply is just too infuriating.
It's entirely understandable. I mean you can imagine my reaction... SUPER pissed calling up hostgator to ask why their suggestions to fix the problem were failing, and the guy had the audacity to say "oh well we figured it wouldn't work but it was worth a shot, you should upgrade for +$100/mo."
That SUCKS :eek:
I wouldn't pay that much either just for a couple of sales. Your profits would go to the monthly payments. I've calmed down a bit, not so bitter anymore.
Time to search for another solution amIrite?
Post by: Vibex on Fri, 04 April 2014, 19:02:12
I use Square Space, but I've never dealt with massive amounts of traffic, so I can't really comment on that.I was there at exactly 6 pm. Took me 36 refreshes, I counted, to access my cart. Took 22 more to be able to finally check out, only to be told that there are no more. No offense to you binge, this is just me venting, but this whole keycap luck game is ****ing stupid. I have been on my computer since 5 ****ing pm, got on at exactly the right time only to be denied my purchase because other people got luckier. Has happened to me before with other bingecaps, has happened with brobots in the toxic buy, I think I'm done. I'll just wait for caps on the classifieds from now on because gettng the **** end of the stick when waiting patiently and being perfectly on time for something simply is just too infuriating.
It's entirely understandable. I mean you can imagine my reaction... SUPER pissed calling up hostgator to ask why their suggestions to fix the problem were failing, and the guy had the audacity to say "oh well we figured it wouldn't work but it was worth a shot, you should upgrade for +$100/mo."
That SUCKS :eek:
I wouldn't pay that much either just for a couple of sales. Your profits would go to the monthly payments. I've calmed down a bit, not so bitter anymore.
Time to search for another solution amIrite?
Post by: Binge on Fri, 04 April 2014, 19:10:43
Post by: Belfong on Fri, 04 April 2014, 19:15:06
Post by: Xowie on Fri, 04 April 2014, 19:32:17
Post by: Dyslexic on Fri, 04 April 2014, 19:50:20
Post by: riotonthebay on Fri, 04 April 2014, 19:55:44
Bunny's CTRL Alt was holding out pretty well. Maybe you can also check with him or codeyeatworld, Binge?
ctrlalt.io is a custom site built by Cody and hosted on DigitalOcean. One of the benefits of these kinds of hosting solutions is that they're "elastic" – you run your site on virtual hardware, which means you can allocate more resources if you're expecting a burst of traffic. This means you can handle things well like the Toxic GB launch without paying an arm and a leg for hardware you're not using except during those peak hours.
Binge, I'd recommend searching for a solution with this capability. I expect your site is relatively low traffic except on sale days, so your needs fit this model quite well.
Post by: digi on Fri, 04 April 2014, 19:57:18
Post by: Vibex on Fri, 04 April 2014, 20:02:23
My flight landed a few minutes after the sale started, I got to grab what I really wanted which was the Egyptian Swag Lion Keyng!! woohooooYou will not be disappointed with the Egyptian Swag. I got an Egyptian Swag Keythulhu a little while back, and the colours are fantastic. It's my favourite Binge cap, and second favourite keycap.
Post by: Belfong on Fri, 04 April 2014, 20:02:36
Post by: digi on Fri, 04 April 2014, 20:14:27
@Belfong - yea, i thought i would have no chances at it, especially on the 4g network from my phone in an airport, lol.
Gator Hater strikes again!
(https://i.imgflip.com/7y44c.jpg)
Post by: rowdy on Sat, 05 April 2014, 02:26:15
Post by: Binge on Sat, 05 April 2014, 03:13:36
Have I missed another sale?
you missed a lot of this guy...
(http://i.imgur.com/HIvKZd7.png)
Post by: iAmAhab on Sat, 05 April 2014, 04:39:56
But that ****ing gator snatched away my very very blue in the dark of night.
(http://i.imgur.com/A2XjO77.gif)
Post by: Belfong on Sat, 05 April 2014, 04:48:56
Got a very very sky blue and evil jade in my cart, checked out and paid and went to bed with a smile on my face.Karma, maybe :)
But that ****ing gator snatched away my very very blue in the dark of night.Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/A2XjO77.gif)
edit: i should clarify that what i meant is that these stuff happens, and i blame karma!
Post by: iAmAhab on Sat, 05 April 2014, 05:02:40
Post by: Binge on Sat, 05 April 2014, 10:11:20
But I've been such a good good boy :-(
I'm really embarrassed with this happening all over again. It started happening heavily last sale and now this. I just expanded beyond my means, and this next one needs to go flawlessly or I'm just going to sell on Amazon or something.
Post by: riotonthebay on Sat, 05 April 2014, 10:17:16
But I've been such a good good boy :-(
I'm really embarrassed with this happening all over again. It started happening heavily last sale and now this. I just expanded beyond my means, and this next one needs to go flawlessly or I'm just going to sell on Amazon or something.
Have you considered the clickclack/Bro Caps sale model of just using an email address and doing manual invoicing? There's of course a chance that you may start selling in significantly higher volumes, but given your current volume it seems like manual invoicing would be easier. Your site could still be used as an archive of your work and less popular items could be put up there if they don't sell immediately when released.
Post by: Binge on Sat, 05 April 2014, 11:04:04
But I've been such a good good boy :-(
I'm really embarrassed with this happening all over again. It started happening heavily last sale and now this. I just expanded beyond my means, and this next one needs to go flawlessly or I'm just going to sell on Amazon or something.
Have you considered the clickclack/Bro Caps sale model of just using an email address and doing manual invoicing? There's of course a chance that you may start selling in significantly higher volumes, but given your current volume it seems like manual invoicing would be easier. Your site could still be used as an archive of your work and less popular items could be put up there if they don't sell immediately when released.
I've considered scaling back, but then it would be more challenging in different ways. That doesn't really solve the issue as far as I'm concerned.
Post by: riotonthebay on Sat, 05 April 2014, 11:11:10
But I've been such a good good boy :-(
I'm really embarrassed with this happening all over again. It started happening heavily last sale and now this. I just expanded beyond my means, and this next one needs to go flawlessly or I'm just going to sell on Amazon or something.
Have you considered the clickclack/Bro Caps sale model of just using an email address and doing manual invoicing? There's of course a chance that you may start selling in significantly higher volumes, but given your current volume it seems like manual invoicing would be easier. Your site could still be used as an archive of your work and less popular items could be put up there if they don't sell immediately when released.
I've considered scaling back, but then it would be more challenging in different ways. That doesn't really solve the issue as far as I'm concerned.
Hmm, I suppose I was thinking of "scaling" in a different sense. Demand for your caps is way higher than your supply (and deservedly so!) – what you're very good at is making caps, not managing web servers :P. Using something that is already "at scale" like email means that you never have to worry about your site being eaten by a gator, which lets you allocate more of your time towards the stuff you love, which I'll presume is making keycaps.
But I'm not in your head, so I'm sure there are a lot of things you're thinking of that I've not considered!
Post by: Binge on Sat, 05 April 2014, 11:45:15
There's a reason the GB folks are moving towards websites to handle multiple orders.
Post by: dustinhxc on Sat, 05 April 2014, 11:56:43
Post by: noisyturtle on Sat, 05 April 2014, 16:04:42
Post by: Binge on Mon, 07 April 2014, 13:56:30
(http://i.imgur.com/dYc0A4Q.jpg)
Post by: Vibex on Mon, 07 April 2014, 15:13:15
People are going to be in for a treat when they open their boxes,I hate when you and Hipster punk do this! I now just have empty boxes with awesome drawings on them that I can't through out. What am I supposed to do with them! >:DShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/dYc0A4Q.jpg)
But for real, really cool art (especially on that index card you sent me). I wish I had continued with art. I used to be fairly good, but now I just do lazy doodles over my notes and don't work on any cool pieces. Maybe one day I'll start up again. :D
Post by: KebinPls on Mon, 07 April 2014, 15:36:19
People are going to be in for a treat when they open their boxes,Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/dYc0A4Q.jpg)
Oh man, even sadder that I couldn't buy mine. Any idea when the next set will be out? Also, will you be selling defect keycaps again?
Post by: Binge on Mon, 07 April 2014, 16:01:37
People are going to be in for a treat when they open their boxes,Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/dYc0A4Q.jpg)
Oh man, even sadder that I couldn't buy mine. Any idea when the next set will be out? Also, will you be selling defect keycaps again?
Good questions, I'll do my best to answer all of them as well as possible.
Factory 2nds are much more different than defects. Defects are missing parts of the key. Factory 2nds have flaws which do not affect the function of the key. I don't make a lot of 2nds. They are usually either what they are supposed to be or defective. If more 2nds happen I will sell them, but that's not something I plan.
Bingecap sales are a once-twice a month sort of arrangement. We try our hardest to get our primary jobs done, eat properly, and pay the bills so we can make more keys in whatever time is left. Sometimes we really don't have the energy to get a lot done and it gets put off until we can manage.
For the least effort on your part you can subscribe to a newsletter for updates to the website. 48 hours prior to most sales the announcement is made, and we make sure the products are loaded and ready to go.
I hope this gives you some peace of mind :)
Post by: noisyturtle on Mon, 07 April 2014, 16:26:23
People are going to be in for a treat when they open their boxes,Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/dYc0A4Q.jpg)
awww, he's so sleepy. Who's a sleepy man? Is it you?
[attachimg=1]
Post by: Binge on Mon, 07 April 2014, 18:54:24
pump it up guiez!
Post by: Belfong on Mon, 07 April 2014, 19:05:14
Post by: Binge on Mon, 07 April 2014, 19:10:57
Mr Binge, pray tell why you show this awesome stuff in the therapy thread? This thread is for people who didn't get dibs on binge. You are rubbing salt on wound :p
(http://cdn.gameplanet.co.nz/art/gallery/3677210.jpg)
Post by: rockhawksam on Sun, 13 April 2014, 23:00:37
People are going to be in for a treat when they open their boxes,Just got my awesome cap in the mail, thanks so much Binge! I just came here to say that I really respect you for taking the time to make this awesome art on each and every box. My brother and I flipped out when we saw your drawing, and it made both of us big fans. Thanks for doing what you do!Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/dYc0A4Q.jpg)
Post by: Belfong on Mon, 14 April 2014, 03:03:01
Just saying that this is not the thread that Binge is likely reading as it is a therapy thread, it is for poor souls who didn't get any Binge to share their sorrows.People are going to be in for a treat when they open their boxes,Just got my awesome cap in the mail, thanks so much Binge! I just came here to say that I really respect you for taking the time to make this awesome art on each and every box. My brother and I flipped out when we saw your drawing, and it made both of us big fans. Thanks for doing what you do!Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/dYc0A4Q.jpg)
You want to thank Binge in this thread: http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=46284.0;topicseen
Post by: dustinhxc on Mon, 14 April 2014, 03:16:39
Post by: Binge on Mon, 14 April 2014, 09:38:21
People are going to be in for a treat when they open their boxes,Just got my awesome cap in the mail, thanks so much Binge! I just came here to say that I really respect you for taking the time to make this awesome art on each and every box. My brother and I flipped out when we saw your drawing, and it made both of us big fans. Thanks for doing what you do!Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/dYc0A4Q.jpg)
Thank you for making my morning much more awesome :)
Just saying that this is not the thread that Binge is likely reading as it is a therapy thread, it is for poor souls who didn't get any Binge to share their sorrows.People are going to be in for a treat when they open their boxes,Just got my awesome cap in the mail, thanks so much Binge! I just came here to say that I really respect you for taking the time to make this awesome art on each and every box. My brother and I flipped out when we saw your drawing, and it made both of us big fans. Thanks for doing what you do!Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/dYc0A4Q.jpg)
You want to thank Binge in this thread: http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=46284.0;topicseen
Yes! Thank me there too :))
Post by: epzy on Tue, 15 April 2014, 17:42:05
Post by: dustinhxc on Tue, 15 April 2014, 17:42:35
I wish Binge would make more of those hand-e caps. :(
I want the mint one! :p
Post by: epzy on Tue, 15 April 2014, 17:46:05
I wish Binge would make more of those hand-e caps. :(
I want the mint one! :p
I just love the design.
(http://i.imgur.com/0j7k56p.jpg)
Idk who's picture this is.
Post by: Vibex on Tue, 15 April 2014, 17:51:57
The Hand-E caps are cool, but I'm way more into the Grizzly Cap. That thing looks bad ass.I wish Binge would make more of those hand-e caps. :(
I want the mint one! :p
I just love the design.Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/0j7k56p.jpg)
Idk who's picture this is.
Post by: HipsterPunks on Tue, 06 May 2014, 21:54:20
Post by: dustinhxc on Fri, 11 July 2014, 17:04:51
Post by: HipsterPunks on Fri, 11 July 2014, 17:06:29
Post by: dustinhxc on Fri, 11 July 2014, 17:07:53
GG all, my Binge account logged itself out while i was paying :'(
Ouch! No more hoots for you.. :eek: :'(
Post by: tigersharkdude on Fri, 11 July 2014, 17:08:52
GG all, my Binge account logged itself out while i was paying :'(
that's got to suck.
Hopefully my order is approved
Post by: skcheng on Fri, 11 July 2014, 17:09:59
Post by: trizkut on Fri, 11 July 2014, 17:10:27
GG all, my Binge account logged itself out while i was paying :'(
(http://i.imgur.com/V0h9d9y.gif)
Even when the site's not on hostgator, the gator finds a way to screw ya :(
I think I got my first hoot!
Post by: dustinhxc on Fri, 11 July 2014, 17:11:58
GG all, my Binge account logged itself out while i was paying :'(Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/V0h9d9y.gif)
Even when the site's not on hostgator, the gator finds a way to screw ya :(
I think I got my first hoot!
lollllllllllll
Post by: HipsterPunks on Fri, 11 July 2014, 17:12:33
GG all, my Binge account logged itself out while i was paying :'(Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/V0h9d9y.gif)
Even when the site's not on hostgator, the gator finds a way to screw ya :(
I think I got my first hoot!
haha yep! i logged myself out and then back in and did a test run of buying a GMK keycap and everything went fine. Add a hoot and the account unlogs in. Oh well, final release for hoots to :'(
Post by: digi on Fri, 11 July 2014, 17:15:12
Post by: Frenir on Fri, 11 July 2014, 17:15:51
Post by: GSimon on Fri, 11 July 2014, 17:24:37
(https://bingecap.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/MG_5147.png)(https://bingecap.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/MG_5151.png)(https://bingecap.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/MG_5142.png)(https://bingecap.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/MG_5121.png)
Very pleased, I like having 3 of one type and the B-Bad Ice Lion Keyng should go great with the Ice Gasmasks.
Post by: dustinhxc on Fri, 11 July 2014, 17:25:26
scored these!Show Image(https://bingecap.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/MG_5147.png)Show Image(https://bingecap.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/MG_5151.png)Show Image(https://bingecap.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/MG_5142.png)Show Image(https://bingecap.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/MG_5121.png)
Very pleased, I like having 3 of one type and the B-Bad Ice Lion Keyng should go great with the Ice Gasmasks.
Nice! love that bubblegum mint but for v1. That blue tea lion is dope!
Post by: MythicalWagyu on Fri, 11 July 2014, 17:28:01
scored these!oooooooh I wanted those mint & bubblegum ones! Awesome gets dude, congrats!Show Image(https://bingecap.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/MG_5147.png)Show Image(https://bingecap.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/MG_5151.png)Show Image(https://bingecap.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/MG_5142.png)Show Image(https://bingecap.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/MG_5121.png)
Very pleased, I like having 3 of one type and the B-Bad Ice Lion Keyng should go great with the Ice Gasmasks.
Post by: GSimon on Fri, 11 July 2014, 17:30:57
Nice! love that bubblegum mint but for v1. That blue tea lion is dope!
Agreed! Was really hoping to get a transparent blue key too so that panned out nicely.
oooooooh I wanted those mint & bubblegum ones! Awesome gets dude, congrats!
Thanks! Felt a bit greedy adding more than a couple but I got carried away. I will cherish them and will notify you if I ever plan to sell any in the future.
Post by: MythicalWagyu on Fri, 11 July 2014, 17:32:50
Dang dude, that cuts deep! No Hoots for me either, sad to see this was the final run :'( I guess there will be a ruthless aftermarket for those if anyone ever decides to sell :p
haha yep! i logged myself out and then back in and did a test run of buying a GMK keycap and everything went fine. Add a hoot and the account unlogs in. Oh well, final release for hoots to :'(
Post by: tigersharkdude on Fri, 11 July 2014, 17:33:11
(http://i.imgur.com/q7whyEg.jpg)
Post by: GSimon on Fri, 11 July 2014, 17:40:00
Scored these. Only ordered 2 because that's all I need to complete my top row :WOOOOOT:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/q7whyEg.jpg)
Awesome! Was hoping to get the Royal Mint but you beat me to the punch :P
Post by: tigersharkdude on Fri, 11 July 2014, 18:06:05
Scored these. Only ordered 2 because that's all I need to complete my top row :WOOOOOT:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/q7whyEg.jpg)
Awesome! Was hoping to get the Royal Mint but you beat me to the punch :P
3ms ping came in handy ... lol
Ive been eyeing the green and blue/purple keythulu for a minute ... surprised I got it
Post by: feizor on Fri, 11 July 2014, 18:49:15
Post by: Lingj on Fri, 11 July 2014, 18:56:35
Post by: soote on Fri, 11 July 2014, 20:24:54
(http://i.imgur.com/Wtnp3PO.png?1)
Post by: asassdsd on Fri, 11 July 2014, 20:30:45
Post by: soote on Fri, 11 July 2014, 20:41:04
WHAAAT THERE WAS A SALE??! I didnt even know! Did we find out through the newsletter?
Binge sent out a newsletter on the 10th, unfortunately gmail flagged it as junk for many people.
Post by: trizkut on Fri, 11 July 2014, 20:46:10
WHAAAT THERE WAS A SALE??! I didnt even know! Did we find out through the newsletter?
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=46284.msg1387566#msg1387566
Post by: MythicalWagyu on Fri, 11 July 2014, 20:55:18
WHAAAT THERE WAS A SALE??! I didnt even know! Did we find out through the newsletter?There was a countdown link given in the last newsletter, but it seems like the newsletter ended up in a few people's spam folders, mine included. Binge did post about the sale previously, which is the only reason I remembered to ask, and someone graciously pointed me to the countdown timer; feeling pretty lucky I actually remembered for once :-X
Post by: asassdsd on Fri, 11 July 2014, 21:02:21
Post by: byker on Fri, 11 July 2014, 22:47:32
Post by: Lu_e on Fri, 11 July 2014, 23:40:18
Post by: GSimon on Fri, 11 July 2014, 23:49:28
Post by: Binge on Sat, 12 July 2014, 00:23:12
I 2nd the annoyance of trying to figure out what was still in stock... each color needs to be its own item IMO
There's a fundamental flaw with blaming the site for not knowing what was in stock. At the time you moved to each item on the list if it said "in stock" it was in stock. If the item was bought before you could add it to cart... then it becomes out of stock. There's probably a way to have it notify you if an item sold while you were looking at it, but not with my budget and coding experience.
When I listed each item individually the same thing would happen... people would add the items to their cart, navigate around, and then go to check out and the item would be out of stock...
I just did a live test-- if an item sold while you were viewing the color selection page the item does change to "Out of Stock" if you were to switch to that item but only AFTER the item sold.
Gosh-- I feel terrible people who really wanted some of these items didn't get any, but I also think this is leagues better than Gator attacks and longer page load times. Usually my sales have favored the USA by a landslide, but this time I have a bunch of international buyers. Those sales that were made timely with low load times, and efficient checkout handling. The only thing I can really do is make more caps! I will do my best Lu_e
/me thumbs up!
Post by: cmadrid on Sat, 12 July 2014, 07:13:27
Post by: dustinhxc on Sat, 12 July 2014, 11:31:08
Post by: Binge on Sat, 12 July 2014, 11:48:37
Better start logging in more :) someone leaked the countdown link a few days back. Not sure if that was fair or not but oh well :p
I don't mind :) The newsletter is all about informing people!
Post by: dustinhxc on Sat, 12 July 2014, 12:15:49
Better start logging in more :) someone leaked the countdown link a few days back. Not sure if that was fair or not but oh well :p
I don't mind :) The newsletter is all about informing people!
:thumb: You the man!!!!!!
Post by: cmadrid on Sat, 12 July 2014, 12:18:54
Post by: dustinhxc on Sat, 12 July 2014, 12:47:43
I'm on GH 12 hours a day or more.. I just didn't troll the right forum i guess ;)
Yeah you have to check all new replies or at the minimum binges forum ;)
Post by: cmadrid on Sat, 12 July 2014, 13:33:53
Post by: trizkut on Sat, 12 July 2014, 13:35:40
Binge has a forum?
No, just a progress thread.
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=46284.0
Post by: cmadrid on Sat, 12 July 2014, 13:41:03
This makes sense.. I haven't been in the making stuff together forum much.. I'm terrible at making stuff >_<
Post by: tigersharkdude on Sat, 12 July 2014, 13:41:05
Binge, could you ket me know if my order is good? Email is same as my screen name
Post by: trizkut on Sat, 12 July 2014, 13:43:01
Hey hackers, will we get a tracking number or anything from BingeCap? I have my paypal receipt from yesterday but havent heard anything else.
Binge, could you ket me know if my order is good? Email is same as my screen name
Looks like Binge is busy trying to get the keycon stream online/working atm.. :p
Post by: Binge on Sat, 12 July 2014, 23:42:34
Hey hackers, will we get a tracking number or anything from BingeCap? I have my paypal receipt from yesterday but havent heard anything else.
Binge, could you ket me know if my order is good? Email is same as my screen name
Yep sorry for the lack of communication! I've posted the expected ship date of the 15th on my website's home-page. I do see your order and it will be mailed out as scheduled. If things go well tomorrow I may end up getting them out Monday :)
Post by: dustinhxc on Sun, 13 July 2014, 01:32:13
Binge has a forum?
Sorry I didn't post that link for you! I've been mainly on my phone this weekend! Yeah check that making stuff binge thread frequently for good updates. :)
Post by: cheesedgrate on Sun, 13 July 2014, 05:14:36
Post by: HipsterPunks on Sun, 13 July 2014, 14:25:52
Well it's an old story by now but I guess I just missed my first Binge sale due to gmail's over-zealous spam filter. I just customized the filter to make sure that this won't happen ever again. There's always the next time.
not for hoots :'(
Post by: GSimon on Sun, 13 July 2014, 14:29:23
Well it's an old story by now but I guess I just missed my first Binge sale due to gmail's over-zealous spam filter. I just customized the filter to make sure that this won't happen ever again. There's always the next time.
Wasn't filtered through my GMail, wonder why it happens to some and not others.
Post by: trizkut on Sun, 13 July 2014, 14:31:15
Well it's an old story by now but I guess I just missed my first Binge sale due to gmail's over-zealous spam filter. I just customized the filter to make sure that this won't happen ever again. There's always the next time.
Wasn't filtered through my GMail, wonder why it happens to some and not others.
Nor mine. Gmail spam filter is wonky sometimes. I've had Google interview emails sent straight to my spam folder. :p
Post by: tigersharkdude on Sun, 13 July 2014, 16:17:58
Hey hackers, will we get a tracking number or anything from BingeCap? I have my paypal receipt from yesterday but havent heard anything else.
Binge, could you ket me know if my order is good? Email is same as my screen name
Yep sorry for the lack of communication! I've posted the expected ship date of the 15th on my website's home-page. I do see your order and it will be mailed out as scheduled. If things go well tomorrow I may end up getting them out Monday :)
Sounds good. I was wondering because I didnt get any confirmation email from bingecap.com
Post by: Lingj on Mon, 14 July 2014, 05:45:24
Post by: Binge on Mon, 14 July 2014, 12:06:02
Was at keycon and saw all the various Bingecaps. Seeing some in person looked much better than the pictures. I really liked the Slo-Fi's, Moose, Lions, and still in love with the Keythulu's. Hopefully someday I'll be able to grab some of them :D
That's amazing! I really enjoyed seeing Hoffman bring his collection. Dude is gonna get another custom cap for representing Bingecaps @keycon and wearing the headcam!
Post by: Badwrench on Mon, 14 July 2014, 12:18:16
Was at keycon and saw all the various Bingecaps. Seeing some in person looked much better than the pictures. I really liked the Slo-Fi's, Moose, Lions, and still in love with the Keythulu's. Hopefully someday I'll be able to grab some of them :D
That's amazing! I really enjoyed seeing Hoffman bring his collection. Dude is gonna get another custom cap for representing Bingecaps @keycon and wearing the headcam!
Awesome! Go Hoffman! Kendama cap?
Post by: Lingj on Mon, 14 July 2014, 12:52:15
Was at keycon and saw all the various Bingecaps. Seeing some in person looked much better than the pictures. I really liked the Slo-Fi's, Moose, Lions, and still in love with the Keythulu's. Hopefully someday I'll be able to grab some of them :D
That's amazing! I really enjoyed seeing Hoffman bring his collection. Dude is gonna get another custom cap for representing Bingecaps @keycon and wearing the headcam!
I wish @__@
Awesome! Go Hoffman! Kendama cap?
Post by: Binge on Mon, 14 July 2014, 13:06:05
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Mon, 14 July 2014, 22:12:58
Was at keycon and saw all the various Bingecaps. Seeing some in person looked much better than the pictures. I really liked the Slo-Fi's, Moose, Lions, and still in love with the Keythulu's. Hopefully someday I'll be able to grab some of them :D
That's amazing! I really enjoyed seeing Hoffman bring his collection. Dude is gonna get another custom cap for representing Bingecaps @keycon and wearing the headcam!
:-* Wow!
Thank you so much, Binge. That's too kind. And I feel like an over-privileged brat when I say this, but I've actually never come to this thread before. xD
Post by: GSimon on Mon, 14 July 2014, 22:17:39
:-* Wow!
Thank you so much, Binge. That's too kind. And I feel like an over-privileged brat when I say this, but I've actually never come to this thread before. xD
Binge needs his own Vendor forum!
Post by: MythicalWagyu on Mon, 14 July 2014, 23:51:02
:-* Wow!
Thank you so much, Binge. That's too kind. And I feel like an over-privileged brat when I say this, but I've actually never come to this thread before. xD
rofl I'm seriously laughing out loud like an idiot - no hoots for you, Hoff!
Binge needs his own Vendor forum!+1
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Tue, 15 July 2014, 00:02:37
:-* Wow!
Thank you so much, Binge. That's too kind. And I feel like an over-privileged brat when I say this, but I've actually never come to this thread before. xD
rofl I'm seriously laughing out loud like an idiot - no hoots for you, Hoff!Binge needs his own Vendor forum!+1
:'( okay now I need therapy. :p
Legitimately though, that is one design that I don't have any of, so I actually should have been here before. >:D
Post by: MythicalWagyu on Tue, 15 July 2014, 00:08:35
Post by: Jokrik on Tue, 15 July 2014, 08:37:49
+1..:-* Wow!
Thank you so much, Binge. That's too kind. And I feel like an over-privileged brat when I say this, but I've actually never come to this thread before. xD
Binge needs his own Vendor forum!
+1...
+1....
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Tue, 15 July 2014, 08:45:29
+1..:-* Wow!
Thank you so much, Binge. That's too kind. And I feel like an over-privileged brat when I say this, but I've actually never come to this thread before. xD
Binge needs his own Vendor forum!
+1...
+1....
Binge isn't exactly a vendor though, he's an artisan. ;)
Post by: cmadrid on Tue, 15 July 2014, 10:32:10
Post by: GSimon on Tue, 15 July 2014, 10:35:27
Binge isn't exactly a vendor though, he's an artisan. ;)
But I bought my Penumbra Ergo Set + GMK Escs there!
Artisan forum then :thumb:
Post by: Binge on Tue, 15 July 2014, 12:11:37
http://geekhack.org/index.php?board=170.0
Post by: clacktalk on Tue, 15 July 2014, 12:13:01
You guys have some serious swing... :O
http://geekhack.org/index.php?board=170.0
Congrats!!!!! You deserve it! And yes, I do wish to enable notifications of new topics for this board : ]
Post by: cmadrid on Tue, 15 July 2014, 12:54:44
Post by: GSimon on Tue, 15 July 2014, 15:55:28
You guys have some serious swing... :O
http://geekhack.org/index.php?board=170.0
I remember first stopping by here at the start of this year and only came across a thread of yours when stopping by the Artisan Services sub. As a newbie I didn't tend to veer off into the Off Topic subs. Glad there's now an official landing place :D
Post by: SpAmRaY on Wed, 04 March 2015, 13:42:59
Post by: pr0ximity on Wed, 04 March 2015, 16:24:39
so about those new orcs
I believe the term you're looking for is "hnnnngg".
Post by: tigersharkdude on Wed, 04 March 2015, 17:03:06
so about those new orcs
:hide:
(http://i.imgur.com/FlcINHu.jpg)
Post by: pr0ximity on Sat, 21 March 2015, 05:59:32
checking into therapy early
Post by: Belfong on Sat, 21 March 2015, 06:11:28
Post by: sethk_ on Sat, 21 March 2015, 07:33:04
Post by: njbair on Sat, 21 March 2015, 08:49:56
Do you think anyone has ever bought a Keythulhu from a church before?
Post by: heedpantsnow on Sat, 21 March 2015, 23:09:15
According to the countdown the sale starts at noon my time. I'll be running AV at my church and the service ends at 11:30. Thanks to public Wi-Fi the church Internet will be basically useless. So it's either set up a 4G hotspot or shut down guest Wi-Fi for my own personal gain.
Do you think anyone has ever bought a Keythulhu from a church before?
I'm same boat as you. One end of auditorium gets poor 4G signal. But other side is hot from sun coming in. How do I get my wife to sit where we don't usually, on the hot side? "So I can buy a keycap during church." Thinking that won't go over well...
Post by: sethk_ on Sun, 22 March 2015, 06:11:37
Go to the bathroom 2 minutes before the saleAccording to the countdown the sale starts at noon my time. I'll be running AV at my church and the service ends at 11:30. Thanks to public Wi-Fi the church Internet will be basically useless. So it's either set up a 4G hotspot or shut down guest Wi-Fi for my own personal gain.
Do you think anyone has ever bought a Keythulhu from a church before?
I'm same boat as you. One end of auditorium gets poor 4G signal. But other side is hot from sun coming in. How do I get my wife to sit where we don't usually, on the hot side? "So I can buy a keycap during church." Thinking that won't go over well...
Post by: njbair on Sun, 22 March 2015, 06:40:08
Someone walks in, all they hear from the stall is:Go to the bathroom 2 minutes before the saleAccording to the countdown the sale starts at noon my time. I'll be running AV at my church and the service ends at 11:30. Thanks to public Wi-Fi the church Internet will be basically useless. So it's either set up a 4G hotspot or shut down guest Wi-Fi for my own personal gain.
Do you think anyone has ever bought a Keythulhu from a church before?
I'm same boat as you. One end of auditorium gets poor 4G signal. But other side is hot from sun coming in. How do I get my wife to sit where we don't usually, on the hot side? "So I can buy a keycap during church." Thinking that won't go over well...
"ooo, a brown and green one. I'm sooo getting that. Let me just..."
[stands up in stall to get a better signal, triggers flush sensor]
*FLUSH*
[gets a signal just in time to see someone else already bought it]
"Nooo! It's gone! My brown and green one is gone forever!"
Post by: heedpantsnow on Sun, 22 March 2015, 06:44:11
LololololSomeone walks in, all they hear from the stall is:Go to the bathroom 2 minutes before the saleAccording to the countdown the sale starts at noon my time. I'll be running AV at my church and the service ends at 11:30. Thanks to public Wi-Fi the church Internet will be basically useless. So it's either set up a 4G hotspot or shut down guest Wi-Fi for my own personal gain.
Do you think anyone has ever bought a Keythulhu from a church before?
I'm same boat as you. One end of auditorium gets poor 4G signal. But other side is hot from sun coming in. How do I get my wife to sit where we don't usually, on the hot side? "So I can buy a keycap during church." Thinking that won't go over well...
"ooo, a brown and green one. I'm sooo getting that. Let me just..."
[stands up in stall to get a better signal, triggers flush sensor]
*FLUSH*
[gets a signal just in time to see someone else already bought it]
"Nooo! It's gone! My brown and green one is gone forever!"
Post by: tigersharkdude on Sun, 22 March 2015, 10:57:18
Fatal error: Out of memory (allocated 26476544) (tried to allocate 12288 bytes) in /home/d3sign3r/public_html/bingecap.com/wp-content/themes/forte/functions/lib/admin/pix_portfolio.php on line 54
Post by: HPE1000 on Sun, 22 March 2015, 10:57:34
Post by: trizkut on Sun, 22 March 2015, 10:58:44
Quote
Fatal error: Out of memory (allocated 4194304) (tried to allocate 49152 bytes) in /home/d3sign3r/public_html/bingecap.com/wp-includes/query.php on line 1941
(http://i.imgur.com/bknvreV.gif)
Gator always wins.
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Sun, 22 March 2015, 10:59:10
:'(
Post by: suicidal_orange on Sun, 22 March 2015, 10:59:24
Post by: sethk_ on Sun, 22 March 2015, 10:59:36
Post by: Joey Quinn on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:00:16
Post by: tigersharkdude on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:00:22
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:00:47
Its because you are all refreshing, not crashed
Now it's telling me "Resource limit is reached"!!!
Everybody stop refreshing so I can buy some caps, mmkay?
Post by: Synjin on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:00:51
Post by: Frenir on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:00:52
The website is temporarily unable to service your request as it exceeded resource limit. Please try again later.Happens here as well :(
Post by: naasfu on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:01:10
oh hostgator, how i have missed you so.
Post by: Joey Quinn on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:01:27
Post by: slickmamba on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:01:49
Post by: tigersharkdude on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:02:58
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:03:47
Were they all grabbed or is this just an issue?
Post by: Jokrik on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:03:56
now it crashed again... lawl
Post by: suicidal_orange on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:04:07
Post by: Sygaldry on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:04:11
I'll just stay here and keep checking and will let you know when the site is back (and I've bought all the caps) :-*
Post by: DanielT on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:04:20
Post by: Joey Quinn on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:04:51
Good ol' Gator hosted sale... This should be fun. :confused:
Now you've made me confused... what?
::EDIT:: OH! You are thinking Hostgator is still my host. Nope that ended May-Jul timeframe of 2014. I've been with my current host ever since and it's handled the volume just fine.
Uh huh... Handle the volume just fine.
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:05:56
Good ol' Gator hosted sale... This should be fun. :confused:
Now you've made me confused... what?
::EDIT:: OH! You are thinking Hostgator is still my host. Nope that ended May-Jul timeframe of 2014. I've been with my current host ever since and it's handled the volume just fine.
Uh huh... Handle the volume just fine.
:))
:))
:))
Mhmmmmmmm
Post by: Frenir on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:06:05
Post by: suicidal_orange on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:06:13
Better news: They aren't in the archive either, so we've not missed them :)
Post by: Jokrik on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:06:55
suckaaaa
Post by: Sygaldry on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:07:44
I bought em all....(http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120304030755/guitartbone/images/3/30/Successful-troll.gif)
suckaaaa
Post by: Joey Quinn on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:08:55
Store finally loaded! No caps...
Better news: They aren't in the archive either, so we've not missed them :)
+1
Post by: pr0ximity on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:09:33
F5 increasing...
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:09:42
Where dem caps at???
Post by: Jokrik on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:10:13
Binge trolled us.... now go do something else people...
Post by: Frenir on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:11:22
conclusionNice try!
Binge trolled us.... now go do something else people...
Post by: sethk_ on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:11:49
Post by: DanielT on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:12:15
Post by: slickmamba on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:12:21
Post by: naasfu on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:12:26
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:12:36
If the server won't load, how would he be able to activate the page
I don't do website things, but I would have figured he could set it to activate at a specific time. Maybe not, though.
Post by: sethk_ on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:13:09
Even then, how would the server itself be able to do it when everyone is crashing itIf the server won't load, how would he be able to activate the page
I don't do website things, but I would have figured he could set it to activate at a specific time. Maybe not, though.
Post by: slickmamba on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:13:53
Post by: Synjin on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:14:10
Post by: feizor on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:14:21
Post by: suicidal_orange on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:15:12
Post by: Joey Quinn on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:15:30
[attachimg=1]
Post by: pr0ximity on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:16:21
Post by: Synjin on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:19:13
Post by: slickmamba on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:19:15
Post by: Joey Quinn on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:20:31
Post by: Synjin on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:20:44
Post by: Lurch on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:21:04
Post by: SpAmRaY on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:21:44
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:22:06
Post by: Synjin on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:22:23
Hahahahaha, I think Binge redirected bingecap.com to a lmgtfy DDOS. :))Noooooooooooooo.
Post by: Binge on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:22:32
Good ol' Gator hosted sale... This should be fun. :confused:
Now you've made me confused... what?
::EDIT:: OH! You are thinking Hostgator is still my host. Nope that ended May-Jul timeframe of 2014. I've been with my current host ever since and it's handled the volume just fine.
Uh huh... Handle the volume just fine.
I'll refund any purchase you make.
Post by: trizkut on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:22:45
Hahahahaha, I think Binge redirected bingecap.com to a lmgtfy DDOS. :))
"Stop refreshin' my ****, I'm trying to fix it!" - Binge (https://geekhack.org/Smileys/solosmileys/laugh.gif)
Post by: GSimon on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:23:05
Can't buy.
(Attachment Link)
Can confirm, I documented the struggle:
https://gfycat.com/MadeupLikelyIrukandjijellyfish
(http://zippy.gfycat.com/MadeupLikelyIrukandjijellyfish.gif)
Post by: HPE1000 on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:23:22
rektGood ol' Gator hosted sale... This should be fun. :confused:
Now you've made me confused... what?
::EDIT:: OH! You are thinking Hostgator is still my host. Nope that ended May-Jul timeframe of 2014. I've been with my current host ever since and it's handled the volume just fine.
Uh huh... Handle the volume just fine.
I'll refund any purchase you make.
Post by: slickmamba on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:24:06
I even added 10 stickers, no avail! This add to cart button won't work =/Good ol' Gator hosted sale... This should be fun. :confused:
Now you've made me confused... what?
::EDIT:: OH! You are thinking Hostgator is still my host. Nope that ended May-Jul timeframe of 2014. I've been with my current host ever since and it's handled the volume just fine.
Uh huh... Handle the volume just fine.
I'll refund any purchase you make.
Post by: Synjin on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:24:26
Post by: Joey Quinn on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:24:41
Good ol' Gator hosted sale... This should be fun. :confused:
Now you've made me confused... what?
::EDIT:: OH! You are thinking Hostgator is still my host. Nope that ended May-Jul timeframe of 2014. I've been with my current host ever since and it's handled the volume just fine.
Uh huh... Handle the volume just fine.
I'll refund any purchase you make.
:( Sorry Binge
Post by: suicidal_orange on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:25:02
Post by: Jokrik on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:25:45
Can't buy.wrong page bud
(Attachment Link)
See that GMK esc? press select option and add to cart, buy
not the lion page :D
Post by: feizor on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:25:56
Post by: Frenir on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:26:34
Post by: GSimon on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:27:04
Post by: Joey Quinn on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:27:07
Can't buy.wrong page bud
(Attachment Link)
See that GMK esc? press select option and add to cart, buy
not the lion page :D
Trust me, I'm aware how this works. Nothing was clickable on that page.
Post by: Jokrik on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:27:24
Really wanted to get in on this one but it's almost 3.30am here and I have work tomorrow :(12.30 am and I've a meeting at 8.30 tomorrow... :(
Post by: choiboi on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:28:41
Post by: slickmamba on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:28:53
(http://imgur.com/1xj0dc9.jpg)
Post by: Psybin on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:29:00
Post by: Synjin on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:30:30
Post by: GSimon on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:31:24
Bummer, I refreshed for 30 min but I have to go and I'm not going to try this on mobile. GL to the rest of ya
(http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/img/motoring/2013shanghaiauto/attachement/gif/site1/20130430/b8ac6f27ada212e948cd02.gif)
1 down, I can do this alll day. (not rly, will probably leave shortly to)
Post by: Binge on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:32:13
Post by: dustinhxc on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:32:39
Post by: Jokrik on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:33:03
in the toilet.....
for 1/2 an hour T_T
I'm out, GL guys !
Post by: tigersharkdude on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:33:05
Post by: HPE1000 on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:33:40
The only way this will work is if people stop blasting my server with refresh requests.(http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/szg.gif)
Post by: heedpantsnow on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:35:50
Post by: Synjin on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:36:23
Post by: Frenir on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:36:36
The only way this will work is if people stop blasting my server with refresh requests.
(https://i.imgur.com/DMM5WgT.gif)
Post by: Binge on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:38:47
Going to give it a break then. Perhaps I was not meant to win a cap this time. Goodluck to the rest of you and I hope that me not refreshing somehow contributes to the site not crashing :thumb:
ETA another 10-20 minutes. I've been on the phone with my host and we're working out a deal.
Post by: slickmamba on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:38:47
Post by: heedpantsnow on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:39:14
Going to give it a break then. Perhaps I was not meant to win a cap this time. Goodluck to the rest of you and I hope that me not refreshing somehow contributes to the site not crashing :thumb:
Me too. I'll stop and try again, one refresh for each item, in
Binge, you do great work, don't let this discourage you.
Edit, just saw Binge's post, will wait 20 mins.
Post by: GSimon on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:40:04
Post by: suicidal_orange on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:40:17
Will anyone manage three successful requests in a row? I think not :'(
Post by: naasfu on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:41:39
i have this guy taunting me the entire time.
Post by: platypus on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:42:41
5 second rule, the sandwich is still good
Post by: Frenir on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:43:35
Post by: Binge on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:46:53
Going to give it a break then. Perhaps I was not meant to win a cap this time. Goodluck to the rest of you and I hope that me not refreshing somehow contributes to the site not crashing :thumb:
ETA another 10-20 minutes. I've been on the phone with my host and we're working out a deal.
Well to be fair, the last time I attended a sale while he was using this host it worked flawlessly - I don't think he could've foreseen this.
The last 3 sales were entirely without issue.
Post by: Synjin on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:47:03
This sounds great. Will be back in another 20 minutes then in order to maximize the site's recovery. Your powers are over 9000.Going to give it a break then. Perhaps I was not meant to win a cap this time. Goodluck to the rest of you and I hope that me not refreshing somehow contributes to the site not crashing :thumb:
ETA another 10-20 minutes. I've been on the phone with my host and we're working out a deal.
If I make it, it will be my first actual Binge sale :blank: :thumb:
Post by: Frenir on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:48:52
Post by: Synjin on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:50:55
Post by: Frenir on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:51:08
Post by: sethk_ on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:51:58
Btw, Binge - How do I go about getting a sticker as well? I know the details are on your website but the page redirects to a cheeky DDOS search :PIt is on the page for the cap...
Post by: Binge on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:52:02
Btw, Binge - How do I go about getting a sticker as well? I know the details are on your website but the page redirects to a cheeky DDOS search :P
That has to be done before you click *add to cart*
Post by: slickmamba on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:52:33
Post by: Sygaldry on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:52:49
Post by: pr0ximity on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:53:10
(http://i.imgur.com/iy94PyS.png)
y u grey bro
Post by: Synjin on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:54:00
Post by: Frenir on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:54:08
Btw, Binge - How do I go about getting a sticker as well? I know the details are on your website but the page redirects to a cheeky DDOS search :P
That has to be done before you click *add to cart*
Alright I just didn't want to risk another request clicking it - but I seem to remember something about that on the frontpage stating something like "If you feel you don't have time for that then email me", or am I mistaken?
Post by: Frenir on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:54:59
HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/iy94PyS.png)
y u grey bro
Inspect the element and delete the "blocked-ui" class.
Post by: Sygaldry on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:55:09
HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGget off my key bro!Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/iy94PyS.png)
y u grey bro
I already hit the proceed button but it hung on me =/
Post by: sethk_ on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:55:11
Post by: Binge on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:55:49
Post by: trizkut on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:56:42
AND WE'RE BACK!
so are my tears :-X
Post by: Booper on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:56:53
Post by: pr0ximity on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:57:03
Such a challenge. If I get one, definitely worth it. Has anyone successfully purchased one already?
(http://i.imgur.com/5smCm1Q.png)
Post by: Sygaldry on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:57:13
back to life.
Post by: Binge on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:57:15
Btw, Binge - How do I go about getting a sticker as well? I know the details are on your website but the page redirects to a cheeky DDOS search :P
That has to be done before you click *add to cart*
Alright I just didn't want to risk another request clicking it - but I seem to remember something about that on the frontpage stating something like "If you feel you don't have time for that then email me", or am I mistaken?
you aren't mistaken
Post by: Frenir on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:58:28
Btw, Binge - How do I go about getting a sticker as well? I know the details are on your website but the page redirects to a cheeky DDOS search :P
That has to be done before you click *add to cart*
Alright I just didn't want to risk another request clicking it - but I seem to remember something about that on the frontpage stating something like "If you feel you don't have time for that then email me", or am I mistaken?
you aren't mistaken
:thumb:
Great, they look really neat - I would love to buy a couple.
Post by: naasfu on Sun, 22 March 2015, 11:59:24
Post by: Synjin on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:02:05
Post by: SpAmRaY on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:02:58
Is it possible to love and hate at the same time?
Post by: Synjin on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:03:48
IDK but I do taste salt on my mouth. Is this normal? :p
Is it possible to love and hate at the same time?
Post by: Sygaldry on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:03:51
Post by: Binge on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:05:32
None of the options are working for me. Not even the drop down.
The scripts are taking a while to load. These are java based, which is something I may have to revisit in the future and remove. If you aren't please use chrome. It handles the site much better than the other browsers. Mozilla does alright as well.
Post by: suicidal_orange on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:07:13
And now they're both gone too.
All gone?
Post by: dustinhxc on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:07:18
HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/iy94PyS.png)
y u grey bro
DAMN IT ! IVe been trying to add that to my cart the past 35 mins!!! >_<
Post by: theteam on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:08:06
Post by: Frenir on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:08:33
HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/iy94PyS.png)
y u grey bro
DAMN IT ! IVe been trying to add that to my cart the past 35 mins!!! >_<
Inspect element -> "delete"
Post by: trizkut on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:08:54
Clear Skies :-*
Post by: Joey Quinn on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:09:13
* Checking into therapy over the loss of that Tongue Stoned v3.
Post by: pr0ximity on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:09:55
None of the options are working for me. Not even the drop down.
Dunno if they're still in stock, but it seems a lot of elements on the page need many different resources to load before they can be used. I have a page open right now that I can switch between the colors of the Lion V3's, but I have to wait 30secs or so in between selecting one for the drop-down to become responsive again. Looks like there are still a bunch in stock, just refreshed the in-stock page.
EDIT: Post 500!
Post by: Sygaldry on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:10:26
Looks like most of the caps are gone.
* Checking into therapy over the loss of that Tongue Stoned v3.
I missed that one because I missed the tick box =/
Post by: Booper on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:11:59
HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/iy94PyS.png)
y u grey bro
(http://i.imgur.com/WnXTok7.gif)
Post by: slickmamba on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:13:06
Post by: dustinhxc on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:13:22
Post by: naasfu on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:14:12
Post by: Sygaldry on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:14:53
(possibly a Very Pearly Purple V2 Lion)
Post by: slickmamba on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:14:57
bleh everything seems to be gone now. really wanted a v3.me too bro, me too...
(http://alltheragefaces.com/img/usercreated/5014dd08f0b05.png)
Post by: theteam on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:15:27
Post by: naasfu on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:15:33
Post by: dustinhxc on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:16:03
Post by: Frenir on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:18:30
I can't wait - It's been too long since I last bought a cap and I'm pretty stoked that I got the one I initially wanted (this is the first time that has happened for me).
Post by: Nai_Calus on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:19:27
Post by: Sygaldry on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:19:31
I wonder what lovely artwork these will come packaged in :):'( :'( :'(
I can't wait - It's been too long since I last bought a cap and I'm pretty stoked that I got the one I initially wanted (this is the first time that has happened for me).
You got the Tungsten Lion didn't you?
Post by: sethk_ on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:20:06
Post by: heedpantsnow on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:20:23
Post by: Frenir on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:20:45
Half right, I got the tungsten orc :)I wonder what lovely artwork these will come packaged in :):'( :'( :'(
I can't wait - It's been too long since I last bought a cap and I'm pretty stoked that I got the one I initially wanted (this is the first time that has happened for me).
You got the Tungsten Lion didn't you?
EDIT: Post 500!
EDIT: Post 700!
Post by: IMBoddy on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:22:50
Post by: Frenir on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:24:22
My first artisan cap! I'm super excited!Congratulations :D
Post by: naasfu on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:24:27
ps. fu, hostgator.
Post by: slickmamba on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:24:46
Half right, I got the tungsten orc :)I wonder what lovely artwork these will come packaged in :):'( :'( :'(
I can't wait - It's been too long since I last bought a cap and I'm pretty stoked that I got the one I initially wanted (this is the first time that has happened for me).
You got the Tungsten Lion didn't you?EDIT: Post 500!
EDIT: Post 700!
aww damnit, I didn't even notice my 500,
yay 508!
Post by: suicidal_orange on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:25:16
Post by: DanielT on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:26:46
Post by: iamtootallforthis on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:27:49
Damn I had a cap twice in the cart and during checkout it was gone :( But I will get me some stickers.
Same but I ended up lucking out on a Green Dream Dust Keyng V3
Post by: Sygaldry on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:32:49
Happened 3 times for me.Damn I had a cap twice in the cart and during checkout it was gone :( But I will get me some stickers.
Same but I ended up lucking out on a Green Dream Dust Keyng V3
Got lucky with the Mellow Pearl Keyng V3 ;D
Post by: DanielT on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:32:55
Congrats :thumb: For me everything was loading so slow that in the end everything was soldout.Damn I had a cap twice in the cart and during checkout it was gone :( But I will get me some stickers.
Same but I ended up lucking out on a Green Dream Dust Keyng V3
Congrats to everyone who made it :cool:
Post by: iamtootallforthis on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:33:30
Congrats :thumb: For me everything was loading so slow that in the end everything was soldout.Damn I had a cap twice in the cart and during checkout it was gone :( But I will get me some stickers.
Same but I ended up lucking out on a Green Dream Dust Keyng V3
Congrats to everyone who made it :cool:
Yea it took forever!
Post by: cmadrid on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:39:07
Post by: Synjin on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:45:58
Now I'm even more thankful for the Keythulhu I got.. I go out of town for one day and miss TWO sales, this one and Nub's :oWhen did nubs do a sale O.o
Post by: SpAmRaY on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:46:31
YesterdayNow I'm even more thankful for the Keythulhu I got.. I go out of town for one day and miss TWO sales, this one and Nub's :oWhen did nubs do a sale O.o
Post by: Synjin on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:47:03
Post by: Frenir on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:53:35
I completely missed it... LolSo did I :( I wish he had a mailing list - oh well, I guess I have to get more active on the forum so that I'll miss less sales.
Post by: Synjin on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:55:47
Post by: byker on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:55:55
Post by: Frenir on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:57:40
I'd like to think in quite active but I still missed it. Oh well. My Friends from the Philippines stopped by for a visit yesterday so I'd say it want a complete loss as I got to meet them again :)Hehe I was referring to my own inactivity :)
Post by: Synjin on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:58:55
Post by: Frenir on Sun, 22 March 2015, 12:59:41
I know :thumb::thumb:
Post by: Binge on Sun, 22 March 2015, 13:26:39
Luckily we came to an agreement! I appreciate everyone who tipped.
To everyone asking if I have extra keys yadda yadda.... you will have to wait until the next sale.
Post by: njbair on Sun, 22 March 2015, 13:29:00
I completely missed it... LolSo did I :( I wish he had a mailing list - oh well, I guess I have to get more active on the forum so that I'll miss less sales.
There is a mailing list signup in the footer on Bingecap.com.
Post by: Synjin on Sun, 22 March 2015, 13:30:26
Post by: Frenir on Sun, 22 March 2015, 13:32:07
Yeah I know, I was talking about Nubs sale :)I completely missed it... LolSo did I :( I wish he had a mailing list - oh well, I guess I have to get more active on the forum so that I'll miss less sales.
There is a mailing list signup in the footer on Bingecap.com.
Post by: vindaon on Sun, 22 March 2015, 13:32:17
Had a Keyng v2 in my cart but was too slow. :'(
Post by: tigersharkdude on Sun, 22 March 2015, 13:47:54
5 minutes later "sold out" .... FAK
EDIT: Just looked at the archive and nearly went full WTF ... shows a few SloFi's ... I was like ""*******************"
. Lol
Post by: Psybin on Sun, 22 March 2015, 13:56:57
Post by: njbair on Sun, 22 March 2015, 14:04:26
Moved my schedule around to be here at noon, tried until 1230, tried again later on mobile, got a green Keythulhu cap in the cart, took so long to check out it was gone. Disappointed.Agreed. It would be one thing if the sale was unannounced and I missed it, or if I lost the race fair and square. But this way is just too frustrating.
Post by: Psybin on Sun, 22 March 2015, 14:06:25
Post by: Sed8op8 on Sun, 22 March 2015, 14:08:26
Post by: dustinhxc on Sun, 22 March 2015, 14:18:56
Now I'm even more thankful for the Keythulhu I got.. I go out of town for one day and miss TWO sales, this one and Nub's :o
Nubs had a sale too? Dang!!
Post by: hjc1710 on Sun, 22 March 2015, 16:48:28
Now I'm even more thankful for the Keythulhu I got.. I go out of town for one day and miss TWO sales, this one and Nub's :o
Nubs had a sale too? Dang!!
Yea... I missed a **** load this weekend :(. At least I've got some B-Stocks to keep me comfortable for now...
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! G-MAIL PUT THE EMAIL ALERT IN MY SPAM FOLDER >.<. God, I ****ing hate Google so much... for many reasons, but this one just adds icing on to the cake. God damn incompetent fools over at Google...
Well, super pumped for the next one. Won't be missing that.
Post by: Binge on Sun, 22 March 2015, 17:30:13
Moved my schedule around to be here at noon, tried until 1230, tried again later on mobile, got a green Keythulhu cap in the cart, took so long to check out it was gone. Disappointed.Agreed. It would be one thing if the sale was unannounced and I missed it, or if I lost the race fair and square. But this way is just too frustrating.
This was the last thing I wanted to have happen. Right now I'm still working on making sure that the payment gateway processed payments correctly.. there are orders on my site that read cancelled and were paid for in the middle of the site being unable to write data to itself due to the traffic.
The criticism is hard right now with how hard I was on myself, my host, and everyone who took part in this sale.
Post by: Psybin on Sun, 22 March 2015, 17:36:21
Post by: pr0ximity on Sun, 22 March 2015, 17:55:27
Regardless, I echo Psybin, you shouldn't be so hard on yourself and more stoked at the popularity of what you're doing! It's very difficult to plan completely for these things, IMO the only halfway foolproof way is to leverage someone else's infrastructure that has a more consistent scaling demands (see Clack, others using email, Bro and CtrlAlt) and therefore support.
Post by: ghostjuggernaut on Sun, 22 March 2015, 17:56:36
Dem colors doe
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 22 March 2015, 17:59:25
Congrats on having a much higher demand then supply, you should be stoked your artwork is so popular! Logistics will work themselves out eventually.
Congratulations also on having a rapidly expanding therapy thread ;)
Post by: suicidal_orange on Sun, 22 March 2015, 19:06:40
The criticism is hard right now with how hard I was on myself, my host, and everyone who took part in this sale.
I don't think the criticism is aimed at you Binge, at least it shouldn't be.
Gator sucked so you moved host and had two successful sales so it's very strange that it didn't go the same way today. I would not have liked to be the person on the hosting company's helpline...
Unless you're going to make enough caps for everyone (not possible) most people are going to miss out and today's sale showcased a new way to decide who got lucky - people need to think of it as a host based RNG.
I would say it's the most fun sale format, it's just a shame that from your side it's not so good :(
Post by: sethk_ on Sun, 22 March 2015, 19:12:12
It didn't work this time due to the sheer amount of people refreshing, which in return sends a bunch of requests for information, and I am sure people had more than 1 window open refreshing, so there were probably at least 100 requests at any given time requesting information from Binge's site, which creates an unintentional DDoS. No one could have predicted it.The criticism is hard right now with how hard I was on myself, my host, and everyone who took part in this sale.
I don't think the criticism is aimed at you Binge, at least it shouldn't be.
Gator sucked so you moved host and had two successful sales so it's very strange that it didn't go the same way today. I would not have liked to be the person on the hosting company's helpline...
Unless you're going to make enough caps for everyone (not possible) most people are going to miss out and today's sale showcased a new way to decide who got lucky - people need to think of it as a host based RNG.
I would say it's the most fun sale format, it's just a shame that from your side it's not so good :(
Post by: Binge on Sun, 22 March 2015, 19:12:59
The criticism is hard right now with how hard I was on myself, my host, and everyone who took part in this sale.
I don't think the criticism is aimed at you Binge, at least it shouldn't be.
Gator sucked so you moved host and had two successful sales so it's very strange that it didn't go the same way today. I would not have liked to be the person on the hosting company's helpline...
Unless you're going to make enough caps for everyone (not possible) most people are going to miss out and today's sale showcased a new way to decide who got lucky - people need to think of it as a host based RNG.
I would say it's the most fun sale format, it's just a shame that from your side it's not so good :(
My OG idea was a text based adventure game full of jokes which ended in checkout. It never panned out.
Post by: KatzenKinder on Sun, 22 March 2015, 19:13:19
Post by: sethk_ on Sun, 22 March 2015, 19:16:00
That would have been fun!The criticism is hard right now with how hard I was on myself, my host, and everyone who took part in this sale.
I don't think the criticism is aimed at you Binge, at least it shouldn't be.
Gator sucked so you moved host and had two successful sales so it's very strange that it didn't go the same way today. I would not have liked to be the person on the hosting company's helpline...
Unless you're going to make enough caps for everyone (not possible) most people are going to miss out and today's sale showcased a new way to decide who got lucky - people need to think of it as a host based RNG.
I would say it's the most fun sale format, it's just a shame that from your side it's not so good :(
My OG idea was a text based adventure game full of jokes which ended in checkout. It never panned out.
Post by: cmadrid on Sun, 22 March 2015, 19:17:13
Moved my schedule around to be here at noon, tried until 1230, tried again later on mobile, got a green Keythulhu cap in the cart, took so long to check out it was gone. Disappointed.Agreed. It would be one thing if the sale was unannounced and I missed it, or if I lost the race fair and square. But this way is just too frustrating.
This was the last thing I wanted to have happen. Right now I'm still working on making sure that the payment gateway processed payments correctly.. there are orders on my site that read cancelled and were paid for in the middle of the site being unable to write data to itself due to the traffic.
The criticism is hard right now with how hard I was on myself, my host, and everyone who took part in this sale.
<3
Post by: suicidal_orange on Sun, 22 March 2015, 19:18:45
While that would have been even more fun it would have made even more requests for the server to handle so it's probably good that it didn't happen!The criticism is hard right now with how hard I was on myself, my host, and everyone who took part in this sale.
I don't think the criticism is aimed at you Binge, at least it shouldn't be.
Gator sucked so you moved host and had two successful sales so it's very strange that it didn't go the same way today. I would not have liked to be the person on the hosting company's helpline...
Unless you're going to make enough caps for everyone (not possible) most people are going to miss out and today's sale showcased a new way to decide who got lucky - people need to think of it as a host based RNG.
I would say it's the most fun sale format, it's just a shame that from your side it's not so good :(
My OG idea was a text based adventure game full of jokes which ended in checkout. It never panned out.
Post by: PunksDead on Sun, 22 March 2015, 19:18:47
Post by: ghostjuggernaut on Sun, 22 March 2015, 19:20:27
The criticism is hard right now with how hard I was on myself, my host, and everyone who took part in this sale.
I don't think the criticism is aimed at you Binge, at least it shouldn't be.
Gator sucked so you moved host and had two successful sales so it's very strange that it didn't go the same way today. I would not have liked to be the person on the hosting company's helpline...
Unless you're going to make enough caps for everyone (not possible) most people are going to miss out and today's sale showcased a new way to decide who got lucky - people need to think of it as a host based RNG.
I would say it's the most fun sale format, it's just a shame that from your side it's not so good :(
My OG idea was a text based adventure game full of jokes which ended in checkout. It never panned out.
That would be awesome. You should definitely do it.
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 22 March 2015, 19:29:20
Whoops, missed a sale.
Welcome to the club :))
Post by: KatzenKinder on Sun, 22 March 2015, 19:29:48
Whoops, missed a sale.
Welcome to the club :))
Depressing club to be in -.-
Post by: Frenir on Sun, 22 March 2015, 19:33:20
Please, never do that, I wouldn't be able to blame servers or internet speed - only myself :-[.The criticism is hard right now with how hard I was on myself, my host, and everyone who took part in this sale.
I don't think the criticism is aimed at you Binge, at least it shouldn't be.
Gator sucked so you moved host and had two successful sales so it's very strange that it didn't go the same way today. I would not have liked to be the person on the hosting company's helpline...
Unless you're going to make enough caps for everyone (not possible) most people are going to miss out and today's sale showcased a new way to decide who got lucky - people need to think of it as a host based RNG.
I would say it's the most fun sale format, it's just a shame that from your side it's not so good :(
My OG idea was a text based adventure game full of jokes which ended in checkout. It never panned out.
Post by: hwood34 on Sun, 22 March 2015, 19:35:53
ok now that is an awesome idea ^-^The criticism is hard right now with how hard I was on myself, my host, and everyone who took part in this sale.
I don't think the criticism is aimed at you Binge, at least it shouldn't be.
Gator sucked so you moved host and had two successful sales so it's very strange that it didn't go the same way today. I would not have liked to be the person on the hosting company's helpline...
Unless you're going to make enough caps for everyone (not possible) most people are going to miss out and today's sale showcased a new way to decide who got lucky - people need to think of it as a host based RNG.
I would say it's the most fun sale format, it's just a shame that from your side it's not so good :(
My OG idea was a text based adventure game full of jokes which ended in checkout. It never panned out.
Post by: njbair on Sun, 22 March 2015, 19:40:30
Moved my schedule around to be here at noon, tried until 1230, tried again later on mobile, got a green Keythulhu cap in the cart, took so long to check out it was gone. Disappointed.Agreed. It would be one thing if the sale was unannounced and I missed it, or if I lost the race fair and square. But this way is just too frustrating.
This was the last thing I wanted to have happen. Right now I'm still working on making sure that the payment gateway processed payments correctly.. there are orders on my site that read cancelled and were paid for in the middle of the site being unable to write data to itself due to the traffic.
The criticism is hard right now with how hard I was on myself, my host, and everyone who took part in this sale.
Sorry for coming across as critical. I wasn't really thinking about you seeing it and taking it that way, but you're right, that sounds like a straight up complaint. I was just frustrated that I missed this.
If I can offer a word of encouragement, a lot of people got new caps today. You sold everything you listed. And the only problems that occurred are solely the result of your products' popularity. That sounds like a huge success.
So again, sorry for sounding critical. Keep making awesome stuff and one day I'll land myself a Keythulhu.
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Sun, 22 March 2015, 20:39:29
That said, I'm really glad that some great people were able to get the awesome caps available today. :D And don't beat yourself up Binge, this was outside of your control, and as njbair and others have said is only proof of the popularity of your product - which is a good thing. :)
Also, the reason I wasn't able to participate post-server issues is because I got a surprise visit from my sister, niece, and nephew, which (sorry Binge!) is much better, so it's all good. ;D
Post by: SpAmRaY on Sun, 22 March 2015, 20:42:54
Post by: Binge on Sun, 22 March 2015, 21:28:46
I'm probably the worst of everyone here.
People should already have started to see their orders complete, and tips e-mails have been responded to in turn.
Two things I wanted to address here.
1) This isn't a show that I need to raise prices. I am a full time hobbyist artisan who doesn't really know how to expand without making the outcome a detriment to the purpose and to the customers. Cost should never be the point of compromise for demand when it comes to a standard piece of work. The money coming per keycap is sufficient for the product that it is.
2) eBay would ruin what it is to be Bingecap. I started out on the good grace of others. Spamray was one of the first people to support me in what I am continuing to do here and away from GH. To pit my supporters against each other by value of dollar is to ignore the good virtue that allowed me to start doing this. As stated above the keys are worth what they are for a good reason.
Heartfelt thanks to everyone involved in making the sale happen and for continue to have the patience to deal with minor delays, site explosions, and the ramblings of some guy who draws on packages.
Post by: Joey Quinn on Sun, 22 March 2015, 21:46:12
Post by: njbair on Sun, 22 March 2015, 22:29:27
The mountain of support you guys are pushing me to is used to better handle the criticisms that are all around.
I'm probably the worst of everyone here.
People should already have started to see their orders complete, and tips e-mails have been responded to in turn.
Two things I wanted to address here.
1) This isn't a show that I need to raise prices. I am a full time hobbyist artisan who doesn't really know how to expand without making the outcome a detriment to the purpose and to the customers. Cost should never be the point of compromise for demand when it comes to a standard piece of work. The money coming per keycap is sufficient for the product that it is.
2) eBay would ruin what it is to be Bingecap. I started out on the good grace of others. Spamray was one of the first people to support me in what I am continuing to do here and away from GH. To pit my supporters against each other by value of dollar is to ignore the good virtue that allowed me to start doing this. As stated above the keys are worth what they are for a good reason.
Heartfelt thanks to everyone involved in making the sale happen and for continue to have the patience to deal with minor delays, site explosions, and the ramblings of some guy who draws on packages.
Re: growing pains and not knowing how to expand, have you considered a made-to-order service?
I imagine a website where you could choose your own colors, at least for the basic stuff, order at any time, and the price is determined by whatever factors weigh in...so if certain pigments are more error-prone, those colors cost more, etc. It would help level out demand over time and it might even give you insight into which colors and combinations are the most popular.
You would still be free to experiment, of course, and have flash sales etc. but the made-to-order bit could maybe sustain a steady return over time.
Post by: calvinhousecat on Sun, 22 March 2015, 22:35:33
Post by: dimmu on Sun, 22 March 2015, 22:51:43
yeah right...
Post by: Binge on Sun, 22 March 2015, 23:16:43
The mountain of support you guys are pushing me to is used to better handle the criticisms that are all around.
I'm probably the worst of everyone here.
People should already have started to see their orders complete, and tips e-mails have been responded to in turn.
Two things I wanted to address here.
1) This isn't a show that I need to raise prices. I am a full time hobbyist artisan who doesn't really know how to expand without making the outcome a detriment to the purpose and to the customers. Cost should never be the point of compromise for demand when it comes to a standard piece of work. The money coming per keycap is sufficient for the product that it is.
2) eBay would ruin what it is to be Bingecap. I started out on the good grace of others. Spamray was one of the first people to support me in what I am continuing to do here and away from GH. To pit my supporters against each other by value of dollar is to ignore the good virtue that allowed me to start doing this. As stated above the keys are worth what they are for a good reason.
Heartfelt thanks to everyone involved in making the sale happen and for continue to have the patience to deal with minor delays, site explosions, and the ramblings of some guy who draws on packages.
Re: growing pains and not knowing how to expand, have you considered a made-to-order service?
I imagine a website where you could choose your own colors, at least for the basic stuff, order at any time, and the price is determined by whatever factors weigh in...so if certain pigments are more error-prone, those colors cost more, etc. It would help level out demand over time and it might even give you insight into which colors and combinations are the most popular.
You would still be free to experiment, of course, and have flash sales etc. but the made-to-order bit could maybe sustain a steady return over time.
I have a lot of concerns with what you're proposing.
1) Made to order items would create a back-log of work and put me in a position to complete the work regardless of my home/work situation.
2) I would be concerned it would remove my ability to experiment. This is very very very very very time consuming.
3) The material waste would be astronomical in comparison to what I do now and in turn increase the cost per key.
4) I would have to adopt a group-buy sort of system to reduce the cost of waste, but if combined orders aren't coming in, or are too high of a volume... I'd get burnt out. Again.
To adequately provide volume is something that will have to come with personal expansion into the craft. These aren't new issues, nor are they reason for me to give up, but I do realize especially with the string of complaints present with the volume of my sale and momentary outage of a site I pieced together on my own are legitimate and will eventually not be tolerated. At that point I will either have to step away from this or go full retard.
Post by: slickmamba on Sun, 22 March 2015, 23:21:07
The mountain of support you guys are pushing me to is used to better handle the criticisms that are all around.
I'm probably the worst of everyone here.
People should already have started to see their orders complete, and tips e-mails have been responded to in turn.
Two things I wanted to address here.
1) This isn't a show that I need to raise prices. I am a full time hobbyist artisan who doesn't really know how to expand without making the outcome a detriment to the purpose and to the customers. Cost should never be the point of compromise for demand when it comes to a standard piece of work. The money coming per keycap is sufficient for the product that it is.
2) eBay would ruin what it is to be Bingecap. I started out on the good grace of others. Spamray was one of the first people to support me in what I am continuing to do here and away from GH. To pit my supporters against each other by value of dollar is to ignore the good virtue that allowed me to start doing this. As stated above the keys are worth what they are for a good reason.
Heartfelt thanks to everyone involved in making the sale happen and for continue to have the patience to deal with minor delays, site explosions, and the ramblings of some guy who draws on packages.
Re: growing pains and not knowing how to expand, have you considered a made-to-order service?
I imagine a website where you could choose your own colors, at least for the basic stuff, order at any time, and the price is determined by whatever factors weigh in...so if certain pigments are more error-prone, those colors cost more, etc. It would help level out demand over time and it might even give you insight into which colors and combinations are the most popular.
You would still be free to experiment, of course, and have flash sales etc. but the made-to-order bit could maybe sustain a steady return over time.
I have a lot of concerns with what you're proposing.
1) Made to order items would create a back-log of work and put me in a position to complete the work regardless of my home/work situation.
2) I would be concerned it would remove my ability to experiment. This is very very very very very time consuming.
3) The material waste would be astronomical in comparison to what I do now and in turn increase the cost per key.
4) I would have to adopt a group-buy sort of system to reduce the cost of waste, but if combined orders aren't coming in, or are too high of a volume... I'd get burnt out. Again.
To adequately provide volume is something that will have to come with personal expansion into the craft. These aren't new issues, nor are they reason for me to give up, but I do realize especially with the string of complaints present with the volume of my sale and momentary outage of a site I pieced together on my own are legitimate and will eventually not be tolerated. At that point I will either have to step away from this or go full retard.
I say have a mission for what you do. If it doesn't fit your vision of what you want, don't do it. Simple as that.
Post by: byker on Sun, 22 March 2015, 23:27:37
Post by: heedpantsnow on Sun, 22 March 2015, 23:31:35
Post by: cmadrid on Sun, 22 March 2015, 23:39:55
The mountain of support you guys are pushing me to is used to better handle the criticisms that are all around.
I'm probably the worst of everyone here.
People should already have started to see their orders complete, and tips e-mails have been responded to in turn.
Two things I wanted to address here.
1) This isn't a show that I need to raise prices. I am a full time hobbyist artisan who doesn't really know how to expand without making the outcome a detriment to the purpose and to the customers. Cost should never be the point of compromise for demand when it comes to a standard piece of work. The money coming per keycap is sufficient for the product that it is.
2) eBay would ruin what it is to be Bingecap. I started out on the good grace of others. Spamray was one of the first people to support me in what I am continuing to do here and away from GH. To pit my supporters against each other by value of dollar is to ignore the good virtue that allowed me to start doing this. As stated above the keys are worth what they are for a good reason.
Heartfelt thanks to everyone involved in making the sale happen and for continue to have the patience to deal with minor delays, site explosions, and the ramblings of some guy who draws on packages.
Re: growing pains and not knowing how to expand, have you considered a made-to-order service?
I imagine a website where you could choose your own colors, at least for the basic stuff, order at any time, and the price is determined by whatever factors weigh in...so if certain pigments are more error-prone, those colors cost more, etc. It would help level out demand over time and it might even give you insight into which colors and combinations are the most popular.
You would still be free to experiment, of course, and have flash sales etc. but the made-to-order bit could maybe sustain a steady return over time.
I have a lot of concerns with what you're proposing.
1) Made to order items would create a back-log of work and put me in a position to complete the work regardless of my home/work situation.
2) I would be concerned it would remove my ability to experiment. This is very very very very very time consuming.
3) The material waste would be astronomical in comparison to what I do now and in turn increase the cost per key.
4) I would have to adopt a group-buy sort of system to reduce the cost of waste, but if combined orders aren't coming in, or are too high of a volume... I'd get burnt out. Again.
To adequately provide volume is something that will have to come with personal expansion into the craft. These aren't new issues, nor are they reason for me to give up, but I do realize especially with the string of complaints present with the volume of my sale and momentary outage of a site I pieced together on my own are legitimate and will eventually not be tolerated. At that point I will either have to step away from this or go full retard.
Keep doing it the way that feels right to you! We will continue to enjoy seeing your experiments and take what caps you make available ;) The best part about your caps is the love for the art you put into making them
Post by: SpAmRaY on Mon, 23 March 2015, 06:36:33
The best part about your caps is the love for the art you put into making them
This I think for me is why I'm so bummed not to be able to get one.
Post by: njbair on Mon, 23 March 2015, 07:48:42
It seems like, based on what I've gathered, that single colors are faster, and making multiple caps in the same color decreases overhead and waste. So maybe that's at least a short term answer to your volume problem. Solid colors that are easier and cheaper for you will probably move just as quickly as the super complex ones. And they get caps in people's hands at a reasonable price. And then charge a premium for the obviously more complicated experimental ones like a quad-color orc. That's not price gouging, it's just charging what you're worth.The mountain of support you guys are pushing me to is used to better handle the criticisms that are all around.
I'm probably the worst of everyone here.
People should already have started to see their orders complete, and tips e-mails have been responded to in turn.
Two things I wanted to address here.
1) This isn't a show that I need to raise prices. I am a full time hobbyist artisan who doesn't really know how to expand without making the outcome a detriment to the purpose and to the customers. Cost should never be the point of compromise for demand when it comes to a standard piece of work. The money coming per keycap is sufficient for the product that it is.
2) eBay would ruin what it is to be Bingecap. I started out on the good grace of others. Spamray was one of the first people to support me in what I am continuing to do here and away from GH. To pit my supporters against each other by value of dollar is to ignore the good virtue that allowed me to start doing this. As stated above the keys are worth what they are for a good reason.
Heartfelt thanks to everyone involved in making the sale happen and for continue to have the patience to deal with minor delays, site explosions, and the ramblings of some guy who draws on packages.
Re: growing pains and not knowing how to expand, have you considered a made-to-order service?
I imagine a website where you could choose your own colors, at least for the basic stuff, order at any time, and the price is determined by whatever factors weigh in...so if certain pigments are more error-prone, those colors cost more, etc. It would help level out demand over time and it might even give you insight into which colors and combinations are the most popular.
You would still be free to experiment, of course, and have flash sales etc. but the made-to-order bit could maybe sustain a steady return over time.
I have a lot of concerns with what you're proposing.
1) Made to order items would create a back-log of work and put me in a position to complete the work regardless of my home/work situation.
2) I would be concerned it would remove my ability to experiment. This is very very very very very time consuming.
3) The material waste would be astronomical in comparison to what I do now and in turn increase the cost per key.
4) I would have to adopt a group-buy sort of system to reduce the cost of waste, but if combined orders aren't coming in, or are too high of a volume... I'd get burnt out. Again.
To adequately provide volume is something that will have to come with personal expansion into the craft. These aren't new issues, nor are they reason for me to give up, but I do realize especially with the string of complaints present with the volume of my sale and momentary outage of a site I pieced together on my own are legitimate and will eventually not be tolerated. At that point I will either have to step away from this or go full retard.
Think of it like the basic ones are your standard product line, amortizing overhead costs and paying the bills. They afford you the chance to work on new designs and really express yourself that way.
The technical issue of web traffic seems like a simpler problem to solve. Just pay Shopify or Volusion to handle ecommerce for you. Since they're hosting thousands of small stores like yours, they have the infrastructure to handle traffic spikes. Then keep your website as your keycap archive, or portfolio.
Anyway, if my suggestions aren't helpful or if I'm being nosy just tell me to shut up.
Post by: Sed8op8 on Mon, 23 March 2015, 08:49:03
Thanks binge for putting all of this together and hopefully your not being too hard on yourself or taking anything personally. You stated in your emails that it was a small batch of caps and as has been previously stated the reason this was such an issue is because of how many people love and want your art! I don't know much about the logistics or processes involved in even putting together something like this. You obviously put alot of time and work into this and I appreciate that. Hopefully this does not dampen your spirits or enthusiasm for the art/craft/hobby and I truly believe any negative posts were just from people frustrated they couldn't get a cap! Thank you for all that you do that I and most likely most people don't even know or think about. Those were some beautiful keys and I am truly happy for the people who were lucky enough to snag one. Keep letting your freak flag fly man I <3 it!I have Bros,I'm just grieving selfishly. :))I keep forgetting that one day, the V2's reign shall end and we will be graced with the V3 design, never too (presumably) see a new V2 again.
Someone hold me, change is scary :'(
I'll hold you ;D Don't loose hope, Bro will give you the chance to get one. I felt the same for a long time and now I have 2 of them, one being a cool BS Blood Pact, so never loose hope :thumb:
I really am curious on what the design will be.
Bender is the model for the next design, called it.Show Image(http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/en.futurama/images/7/70/BenderTheOffender.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20110614181253)
Post by: Binge on Mon, 23 March 2015, 13:14:08
It seems like, based on what I've gathered, that single colors are faster, and making multiple caps in the same color decreases overhead and waste. So maybe that's at least a short term answer to your volume problem. Solid colors that are easier and cheaper for you will probably move just as quickly as the super complex ones. And they get caps in people's hands at a reasonable price. And then charge a premium for the obviously more complicated experimental ones like a quad-color orc. That's not price gouging, it's just charging what you're worth.
Think of it like the basic ones are your standard product line, amortizing overhead costs and paying the bills. They afford you the chance to work on new designs and really express yourself that way.
The technical issue of web traffic seems like a simpler problem to solve. Just pay Shopify or Volusion to handle ecommerce for you. Since they're hosting thousands of small stores like yours, they have the infrastructure to handle traffic spikes. Then keep your website as your keycap archive, or portfolio.
Anyway, if my suggestions aren't helpful or if I'm being nosy just tell me to shut up.
I'd never flat out ask someone who's so interested in helping me to shut up. There are parts of this that people do not consider which make this a complicated problem.
1) Doing small production runs I can't keep paying people/services to do things for me or I'm going to end up getting shafted.
-Yep! It's hurt in the past and it'll keep hurting the more I purchase services to take the work off of my own shoulders. My resources need to work and they aren't always bad resources.
2) Made to order keys are not a good idea on a small scale. It wraps up too much time in the process which is already lengthy. If I make one made to order key... I have to make 8-12 attempts of that color in whatever molds I have clean/available to make it worth the material waste.
3) The time it takes to make keys and maintain/make/clean molds. Minimum half hour for just cleaning the molds thoroughly enough to do the next run. The molds then need to dry/be dried and then coated again for another casting. Depending on how dedicated I am to sitting and waiting. This process can take an hour. Then mixing the color, degasing, final mixture, 2nd degas, pressurize, and waiting for the keys to set takes between 3 and 7 hours.
Everything I'm doing now has been a result of trying the alternatives and those alternative solutions failing due to my inadequacy or that of a product/service meant to alleviate me of responsibility. I'm looking for unicorns here man. Ways to make everything work without adding additional time/resources into the mix are preferable. If I have 15 minutes dedicated to X,Y,Z task, I only have 15 minutes to spare for L, M, N solutions to replace the tasks. You see? Maxxed out.
Post by: Joey Quinn on Thu, 26 March 2015, 21:40:12
Post by: cmadrid on Thu, 26 March 2015, 22:21:37