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Title: Experiences with takaki.brandrow.com ? [CANNOT RECOMMEND]
Post by: user888 on Wed, 29 January 2014, 14:54:19
Link: http://takaki.brandrow.com

They sell both white and black cherry mx keycaps. Does anyone have experience with this webshop?
Title: Re: Experiences with takaki.brandrow.com ?
Post by: jdcarpe on Wed, 29 January 2014, 15:31:09
So that's where Takaki went?!

He up and left this forum without a word.

I think some people were still waiting on acrylic TKL cases from him, right?
Title: Re: Experiences with takaki.brandrow.com ?
Post by: CPTBadAss on Wed, 29 January 2014, 15:34:00
So that's where Takaki went?!

He up and left this forum without a word.

I think some people were still waiting on acrylic TKL cases from him, right?

I literally had this same thought jdcarpe.
Title: Re: Experiences with takaki.brandrow.com ?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Wed, 29 January 2014, 15:35:04
According to the thread linked below he bought a bunch of caps a while back for a group buy

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=38927.0

More recently he had this

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=44896.0

But has since disappeared and left most who participated high and dry with no explanation.
Title: Re: Experiences with takaki.brandrow.com ?
Post by: kmiller8 on Wed, 29 January 2014, 16:16:23
To be fair, Takaki is just a last name, it would be like accusing someone with a shop called "miller" to be me.

However, the link in the OP, and the pictures in the thread Ray linked match, down to the watermark.

So it should be safe to assume one should tread with caution.
Title: Re: Experiences with takaki.brandrow.com ?
Post by: jdcarpe on Wed, 29 January 2014, 16:23:17
To be fair, Takaki is just a last name, it would be like accusing someone with a shop called "miller" to be me.

Now, you don't think I would make associations like that without doing some investigation first? Give me a little more credit than that, bro. :)
Title: Re: Experiences with takaki.brandrow.com ?
Post by: CPTBadAss on Wed, 29 January 2014, 16:23:53
Jdcarpe is absolutely right.

This is all you ever needed to know. Trust the JD. :D
Title: Re: Experiences with takaki.brandrow.com ?
Post by: kmiller8 on Wed, 29 January 2014, 16:24:38
Now, you don't think I would make associations like that without doing some investigation first? Give me a little more credit than that, bro. :)

People have done stupider things around these parts...
Title: Re: Experiences with takaki.brandrow.com ?
Post by: user888 on Thu, 30 January 2014, 13:57:43
I,'ve ordered from his site, will see if it works out. Paid with paypal so I've got some protection (and I'v got his E-mail address).
Title: Re: Experiences with takaki.brandrow.com ?
Post by: thesentinel on Thu, 30 January 2014, 15:42:42
I,'ve ordered from his site, will see if it works out. Paid with paypal so I've got some protection (and I'v got his E-mail address).
I hope it goes smoothly. 38 dollars for white PBT keycaps sounds like a real good deal.
Title: Re: Experiences with takaki.brandrow.com ?
Post by: tjcaustin on Thu, 30 January 2014, 15:45:27
Now, you don't think I would make associations like that without doing some investigation first? Give me a little more credit than that, bro. :)

People have done stupider things around these parts...

Like accuse jdcarpe of stupid things?
Title: Re: Experiences with takaki.brandrow.com ?
Post by: user888 on Tue, 04 February 2014, 04:29:47
I haven't heard from Takaki (I asked when he would ship in the order description and send several mails afterwards ), so I opened a dispute via Paypal.
Title: Re: Experiences with takaki.brandrow.com ?
Post by: berserkfan on Wed, 05 February 2014, 01:32:33
I find all this very upsetting. Hate to see so many problems on geekhack. Having done business with Takaki (group buy keycaps) before I did not find him dishonest, and am disappointed to see that he's vanished with money from the Acrylic TKL casing groupbuy and now has this doubtful website that accepts money but doesn't communicate.
Title: Re: Experiences with takaki.brandrow.com ?
Post by: Latin00032 on Wed, 05 February 2014, 06:07:34
I know a couple people got their cases.

Are these people still around?
Title: Re: Experiences with takaki.brandrow.com ?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Wed, 05 February 2014, 06:51:45
I know a couple people got their cases.

Are these people still around?

Did anyone actually get a completed functional case that didn't require them to fix it themselves?
Title: Re: Experiences with takaki.brandrow.com ?
Post by: user888 on Mon, 17 February 2014, 01:39:10
He still hasn't responded on the claim.

For now I cannot recommend placing an order on Takaki's shop.

Mod edit: please refrain from posting personal information.
Title: Re: Experiences with takaki.brandrow.com ? [CANNOT RECOMMEND]
Post by: baldgye on Mon, 17 February 2014, 08:45:12
He still hasn't responded on the claim.

For now I cannot recommend placing an order on Takaki's shop.

Mod edit: please refrain from posting personal information.

It should also mentioned that he screwed up his GB after seemingly abandoning it and left alot of people in the lurch.
Title: Re: Experiences with takaki.brandrow.com ?
Post by: Puddsy on Mon, 17 February 2014, 08:59:43
I know a couple people got their cases.

Are these people still around?

Did anyone actually get a completed functional case that didn't require them to fix it themselves?

I think the first 3 or 4 people

if that
Title: Re: Experiences with takaki.brandrow.com ? [CANNOT RECOMMEND]
Post by: Latin00032 on Sun, 16 March 2014, 01:16:09
I know a couple people got their cases.

Are these people still around?

Did anyone actually get a completed functional case that didn't require them to fix it themselves?

I think the first 3 or 4 people

if that

He just stopped replying to the group.

At this point, I wish he would just confess that he screwed up or screwed the group over.

He can run away again after that if he wants, unfortunately.