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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: trenzafeeds on Thu, 03 September 2015, 18:57:22

Title: Buying from Korea
Post by: trenzafeeds on Thu, 03 September 2015, 18:57:22

I know that all the shipping for one pcb or one kit can be pretty expensive, but if I want to get korean parts without waiting for a groupbuy, what are my best options?

Title: Re: Buying from Korea
Post by: suicidal_orange on Thu, 03 September 2015, 19:05:33

Is the thread below any use or are you thinking of shopping elsewhere?

Would anyone from the U.S. like to combine a winkeyless order with me? (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=73684.0)

Title: Re: Buying from Korea
Post by: trenzafeeds on Thu, 03 September 2015, 19:26:37

Quote from: suicidal_orange on Thu, 03 September 2015, 19:05:33

Is the thread below any use or are you thinking of shopping elsewhere?

Would anyone from the U.S. like to combine a winkeyless order with me? (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=73684.0)

Thanks, but I know about Winkeyless and GON, I was wondering more about the less common korean products.

Title: Re: Buying from Korea
Post by: Chedda7 on Fri, 04 September 2015, 12:32:22

I'm also interested in this.  Winkeyless and GON are nice, but what else is out there that can be ordered?

Title: Re: Buying from Korea
Post by: ika on Fri, 04 September 2015, 12:50:30

Are you looking for a shipping proxy? Google finds a bunch of options. Here's a Reddit thread I found (in a sub that buys cosmetics from Korea):
https://www.reddit.com/r/AsianBeauty/comments/33c48r/using_avecko_service_korean_shopping_proxy_service/

Pretty decent shipping quotes for light items. They also offer a complete proxy service a la Taobao proxy, except for Korean goods. No personal experience with them, so YMMV.

EDIT: or you're looking for vendors and I'm an idiot.

Title: Re: Buying from Korea
Post by: logomachy on Sun, 06 September 2015, 02:10:24

sprit is another. Mechanicalkeyboards.com has his pcbs and ostensibly will stock his cases in the future.

Unfortunately there aren't any secrets--at least that most of us would be keen to. Look for yourself at the Korean message boards and see that they're talking about the same things.