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Offline LouisHjelmslev

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Embarrassingly basic question
« on: Fri, 26 April 2013, 13:55:01 »
Hello all.
New to the forum, new to the mechanical kb's.
Just a quick question: what's a 'group buy', and why does every other post mention them?

I know the answer is incredibly simple (i.e.: a group purchase), but what I mean is, do people need to 'group by' in order purchase limited editions?... rare kb's? specific colours? etc...

Sorry, it's really basic  :-[, but mechanical keyboard'ers are a fascinating kind!

Offline OwnageHN

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Re: Embarrassingly basic question
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 26 April 2013, 13:56:43 »
Explore the whole forum.  http://geekhack.org/index.php?board=70.0

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Re: Embarrassingly basic question
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 26 April 2013, 13:58:12 »
A group buy is where lots of people get together to buy a product in bulk and therefore get a cheaper price-per-unit.
unless they have some unforeseeable downside (like they're actually made of cream cheese cunningly disguised as ABS)


Offline LouisHjelmslev

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Re: Embarrassingly basic question
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 26 April 2013, 14:00:57 »
Thanks a lot Tym for the concise reply.
And yes OwnageHN, felt bad for asking, however after looking through many pages and attempting a variety of searches, I found more usages of the term rather than definitions.

Thanks!

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Re: Embarrassingly basic question
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 26 April 2013, 14:02:45 »
If you feel shy, you can always post up in my Simple Questions, Simple Answers thread. I made it exactly for things like this. Check it out and ask away, don't be shy ^__^

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Re: Embarrassingly basic question
« Reply #5 on: Fri, 26 April 2013, 14:03:09 »
We were all nubs at one point!
unless they have some unforeseeable downside (like they're actually made of cream cheese cunningly disguised as ABS)


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Re: Embarrassingly basic question
« Reply #6 on: Fri, 26 April 2013, 14:03:42 »
From the way I see it group buys normally happen because certain items have a MOQ (minimum order quantity) and/or the more pieces bought the lower the price will be.

Some group buys are for ready made items that may be hard to find or not in a specific region; i.e. internationally sourced items coming to usa...etc

Also most group buys are for specifically designed one of a kind items, keysets.

You can also post your questions in a thread that is specifically for simple question and simple answers....

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=40501.msg869266#new

edit: i got ninja'ed while I was posting....anyways

Offline LouisHjelmslev

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Re: Embarrassingly basic question
« Reply #7 on: Fri, 26 April 2013, 14:05:16 »
I think 'Simple Questions, Simple Answers' will make it to my bookmarks!

Thanks a lot!

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Re: Embarrassingly basic question
« Reply #8 on: Fri, 26 April 2013, 14:08:58 »
We were all nubs at one point!

Despite my amount of posts, I am still a noob. Definitely nothing wrong with being new ^__^

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Re: Embarrassingly basic question
« Reply #9 on: Fri, 26 April 2013, 14:40:01 »
I'm a noob too and still learning :D!

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Re: Embarrassingly basic question
« Reply #10 on: Fri, 26 April 2013, 23:04:51 »
If you feel shy, you can always post up in my Simple Questions, Simple Answers thread. I made it exactly for things like this. Check it out and ask away, don't be shy ^__^
its tha best :)

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Re: Embarrassingly basic question
« Reply #11 on: Fri, 26 April 2013, 23:08:52 »
I'm not a newb. Still learning though :P

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Re: Embarrassingly basic question
« Reply #12 on: Sat, 27 April 2013, 04:18:00 »
I pick up something new almost everytime I browse this forum. When I just joined, a lot of the things I saw people talk about made little sense to me. Especially since everyone loves to use the abbreviations. I saw people talk about DS, ABS, PBT about GB and TKL, Tsangan kits and Imsto pbt.... Moogle this, dye sub that, WYSE, OEM profile. I saw heated discussion which included something people referred to as CC.

Me:
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Re: Embarrassingly basic question
« Reply #13 on: Sat, 27 April 2013, 04:23:41 »
We were all nubs at one point!

except for that one guy, who was born pro, and new everything about Mech-keyboards since from within the womb..

allegedly, his mother worked at the mechanical keyboard factory during her pregnancy, and the baby deduced the intricacies of keyboard mechanism completely by audition.

at 1 day old, the baby was already well on it's way typing 80wpm which is faster than most secretaries.


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Re: Embarrassingly basic question
« Reply #14 on: Sat, 27 April 2013, 05:47:14 »
We were all nubs at one point!

except for that one guy, who was born pro, and new everything about Mech-keyboards since from within the womb..

allegedly, his mother worked at the mechanical keyboard factory during her pregnancy, and the baby deduced the intricacies of keyboard mechanism completely by audition.

at 1 day old, the baby was already well on it's way typing 80wpm which is faster than most secretaries.

I heard that at the age of 4, he went up to mount Fuji  bringing only his trusty Cherry MX blues. One month later he came down from the mountain and did not even need to use his hands anymore, for he had learned to type with his mind.
Mouse Guide 2.0: A list of mice with superior sensors and more.
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=56240.0

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Re: Embarrassingly basic question
« Reply #15 on: Sat, 27 April 2013, 07:20:21 »
I heard that at the age of 4, he went up to mount Fuji  bringing only his trusty Cherry MX blues. One month later he came down from the mountain and did not even need to use his hands anymore, for he had learned to type with his mind.

upon his return, the villagers looked upon him with amazement, for he had been gone 19 years and most had assumed that surely he must be dead.  yet here he was, alive and smiling, with one keyboard tucked under each arm.  under his left was the cherry mx blues he had brought with him, aged somewhat, but no worse for the wear.  under his right was another keyboard, one which they had never beheld.

they asked him what he had discovered in his long pilgrimage, and he responded simply,
"oneness with cup rubber"

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Re: Embarrassingly basic question
« Reply #16 on: Sat, 27 April 2013, 08:06:09 »
Someone snapped a pic of him,

Looking for CC's!

Offline LouisHjelmslev

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Re: Embarrassingly basic question
« Reply #17 on: Sat, 27 April 2013, 18:32:35 »
Very funny indeed,
A question about 'group buy' turns into a mini-novel about a wunderkind!