Removing numpad was a mistake
Numpad in base kit is the best value for your money
Thank you
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Numpad users are a minority and the numpad just pushes base kit cost up, so I'd argue that putting it in the base kit for anything other than a uniform set like WoB or Minimal or other sets that will be well priced due to high MOQ like 9009 or (again) WoB is not the best choice.
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The reason you include numpad in base kit is because, at a minimum, 20-30% of your users will demand a numpad. GMK child kits have a 100 MOQ, and child kits typically attach at a 10% rate to base kit purchases. So if you split out numpad, you should either (1) feel confident you'll sell 1000 base kits before extras or (2) prepare yourself to buy a lot of numpad kits to hit the 100 unit minimum. I would never dream of designing a keyset that assumes 1000 organic base kit sales on its first run. There's too much competition nowadays.
I think the colors are dead on for Grogu. I just don't think those are attractive colors to look at all day on a keyboard. And lack of novelties really detaches it even more from the Grogu theme.
Seeing how GMK Boba Fett is now like a $600 kit on the used market I think if you tried to make a stronger Star Wars tie in (while obviously not infringing copyrights) more people would get interested.
Edit: not singling you out there OP, just a general comment that I think it is a good thing that more GMK sets are failing MOQ again as people seem to be getting "kit saturation". It forces designers to really consider the feedback received.
I actually like stock GMK color BJ! It has a lot of promise for beige simps like me.
That said, I think you nailed the main challenge with GMK The Child. It
cannot call back to its inspiration via novelties or deskmats without risking IP infringement. If OP goes through the trouble of licensing they'd enter a business conversation, and would require the support of a well-known vendor to see it through. Feedback to date suggests a well-known vendor won't sign up without significant changes to the set.
So you're stuck looking at a set with a relatively detached name (I had no idea what "The Child" meant, and I've watched The Mandalorian). The name alone cannot carry the set's distinct color themes, but fabijolo cannot include other original content to further reinforce the theme.
Sorry for the feedback, fabijolo, but I really need to drive this home. I hope that my words carry some weight, as someone launching two GMK GBs in the next two months. I'm not T0mb3ry or Zambumon, but I've spent the better part of a year developing both keyset projects and understand this process a bit.
