I mean, last Dvorcol-update is from 19th July, but it's rough to see a set designed with so much heart and effort not performing extremely well. I guess we have passed the point of saturation, or the speed with which enthusiasts are becoming designers is now exceeding the rate of influx of new people into this hobby.
I really hope you get rewarded for all your effort, savageastr0naut, and this makes it across the finish line with all kits alive and well.
Best,
Johannes
Jo_hannes,
First, thank you for the kind words. I appreciate your recognition of the time and effort devoted to this set. As cheesy as it sounds, it makes me happy to have read that. History is something I enjoy and I am honored to have designed my first keycap set around one of the most powerful and influential civilizations throughout history.
Second, GMK Aegyptus is going to be made. There was a slight surge in sales towards the end of this GroupBuy. Although it wasn't enough, the vendors for GMK Aegyptus were kind enough to purchase a generous amount of extras to make this set a reality. Nonetheless, I am thankful for those who supported me by purchasing this set and for the awesome vendors who ran GMK Aegyptus. I will post the final numbers before and after extras soon. The numbers are finalized with all vendors, I just have to message dvorcol and they can post the graph when ready. Everything surpassed MOQ, aside from the RAMA trays, which Mechs & Co. later purchased more of to hit MOQ.
To address the rest of your comment, I agree with you. I designed this set to translate my passion for history into a hobby that I am a proud member of and moreover knowing that GMK Aegyptus likely was not going to push high numbers and sales. Nonetheless, I was shocked to see the numbers, especially the first couple of weeks.
What was the reason? Well, there has been an increase in designers/sets lately and an influx of new people into this hobby, as you mentioned. I speculate that the longer manufacturing times are not something the new people in this hobby, and truthfully a lot of the older people in this hobby, want to deal with. Furthermore, as a co-owner of Mechs & Co. I have the humbling point of view of vendor in this hobby. This month was a rough month for all sets. There were several well designed sets in GroupBuy all throughout late June and July. I further speculate that several hobbyists could not/did not want to join in on several keycap set buys within the same month.
Nonetheless, I appreciate your comment and kind words. Know that I am rewarded in my efforts in the sense that I was able to show people a blimp in the timeline of our history and that those who supported me and purchased this set are going to get it.
Lastly, my last name is Ohannessian and your forum name is Jo_hannes. I am assuming that is either German, Dutch, or perhaps Swedish. Regardless, it is interesting to see the similarity between names. The -ian ending in Armenian last names means "son of", so my lineage traces back to a man named Ohanness.
Anyway, it's a pleasure - thank you everyone!
