EliteKeyboards IS READYING A CLACK SALE

[MMB]

Just merge both threads into one, and name it: "ANGRY PEOPLE THAT DON'T GET THEIR WAY".

[esoomenona]

$100? Don't lowball me, son!

[BlindRAGE606]

Good luck to all! I signed up for all the MX variants. Hopefully I get that CC Candy Corn Skull/Oktoberfest.

[dirge]

That was a great idea by clickclack/elitekeyboards.  Still think they should have just limited it to just one entry for one cap mind.

[tcextreme]

It's live! Good luck everyone!
Anybody have any idea what kind of quantities we're talking about here?

[BlindRAGE606]

It's live! Good luck everyone!
Anybody have any idea what kind of quantities we're talking about here?

FALSE. I pulled this one earlier today  )

Read the newsletter/EK site.

[tcextreme]

FALSE. I pulled this one earlier today  )

Read the newsletter/EK site.

What is false?

[ChaoticKinesis]

I've entered for two and I've gotten confirmation e-mails so it should be fine.
I also sent them an e-mail asking about it just in case.

Did they reply? I'm still waiting on confirmation as to whether we can enter multiple drawings or just one. The SKU argument people are posting is not particularly convincing and their wording is somewhat vague.

[rowdy]

The conditions have been updated.

Yes: "1. One drawing entry per person (per keycap model).".

[ChaoticKinesis]

I see that now. Thanks for confirming.

[Bar81]

This is a very fair thing to do.  My respect for CC and EK has materialized as a result.  Good job guys.

[phetto]

Now we will know for sure if there's corruption, if all the regular people will get those too.

[longweight]

It is still wide open to dodgy entries though.

[Batmann]

Took me between 5 and 10 minutes to figure out that a drawing is not necessarily something you do with pen and paper, I was already pulling out my Wacom.. 

Well then good luck with the drawing folks!

[dirge]

It is still wide open to dodgy entries though.

I think it will be a minority. But will happen no doubt. I mean who.really wants multiples for personal use?

Candy corn skull escape. Then a full f row of candy corns?

[longweight]

It won't be to get loads of caps, just to increase your chances of getting anything at all.

[dirge]

I don't know, I've only put myself down for 3.  I guess with no ideas on volume we won't know for a few days.

[mehkat1974]

I went down for 4, the 3 I would have tried to buy with the 3 limit of a normal sale, + one for luck. If it is truly random then I guess you could put down for 8 and actually get 8, or none.

you could try and scam it by having friends enter but hopefully most of us wouldn't be such arses.

[aeta]

Honestly, what is stopping people from having their family members each register? its not per address or anything, so I dont see how you could prevent this

[longweight]

Exactly.

[baldgye]

Awesome that its a draw and not a 'grabs' so much fairer, I just hope the fact I'm not American dsnt rule me out of the runnings!!

[baldgye]

Honestly, what is stopping people from having their family members each register? its not per address or anything, so I dont see how you could prevent this

There isn't a way to really deal with that except to look at IP address, and even then that would only catch a few people.

The way I see it is you play ball and eventually things go your way, the people who usually cheat and scam systems are never happy...

[Batmann]

When clackless people will suddenly show off 3 candy corns then you'll know that something went wrong
I hope I can get just one cap so I can eventually trade it for a black CCs
I suppose I can live without anyway, time will tell!

[baldgye]

Well I've put in for one of each, here's to hoping!!!

[emptythecache]

I put in for the four MX variants. I'm only really interested in two of them, but if I get one of the others, it will be for trading only. I'm not trying to scalp the things, just get ones I like and hopefully help someone else find the ones they want. I didn't enter for the topres because I don't have a topre board, and that felt more like denying someone who could've used them the chance to win.

[boost]

Honestly, what is stopping people from having their family members each register? its not per address or anything, so I dont see how you could prevent this

Honest people?, I guess not -_-

[longweight]

So we can register for all 8 of the caps? And then they draw us for up to 3 of the caps?

[Dgsbllx]

It seems as though you will enter the draw for all 8, there has been nothing to say there is a limit.

[longweight]

Hmmm ok.

[Ahlitah]

Hmm entered for 3. If I get 1, this will be my first CC!

though I did forget part of my address in 1 of them. hope I don't win that one. as the rules state your NOT allowed to change the shipping address you entered the draw with!

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

If you enter the drawings, are you committed to buying them if your name gets picked?  Just curious...

[jeroplane]

If you enter the drawings, are you committed to buying them if your name gets picked?  Just curious...

Yeah, they say that you must pay if you win... not sure how they would enforce that though.

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

So they won't allow you to give up your place in the sale to someone else if you decide you don't want it?  Lame...

I mean, what if I were to be chosen for three of them but I decide I only want two?

[longweight]

You are only supposed to register for the caps that you are interested in.

[Dgsbllx]

^ You should have only entered for two 

[jeroplane]

So they won't allow you to give up your place in the sale to someone else if you decide you don't want it?  Lame...

I mean, what if I were to be chosen for three of them but I decide I only want two?

I guess that's exactly what they're trying to prevent by saying that you can't alter your shipping address, which only just occurred to me after you mentioned it. I would assume that they'd let you back out of the purchase and it would just go to some other random person, but the point is that you can't transfer your win to a person of your choosing.

It's not an ideal solution but I guess it's the best they can do under the circumstances.

[longweight]

No if you register for the cap and win it then you are expected to pay for it.
 
Why would you register to buy something that you don't want to buy? 

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

So they won't allow you to give up your place in the sale to someone else if you decide you don't want it?  Lame...

I mean, what if I were to be chosen for three of them but I decide I only want two?

I guess that's exactly what they're trying to prevent by saying that you can't alter your shipping address, which only just occurred to me after you mentioned it. I would assume that they'd let you back out of the purchase and it would just go to some other random person, but the point is that you can't transfer your win to a person of your choosing.

It's not an ideal solution but I guess it's the best they can do under the circumstances.

I hope your assumption is true.  It would be nice to hear from elitekeyboards about this, just to help clarify...

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

No if you register for the cap and win it then you are expected to pay for it.
 
Why would you register to buy something that you don't want to buy? 

Solely to increase your odds of receiving a CC?  I registered for all of the MX CCs, but I doubt I'll get picked for all four of them...

[Internetlad]

does it make me a scumbag steve if I enter these draws with the sole intention of flipping these?

[Dgsbllx]

Yes. 

[The_Beast]

does it make me a scumbag steve if I enter these draws with the sole intention of flipping these?

selling for profit or trading for other CC?

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

does it make me a scumbag steve if I enter these draws with the sole intention of flipping these?

Yeah, that's kinda a **** move on your part, not gonna lie...

But I'm sure you're not the only one, so I won't bash anyone for it.

[esoomenona]

does it make me a scumbag steve if I enter these draws with the sole intention of flipping these?

selling for profit or trading for other CC?

What if it's for trading them for things more expensive than you paid for them?

[Internetlad]

selling for profit or trading for other CC?

Honestly, there are a couple of old clacks I sort of like, namely the julysicle and a couple of the skulls. . .

but mostly for profit LOL

To be frank, I just don't understand the "point" of a 30/100 dollar keycap. Yeah they look sweet, but you can get a whole set of caps for that (CCnG anyone?).

It's like spending money just to spend money. Is that 300 dollar pair of shoes really 10 times better than a well made 30 dollar pair of shoes?

[csimi]

I knew I should expect this from english sites but the form can't handle accented characters.
http://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-names/

[BlindRAGE606]

selling for profit or trading for other CC?

Honestly, there are a couple of old clacks I sort of like, namely the julysicle and a couple of the skulls. . .

but mostly for profit LOL

To be frank, I just don't understand the "point" of a 30/100 dollar keycap. Yeah they look sweet, but you can get a whole set of caps for that (CCnG anyone?).

It's like spending money just to spend money. Is that 300 dollar pair of shoes really 10 times better than a well made 30 dollar pair of shoes?

Wow. Don't be a ****...

At least you're honest.

[Internetlad]

Wow. Don't be a ****...

At least you're honest.

C'est la vie.

TBH I haven't entered yet. Maybe I won't, half out of laziness, half out of some asinine sense of GH honour.

[baldgye]

I knew I should expect this from english sites but the form can't handle accented characters.
http://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-names/

least when you put one in, or even a £ symbol it dsnt then delete everything after when you post it, like an old forum I used to post on

[elitekeyboards]

I knew I should expect this from english sites but the form can't handle accented characters.
http://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-names/

Thanks for the heads up. Seems we broke some utf-8 functionality while making sure that some polish characters are properly transliterated...

In fact we intend to *not* store or use characters with accents or anything that is not in the 26 letter English alphabet because we ship using automated shipping systems that do not accept such characters.

BTW, I'd recommend that anyone who can represent their name or address with the English alphabet (and does not natively) do so *always* when ordering something shipped to or from your country in order to avoid shipping mistakes and delays.