Ok so I know they haven't shipped yet because we're still working on the final keycaps and optimizing the extras to make sure none of the keys actually ordered are short, whereas I can be short on the extras I bought to sell. They should/will ship this week though, at most there's only a days worth of work left on them and I think Imsto has everything he needs from me and understands what he needs to do to finish them now. I am guesstimating since its the first time for me to get something from him, but it should take a couple of weeks for the keys to get back to me. That means domestic orders should expect their keys within a week and international orders between 2 weeks and a month from then. My plan once I receive the keys is as follows:
>Receive Keys
-Go through and count everything to make sure it is what I ordered.
*If I am short anywhere I will notify everyone with those keys and arrange replacements/refunds
-Send a mass PM to all group buy participants requesting that they confirm their current shipping address or submit an updated one. If you need me to hold shipping until a specified date you can notify me in the reply, or I may set up a new form for people to fill out.
>Post on GeekHack
-Post final pics of the keycaps and open the period where group buy participants can add to their order at leftover prices. That window will end 24 hours from its start time. A list of how many extras of each kind of key are available will be posted in this thread but will likely not be updated to save confusion. If I have time I will at least update it to mark unavailable keys to save wasted PMs.
-Nonparticipants may also submit orders during this period, and will not be passed over for a shot at high demand keys by those in the group buy. The keys will be distributed on a first come first serve basis. However, those nonparticipants will have their orders packaged last and may not ship out with the initial waves of shipments.
-During this period I will also be doing a more thorough check for defects and begin the sorting/packing process.
>Window closes
-Announce on Geekhack that any leftover additions to existing orders are now closed and a new order must be submitted. Additionally, new orders received during this period will not be packed or shipped until all group buy orders have shipped. However, orders will still be received in the order submitted, so don't wait until I notify everyone that shipping is complete to submit your new order.
-At this time I will update my "Group Buy Leftovers for Sale" thread in my subforum with an up to date count of available leftovers and do my best to keep it accurate.
>Pack and Ship
-All group buy orders in the order they were received originally. An approximation of this can be found in the OP. You should receive an email confirmation to the email you submitted in the form, AKA your Paypal email. Many users use multiple emails, so don't forget to check that email for shipping updates.
*Remember that tracking is not available for international orders, it will stop being tracked when it leaves the US.
-My goal is to have them ship within 24-48 hours of starting the packing process. Hopefully this is on a weekend because I will be in school at that point and it may be longer during the week since I can't skip school this year. MBA SRS BSNS.
-Post more pictures to tease you guys while I'm the only one that has them. >.>
Sound good?
