Oktoberfest reseller spotted!

[noisyturtle]

Dammit, stop putting these threads on GH. Look at what you did, LOOK AT IT!

[longweight]

That went high!


I never find CC caps on eBay

[jdcarpe]

I love it when CC posts here, especially these responses to tp4tissue's trolling. Just goes to show you that CC really does have a sense of humor about all this, and doesn't take these pieces of plastic as seriously as some (all?) of us in this thread do.

His posts are gold! Even more so than his key caps are! We love you, CC.

[absyrd]

I accurately pee whillst standing.

Is this also the "injection molding" process used for making beer caps?

[jdcarpe]

Is this also the "injection molding" process used for making beer caps?

Shhh... Trade secrets, you know.

[Soarer]

Lets vote to have tp4 banned.

If he wasn't the forum's pet troll, someone else would assume the position.

[el2k]

Adrian bodybagging kids left right and centre.

Should be a battle rapper, not an artist!

[noisyturtle]

Lets vote to have tp4 banned.

If he wasn't the forum's pet troll, someone else would assume the position.

Didn't we already have a pet troll... now what was his name again?

[Soarer]

Lets vote to have tp4 banned.

If he wasn't the forum's pet troll, someone else would assume the position.

Didn't we already have a pet troll... now what was his name again?

I rest my case

[phetto]

-Asura found out that I have a penis (by reading)

30 cm bro

[Kaysa]

Speaking as an artisan, you're wrong (as a general but not ultimate rule).  We have a fundamentally different set of neural pathways, both in-built and learned and whitest anyone can design, leaps of artistic creation show a lack of the formulaic which is often apparent in lay-design.

Obvious exceptions are artisans who learn business and business people who master design to such an extent that it becomes indistinguishable from true art.  The work and reputation of the former tends to become corrupted by their ulterior mode (see Norman Foster), the latter turn into Steve Jobs...

The third, and rarest exception is those who are intrinsically capable of both art and business, the most recent example I can draw to mind is Danny Boyle.

I don't know CC, but from the brief chat we've had, and the work that he (she?  Gender unknown) produces I'd say they fall into the "I make what I make because that's what I do" category money is not a motivator but a boring necessity.

CCs caps could be made in mass quantities, but to my eye they're made using a far, far, far lower yield method (not posting my guess) than SP uses (vacuum injection with $$$$$ machines?).  Further more, we get to see the number of seconds CC produces, but not the number of outright rejects - the cost of which must be covered.  Oh I could go on, and on, and on.  But I'm sure this'll already earn me another TL;DR...

You're ignorant of the fact that "making money" does not conflict with "art"

The problem is, when the making money part is carry out, harvest and enjoyed by others(often art dealers/galleries/resellers) that do not create the art,
whilst the artist have to suffer or live poorly, that is immoral.

[fohat.digs]

Why do so many of you get cranked up over these supply and demand issues?

When demand exists, suppliers will almost always step in to satisfy it.

Controlling supply is usually hopeless, unless the monopoly is ironclad.

Personally, I am surprised that there is not competition or counterfeiting going on.

[Acetrak]

You could say competition was attempted by other keycap makers. But none of them really match CC's success from my observation. Brobots might be a contender but they are discontinued(?) due to MMB's absence. Girldc caps are popular too but I don't think those caps are really taking away the appeal of CC's.

Counterfeiting was attempted from Asian hobbyists. Although I don't think they count as counterfeiting in the sense that they are trying to reproduce and sell as if they are genuine CC's...they just made skull caps that has CC's skull cap styles. None of them really match CC skulls though.