Hi Everyone,
After seeing, participating, and learning more about the group buys here on geekhack, I wanted to offer geekhackers an alternative to group buys if you should be so interested.
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If you were considering organizing a group buy for an item but don't want to deal with the headaches of implementing one, you can contact us with details of the item and - based on reasonable interest - we will buy it and list it on our site. This will save you the troubles of raising up-front funds, waiting months for product, canceling orders if the MOQ isn't reached, paying more in shipping (inbound / outbound), logging / tracking orders, dealing w/ PayPal fees, arranging customs docs, etc...
Yes, the price from us will typically be higher than what you would be getting directly from the supplier. We have to pay our bills / employees and we're taking risk on inventory that may not sell. However, in cases where, for example, a supplier has a price of $100 at 20 pieces and $60 at 100 pieces and we buy 100, not only do you avoid GB hassles but the price is better as well. To be clear and to assuage the usual GH conspiracy theorists: If the primary aim of the group buy is to save money regardless of inconvenience / delays and the supplier does not offer significant volume discounts,
this is not for you.
If the primary goal of the group buy is to create access to a given product OR volume discounts are significant, this might be a useful tool for those not wanting to deal with the frustrations inherent to group buys. We can add to our catalog and you guys can have fast and easy access to the hard to find items for which group buys were once mandatory.
Please note:
1) This is not intended to be a duplicate thread of "Name it. We'll do our best to get it." We must be provided with at least the basic information needed to source the item.
2) You can also contact us / post here if you have a group buy that needs help reaching the MOQ. I can't promise we'll always commit to an order, but we're always open to new items, so don't be shy
For inquiries, please post below, PM me, or send an email to geekhack@mechanicalkeyboards.com