How long it's going to take to build a collection worth sharing and trading for. I'm brand new to the community and hobby, so I've just begun building my base. I just want jump right in head-first but I know I need to test the waters a little more
I guess my lack of patience is what's bothering me. All this pent up excitement, learning everything I can about keyboards and keycaps, looking at other people's collections, and waiting for stuff to arrive. Until I learn a little more and acquire a little more it will be difficult to participate in community discussions except on a very superficial level. But damn, am I excited for that moment.
In the meantime, I have to work on that wallet control.
Make friends apparently, and get to know people most of the trades happen via that route although I don't know how everyone knows each other as I have never really talked to anyone outside of here, but I would say thats the best way to get stuff make friends
What happens many times is people find out before people post publicly they are selling things then they PM them and ask to buy things, being friends really doesn't matter, although it is like when someone wins the lottery everyone is your friend then.
I think we all know these people weren't going to go public with these sales. They transact everything all "secret" via PM but they can't keep their mouths shut over OMG ARTIZANZ so its not like its a secret anyway.
This is basically how things work on here, become friends with people with caps, be nice, and you'll get free **** OR you get the chance to spend a ton of cash on something that's been overly hyped.
when someone BEGS you to trade their "endgame" cap out of your collection, only to discover it has been sold for profit behind the scenes
ooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhh, freakin' wellllllllllllll.

On that note I'm just bothered by people calling keys endgame in general, it's never their endgame they only want more :I
Want a hug lurch you can have one for free
you're actually spot on for once.
people who ask for endgame caps are just trying to guilt trip you, a proven method that works all the time.