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Itsallmuscle
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Dec 18, 2015
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@Massdrop - why do your purchasers suck? 500 keycaps... and we're getting a .... $5 break per set?! that's not even 5% of a discount....
I'm unsubscribing from the email list today. Good riddance. You're going to be looked at as an example of a business that was a GREAT idea, but the execution was shit.
When I can go to Amazon, and buy for less, massdrop's entire model, of price-breaking for group qtys is undermined.
I can imagine the conversation now: "Hello keycap mfr... I'm a brand new purchaser for Massdrop! pleaaaaaaaaaaaaase give us a discount? PLEASE?! $3 off for national distrubutor qty's!??!? thank you so much gracious sir... THANK you for your generocity"
You guys need to up your negotiation game.
Dec 18, 2015
yomammary
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Dec 18, 2015
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ItsallmuscleGMK has a 500 MOQ so, it's not Massdrop's fault.
Dec 18, 2015
Laughmaster
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Dec 18, 2015
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ItsallmuscleThe prices for this drop are high because this is a custom set being made specifically for this drop. There's no discount because this is LITERALLY the only place you'll be able to buy them, and they won't even be made unless at least 500 people commit to buying.
Dec 18, 2015
uberpwner
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Dec 18, 2015
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ItsallmuscleGood luck finding this on amazon, buddy. Let me know when you find it...I won't be holding my breath.
Dec 18, 2015
ideus
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Dec 18, 2015
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uberpwnerAmazon has never sold any GMK set.
Dec 18, 2015
rodgaroon
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Dec 18, 2015
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Itsallmusclemaybe do 2 minutes of research before you type any words in the Discussion area.
Dec 18, 2015
masoncake
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Dec 19, 2015
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Dec 19, 2015
Itsallmuscle
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Dec 21, 2015
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yomammaryI don't understand what your post is saying... are you saying Massdrop has no leverage in a buy of 500 keycaps with regards to pricing? Are you saying Massdrop has no leverage in a MOQ?
Anyone can make a phone call and pay full retail... I think we're here at massdrop because we DONT want that....
Dec 21, 2015
Chasseur
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Dec 21, 2015
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ItsallmuscleGMK requires minimum orders of 500 units. They will not manufacture this set with fewer orders, that number is set through negotiations between GMK and Massdrop. GMK enforces 500 unit MOQ on the majority of purchasers (this point was made by yomammary).
What a lot of users here seem to misunderstand is that this is not a retail set. The "MSRP" listed on Massdrop has no meaning. The amount of money Massdrop is saving you also has no meaning. It is posted because it is Massdrop's policy to show that you are saving some arbitrary quantity by shopping here. This policy unfortunately results in confusion for people who are not familiar with custom keysets. Just keep this simple fact in mind: the posted MSRP means nothing because this is not a retail item.
You cannot pick up the phone, call GMK and buy one of these sets. You would have to order 500 of them, GMK won't make it for you if you order less. You won't find this set on Amazon. They don't exist yet and Amazon has definitely not placed an order for 500 of them. The keyboard community is trying to get 500 people together on Massdrop so that we can hit the MOQ and get GMK to manufacture the sets.
The fact that this is a custom set also increases the price, another factor that has greatly confused people here. Tai-Hao, Vortex, Ducky and others offer collections of basic keycap sets. These are retail sets that are in continuous production. They can be found on Amazon, other keyboard shopping sites and will pop up on Massdrop too, usually with some savings over the other sites. If you are new to mechanical keyboards, those brands may offer you a more attractive aftermarket keycap entry price than this GMK set. They are great value for people with standard keyboard layouts, but provide very little layout flexibility.
What the GMK SNES set offers is a very complete base kit that will work well for people with larger keyboard collections, keyboards with function clusters and non-standard space bar rows, or with custom keyboards, such as the WhiteFox keyboard currently up on Massdrop < https://www.massdrop.com/buy/the-whitefox-keyboard>. It is rare to find keycap sets that support 1.75u RSHIFT or 1.5u BS. You will definitely not receive that level of support with retail sets.
I hope this addresses your concerns.
20151222: Modified MOQ statement after additional research (Wodan). Added function cluster keyboards as a possible interest group.
Dec 21, 2015
Dernubenfrieken
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Dec 21, 2015
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ItsallmuscleYou realize MOQ is the minimum order quantity? Its literally how many you have to order...
Dec 21, 2015
Itsallmuscleyou obviously have no idea how GMK works hahaha.
Dec 21, 2015
ideus
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Dec 22, 2015
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ChasseurGood explanation thank you.
Dec 22, 2015
ptrckbrwn
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Dec 22, 2015
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ChasseurA thousand times this.
Dec 22, 2015
Itsallmuscle
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Dec 29, 2015
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DernubenfriekenIt's the LAW right?
Dec 29, 2015
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