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First of all we wanted to apologize for the time to make this post. We’ve been monitoring the discussion since early this morning but communication with China took some time. I am going to give context on pricing and other concerns that have been raised in the discussion so far.
Clarification on MSRP and material used to make these Keycaps: The MSRP mentioned in the drop was actually a typo and we have fixed it. As the MSRP is the price set by the artisan, we’ve matched it to the drop point to reflect that.
These keycaps are made of titanium and not aluminum as mentioned in the drop description earlier. We have edited the drop description and the drop title to reflect these changes. Hence, the higher cost when compared to CNC aluminum keycaps.
Clarification on the price as compared to GeekHack group buy: Gen S, the creator of the these keycaps initially did a group buy for these keycaps on GeekHack and did price it as $55 per keycap. This pricing was an estimate that was made based on 3D renders and before any manufacturing or samples were created. The production of the keycaps ended up being much more complicated than expected and the estimated cost was far lower than the actual production cost. The price provided now is accurate based on the actual costs.
Gen S will make a post explaining further when they get a chance as it is late in China.
Let us know if there any further questions.