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zoomorph
423
Feb 11, 2018
Wow at the price. Quite crazy when they probably mass produce them for $10 or less.
hansichen
53
Feb 11, 2018
zoomorphDream on
allajin
16
Feb 11, 2018
zoomorphyou couldnt be any more wrong
ptiede
29
Feb 11, 2018
zoomorphIt is actually quite expensive for gmk to make these sets. Especially in a one off fashion like this. They have to disrupt their entire line to make this small batch. That's why they have an moq at 250, only at that point is it profitable for them. Plus molds for injection molding are really expensive.
Vigrith
4081
Feb 11, 2018
zoomorph"mass produce"
lol
OldCat
2500
Feb 12, 2018
ptiedeI’m pretty sure they still make tons at this price. Even at MOQ :)
Amnesia1187
544
Feb 12, 2018
OldCatAnd the machine they make them with was totally free.
Plastic being cheap is a misnomer. Many plastics cost more than metal by volume.
OldCat
2500
Feb 12, 2018
Amnesia1187good point
TanvirK175
1101
Feb 12, 2018
zoomorphAnd I bet you believe that the HD 6XX's you bought are mass produced at $5, right?
c_r_z
863
Feb 12, 2018
zoomorphI doubt you can mass produce this set at $10 with double-shot molding, high quality plastic, high quality display tray and printed sleeve for the tray. I think the materials involved would be more expensive than $10.
zoomorph
423
Feb 12, 2018
TanvirK175At least R&D went into making HD650s. These are just cubes of plastic.
Cyphre
2708
Feb 12, 2018
zoomorphR&D goes into everything that is manufactured. Keycaps are definitely not 'cubes' by any measure.
zoomorph
423
Feb 12, 2018
CyphreOf course. But let's not pretend that the R&D required to make a paperclip or a cube of plastic is anywhere near on par with the R&D required to make a computer or reference headphones.
I would not be surprised to see people on massdrop spend $150 for a set of paperclips.
Cyphre
2708
Feb 12, 2018
zoomorphThat's not how production manufacturing works. R&D relates to both the creation and production of an item. This is double shot injection molded plastic, not a paper clip. Take your False Equivalence elsewhere.
zoomorph
423
Feb 12, 2018
CyphreEnjoy your $150 set of plastic cubes, moron!
ptiede
29
Feb 12, 2018
zoomorphWhy are you even here if you are just going to troll?
Vigrith
4081
Feb 13, 2018
zoomorph$150? That's just the base kit, do people really settle for that? Buying every kit for Laser cost like $475 shipped.
I guess that's still less than the $500 I paid for my Boring Company flamethrower. Plus $265 shipping to Europe. Plus 23% VAT and import/storage/handling fees. Hang on, shouldn't have said that, wouldn't want you to rupture an aneurysm or anything.
What are you gonna do with your money, take it to the grave? Eh, guess that'd be better than spending it on an O2/ODAC, too much time spent trying to put down other people and their hobbies to actually research your own interests.
See, everyone's entitled to buying stupid shit every once in a while. Isn't that nice?
TanvirK175
1101
Feb 13, 2018
ptiedeHis entire post history is bitching about prices. Likely works a min wage job that he hates and takes it out on people who enjoy buying luxury items.
TanvirK175
1101
Feb 13, 2018
zoomorphEnjoy your $30 sharp metal and $30 direction pointer, moron!
zoomorph
423
Feb 13, 2018
TanvirK175Do you even have a job? I'd be surprised if you didn't get laughed out of the office if you showed up with Red Samurai key caps.
OldCat
2500
Feb 13, 2018
TanvirK175I think his point is price/value. Given the nice design, I think the lack of strong participation for this drop indicates that the price is too high.
And I joined the drop as soon as it is released.
TanvirK175
1101
Feb 13, 2018
zoomorph>calls plastic expensive >thinks person buying them doesn't have a job okay
I'd be surprised if you didn't with that Kinesis Advantage.
ptiede
29
Feb 13, 2018
OldCatThis is the standard price for gmk caps though. So I don't think the price has a big bearing on the participation. Laser was exactly the same price and has over 3000 buyers.
TanvirK175
1101
Feb 13, 2018
OldCatI disagree and also joined as soon as it released in everything expect DC and Norde and Pure Hira.
As said many times before, the base kit covers a LARGE amount of keyboards out there and this is a normal price for a base kit this size. I think the only expensive kit is Novelties but Laser started at that too and it went down a lot.
zoomorph
423
Feb 13, 2018
TanvirK175Nothing contradictory there. I'm sure mommy and daddy give you a big allowance. :-)
KeeganLanz
110
Feb 13, 2018
zoomorphWow, this is petty.
TanvirK175
1101
Feb 13, 2018
zoomorphI guess mommy and daddy don't give you anything :-)
Amnesia1187
544
Feb 18, 2018
zoomorphumadbro?
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