IAmLeggingsAllow me to piggy back off this comment.
People / Massdrop may not realize the extent of damage a scam like this can cause to this community. When you have a large sum of money tied up in Sprit's group buy it is hard to justify spending more. Why buy keycaps / springs when you don't even have the keyboard on hand? And you sure as heck are not going to buy a different one when Sprit keeps telling you it is still coming.
Even if a participant has finally given up ever seeing the keyboard...That's a pretty big turn off from ever getting more into the hobby. Three years has been a LONG time for me and many others. I've since graduated college, got a career started, got my own place, car, etc. I no longer have the time nor desire to get into keyboards hardcore. If I ever get Sprit's keyboard I quite frankly don't even want it anymore - my tastes have changed and more importantly it will be a bitter reminder to me every time I used it.
Supporting people like Sprit is bad for this community. I thank those who have bothered to read and consider these posts before choosing whether to deal with Sprit. I hope Massdrop does the same.
Supporting people like Sprit hurts this community and future group buys.