XD84 / EEPW84 75% Keyboard Kit Group Buy, Organized by reconsiderit.
I'm pretty new with GH but have been on r/mechanicalkeyboards for a while now and started a GB on reddit and wanted to expand it to GH. I want to be completely open and transparent with this since this will be the first GB that I will be organizing. I've done a lot of things like this with a couple of friends a few times so have a feel and some background to what kind of timeframe and expenses are associated with running a GB. I also manage logistics at work so I'm pretty familiar with how to handle shipping and collaborations with people overseas.
Original Reddit GB Post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/comments/67kkxp/gb_eepw84_xd84_75_keyboard_kits_and_extras_25_pcbs/Original Reddit IC Post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/comments/65t9g1/ic_25_xd60_update_25_xd84_gb_65_with_left_hand/GB INSTRUCTIONS
After receiving ample response on the interest check, I’ve decided to go ahead and start the group buy. This will be run for a little more than two weeks and close on Friday, May 12th. I will send out invoices as soon as the form is filled out and you’ll have till the sunday after the close date to pay it and orders will be submitted to the vendor on Monday the 15th.
PRICING If you participated in the IC, you probably have noticed the somewhat heavy price hike on the Aluminum/Acrylic 3 layer case, it was because the shipping weight (2.4kg) floated right over my head and I calculated it based on volumetric weight. I updated the price to reflect the shipping cost. The Final price will be the cost of the selected items plus shipping costs (I’ll be using USPS for most orders) and the 0.30+2.9% paypal fee which is calculated on the order and the shipping cost. Please leave a note if you would like a final quote before the invoice is sent out.
TIMELINE
I’m planning to run everything as quickly as possible so the GB time will be two weeks. I’m leaving three weeks for shipping although SF express tells me 6 working days at the most since their shipping times seem to be around 2 weeks.
Friday May 19th - GB Close
Sunday May 21st - Invoices Due
Friday July 24th - Recieve and Ship Orders
DESCRIPTION
The EEPW84 or the XD84 is a fully programmable, 75% keyboard with the Kimera core. Lots of layout and case options as well as RGB underglow support. You can build it with an ISO enter, split backspace, and a split left shift as well as other combos here and there. Both drop in plates as well as the standalone bent SS plate support switch top removal.
RESOURCES
Primary Layouts - Look at sample builds for other layouts
Translated Version of the Underside Diagram
tkg keymap generator
Feel Free to ask any questions in the comments below or by PMing me.
Pictures for case and plate options:http://imgur.com/a/eC3Yn
UPDATES BELOW:
The invoices will be sent out once the 50 unit MOQ has been reached. Right now we are at 20 units as of Friday the 28th.
I will be getting a second batch of samples in sometime hopefully next week to check QC and get some better pictures as well as some different builds for you guys. If they're not here by Monday, I will postpone the GB deadline till the week after on the 19th of May. It shouldn't cause any issues with the receiving date though so we should have an extra week to buy and I should still be able to get them shipped out as planned.
Because I overlooked the vendor's production times when writing and deciding the timeline, the products will be shipped out July 24th, about a month and a half later than expected. If that is too long of a wait for some, please contact me and I can refund or withdraw your invoice.
So the mobo on my computer died and now I'm without a computer to work on so invoices will be a little delayed since I'll be stuck with my macbook which is the slowest thing ever. I'll try and get things through to everyone this weekend though. The second round of samples will be here on friday so expect some clarification and exact dimensions over the weekend.
Ok, got my computer back up and running and am pc master race again. I'll be getting some more invoices written and sent this week.
Samples came in (and were accidentally delivered to my neighbor down the street) so I'll get some pictures of everything in as I get things built this week. I have [a board built on the steel plate](
https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/6b2gop/the_simplicity_of_steel/) and it looks pretty neat, just gotta get proper photos when the sun comes up. I'll probably have a "one week left post" up on monday with some of my photos of the samples that I've received.
FURTHER UPDATES CAN BE FOUND ON THE REDDIT PAGE BELOWhttps://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/comments/67kkxp/gb_eepw84_xd84_75_keyboard_kits_and_extras_25_pcbs/