MOQ HAS BEEN REACHED! - 03-03-20
[GB] Ghost Switch - Silent Linear Switchhttps://preorders.opticboards.com/product/ghost-switch-silent-linearWhere to find updates…The GeekHack Thread for this topic can be found here:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=103905.0There is also room for discussion on my Discord Server:
https://discord.gg/D8zCAMQMinor Updates about this group buy will be posted to the GeekHack thread and the Discord server. Major updates will be posted on reddit.com/r/MechMarket as well as GeekHack and Discord. So please join the Discord server or keep on GeekHack if you would like to keep updated with everything!
The Interest Check - A HistoryPart 1 of the Interest Check
The initial interest check was to find out colour schemes that everyone liked. We had a total of 126 votes and 11,500 switches pledged. Which is good but we can do better! For custom colouring we need to meet an MOQ of 20,000 switches!
Part 2 of the Interest Check
The second part of the interest check was to narrow down the colour selection to three options. We had a total of 184 votes and 20,810 switches pledged. With this part of the IC only being up for 2 weeks this is an amazing outcome.
Results of the colour choice…
Option 1: BLUE // PINK 49 Votes 26.6%
Option 2: GREY // VIOLET 42 Votes 22.8%
Option 3: WHITE // WHITE 93 Votes 50.5%
It is obviously a clear winner for the Ghost switch!
PricingTo help us reach this MOQ I have negotiated a better price with Durock. I will be able to charge USD $0.60 (GBP £0.47) per switch, instead of the original price of USD $0.70 (GBP £0.54).
I will also be offering FREE INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING on all orders of 200 switches or more, this proved popular for my recent Koala GB. I hope people will use this offer to purchase 200 switches instead of 110. Which will help us reach the MOQ. There is no need for a coupon this time, if you add 200 switches to the basket you will automatically see the option for Free Shipping. This is for standard shipping only and will not be tracked.
Switch SpecificationsManufacturer - Durock
Function - Silent Linear
Lower Housing - Nylon
Upper Housing - PolyCarb
Stem - POM
Stem Silencers - Silicon
Spring weight - 67g
NO Factory Lube
MerchI have commissioned the talented @Wintheart on Instagram, to create some artwork for a limited edition sticker run to coincide with this GB. These will be £2.50 each die-cut vinyl and be approximately 75mm x 75mm (3inch x 3inch).
https://preorders.opticboards.com/product/ghost-switch-stickerSupport this GBShare, share, share!
Post on Instagram using #GhostSwitch #GroupBuy #MechanicalKeyboards and tag me @OpticBaords
TimelineI am going to run this group buy for only 3 weeks as opposed to 5 weeks like my last few group buys. My recent group buys have had a lot of activity at the start and end with not much in the middle. So I am going to see if this is just a waste of time. My reasoning being that if we can get 20,000 switches in 2 weeks of an interest check I am confident we can hit MOQ in 3 weeks of a running Group Buy.
FromToStages21st February13th MarchGroup Buy14th MarchOrder Submitted To Durock15th March19th AprilSwitches being manufactured20th April24th AprilOrder Shipped to Optic Boards25th April30th AprilOrder packaged and shipped out1st MayExtras in stock at Optic Boards
ShippingDue to popular requests in my recent Group Buy’s I have now added the option for Tracked Shipping. You will be able to select this at checkout. This will be for Tracked Shipping insured to the value of £250GBP.
Thank you all,
George -- Optic Boards
http://opticboards.co.uk/ //
https://discord.gg/D8zCAMQ 