I checked that out just now... Hysterically bad, I'd be very pissed if I had joined that

Doesn't really help to update the renders post GB when they get samples from the manufacturer. Rather, designers should make sure the renders match the color swatches they have before the GB goes live. And if they don't have swatches they shouldn't be allowed to run the GB anyway.

well, I had luck with Atlantis at least with the colours (:

They are running a manipulative scam. Let's back trusted vendors and keep our community scam-free.

Welllllllll 😅 sorry no 🤣🤣

Done. My baaad

I think they are nothing more than a glorified dropshipper trying to get into the KB space.

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My country is on their "do not ship list", which shows this clearly, as nearly anyone in the EU gets the ID/marker that its from aliexpress [when ordering from aliexpress]. which would expose their scam [99% of all my orders with local tracking had this identifier]

Yepp. And they obviously do that to maintain their impression of being a genuine GMK.

Bloody hell, Justby checking that Iceberg keycap set, even if its a clone is worth at most 20$ [its currently on sale on aliexpress for less than 16$ [after all discounts]]

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Wow, that's even more deceptive! Thanks for pointing that out. Not only are they selling fake GMK keycaps, but they're also mislabeling other keycap profiles as GMK.

Just checked there website and they have dsa astrolkeys clones that they are calling gmk

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the why don't you change the shipping to reflect that?

Your keyboard looks awesome

Can’t believe I missed the pbtfans twist set :(

why should they not be held responsible for there claims? they could just not give a shipping date, but i guess some people would be uncomfortable with joining a GB with no time frame. but intentionally lieing is worse

the problem is not the time. it's about being honest about it. i just got my keys from January 2022 that's 13 Months for sometime than should have been 6 months. good that you like the caps, but that's not what we are talking about

How do people get anything done on keyboards like this? My Azeron gaming pad has more inputs.

I've been interested in the Flux keyboard. Dunno if it's worth it. Preorder opens tomorrow

Don’t fall for group buys

Another miss to add to the unfortunately not even close to exhaustive list: https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/vrakyg/comment/ievo43n/

I want to add to this another problematic designer: Sxmdesigns. In a now deleted apology thread (comments can be found here) they also got into trouble with their renders and color matching and they have been overcharging for sets and running new gbs like mad while still not having finished a single full gb yet I believe. They ended up deleting the thread and blocking people that pointed out negative things they had done (including me) after they were caught trying to change the narrative with an OBVIOUS ALT ACCOUNT. I have been doing a small investigation into this designer and may make a separate post about it.

I 1000% blame the vendors for not vetting these designers and not taking any disciplinary action when their gbs fail and don't look as advertised. They did nothing to Ren after the absolute disaster of the original PNC and still let them run more sets! Gerg would also be running more gbs with these vendors if he didn't ghost the whole hobby on his own after his failure, changing the colors during color matching. The vendors are also part of the color matching process, they are allowing all this. The vendors are also not putting pressure on gmk to allow color matching before gb so people actually know what they are buying and they can definitely make this demand since we account for about half of gmk's revenue. We need to have color matching before gb, with the samples measured against color chips with a spectrophotometer so everyone knows what they are buying, and certainly no one should be allowed to change the colors after the gb is paid for unless they refund everyone and start the gb over again I can't believe this is even a thing but most of the scuffed gmk sets were scuffed because of this, they can just rug pull the colors without consulting the people financing the gb.

Since the vendors have so far completely failed to hold designers accountable, the moderators of this subreddit and r/mm can take action by banning or forcing disclaimers on posts from these repeat offenders to protect consumers and the reputation of all the good designers out there. This sub and r/mm are responsible for so much of the traffic and news in this hobby, it would have tangible effects to their bottom lines.

Thanks! Its the bear v2

Very nice look! What's the model for the Alice board itself?

Retro tv disco took 8 months. I got it December 2022.

8bit neon took 6 months. I got it January 2023.

Retro tv galaxy was ordered November 2022. Still "cooking".

And ill be buying nearly $250 worth in caps this GB to get an Esc, Enter, and Spacebar.

Why? Because JellyKeys has proven they will finish GBs and they will look amazing. Art takes time. As an artist i understand this. And i know rushing it will only result in an inferior product.

I will always support artists taking time to perfect their product verse trying to push out higher quantities.

P.S. After i saw how great the first 2 sets were I ordered 2 of the retro tv galaxies and a spaceman stand. I wouldnt spend money like this with any other artisan company aside from maybe Dwarf Factory.