Otakeebs is shutting down with unfulfilled gbs
https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/19f1oaj/otakeebs_the_vendor_is_shutting_down_with/
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Looks like Matt3o’s PBS profile keycaps aren’t happening anytime soon then.
matt3o has been working with Keyreative on the PBS profile for a while, I don’t know when the manufacturer changed for it but it did 
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His last blog post about PBS mentioned KBM, and it’s been listed on KBM’s site ever since. So naturally I thought that’s what was happening. Anyway, good to know that he has been working with someone else.
GMK cancelled the unpaid sets mykeyboard.eu was not able to pay for
https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/1bzvmd8/gmk_statement_on_current_keycap_projects_handled/
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That list… that’s just enormous. GMK should be keeping track of the number of GB’s vendors are taking on and possibly assign some risk mitigation strategies to that. I don’t know what “too many” actually is, but I think Mykeyboard.eu has made a good case for an upper limit.
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Some of us have lost a lot of money at MKEU. It’s not only GMK sets, but everything. In my case, two EPBT sets, one SP SA set, and then 4 GMK sets, which I’ll never get.
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Yeah, that sucks. I feel very fortunate that I only had a minor order issue with them, all things considered.
KEYGEM posted that the international group buy for Shark67 was in a limbo so they cancelled the orders and is refunding it (long boi screenshot)
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Shity situation for sure, but it sounds like Keygem is doing the right thing. Nice to see such transparency from a vendor. Hope you guys all get your money back without issue!
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Oof. That was the last keeb I was waiting on! Ordered mine through Vala - guess I need to reach out to them. Thanks for the heads-up!
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Vala still has it listed and seems to be taking orders on their site. Yikes.
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Well that is NOT encouraging. I joined the group buy [edit: pre-order, actually] last September.
Will keep you folks posted on how Vala handles this.
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Hopefully that’s just standard policy for normal orders or group buys and not situations where the project lead just absconds with the cash…
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Yeah I would call this an extenuating situation for sure. Hope vala doesnt try to hide behind that!
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My guess is that some vendors will try to wait it out a bit with “maybe they ship it eventually”
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Vala got back to me regarding the Shark67, and it’s an encouraging response:
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Anyone who doesn’t get a board will indeed get a refund
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If you ordered it from Vala you might still get it though, as they got their shipment of Sharks - just in borked color quantitites
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I’m impressed with how Oblo has outlined this and accounted for details.
Agree with subsequent comments regarding risk mitigation limit. The number of sets is staggering.
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