DSA Retro Set (SHIPPED!)

matt3o · 14 May 2013, 10:57

dirge wrote:Squirrel awaiting keys as patiently as possible...

ie: very impatiently

fireglow · 14 May 2013, 11:01

I just hope the ZOLLAMT won't interfere.

akuji13 · 14 May 2013, 12:48

I am sure and afraid that they will...which means 2 more weeks to wait.

matt3o · 14 May 2013, 13:05

next time I'll try to do it from EU

akuji13 · 14 May 2013, 14:07

That would be great, but I am definitly sure that the german ZOLL will find another way to hit us hard!

dirge · 14 May 2013, 14:07

matt3o wrote:next time I'll try to do it from EU

aw god please tell me they are marked at a low price

usopia · 14 May 2013, 14:48

dirge wrote: aw god please tell me they are marked at a low price

I fear they aren't. Was even announced.

matt3o · 14 May 2013, 14:54

I'd like to do a GMK PBT DSA set if they can dye sub (which I doubt), but I don't know if the vendors from US are willing to pay import taxes and shipping from EU.

pasph · 14 May 2013, 14:58

matt3o wrote:but I don't know if the vendors from US are willing to pay import taxes and shipping from EU.

Like we do every single time?

Bullveyr · 14 May 2013, 15:02

Yea, I doubt that they would be happy with international shipping fees and 20% VAT.

PS: I'm patient, all I ask for is not to be last.

matt3o · 14 May 2013, 15:08

pasph wrote:
matt3o wrote:but I don't know if the vendors from US are willing to pay import taxes and shipping from EU.
Like we do every single time?

I was talking about "vendors" not common user. The vendors from US helped alot to reach hi-tiers on DSA Retro.

Bullveyr wrote:PS: I'm patient, all I ask for is not to be last.

orders are sorted out pretty much randomly

dirge · 14 May 2013, 15:26

usopia wrote:
dirge wrote: aw god please tell me they are marked at a low price
I fear they aren't. Was even announced.

dear god someone do something! that's a fucking disgrace!

get them marked lower, it's bits of plastic!

matt3o · 14 May 2013, 15:30

dirge wrote:get them marked lower, it's bits of plastic!

couldn't agree more!

pasph · 14 May 2013, 16:29

matt3o wrote:
pasph wrote:
matt3o wrote:but I don't know if the vendors from US are willing to pay import taxes and shipping from EU.
Like we do every single time?
I was talking about "vendors" not common user. The vendors from US helped alot to reach hi-tiers on DSA Retro.

How many US vendors take items from DE, Korea, China?

matt3o · 14 May 2013, 17:00

pasph wrote:How many US vendors take items from DE, Korea, China?

Maybe Korea and China. From EU I dunno, maybe 7bit knows.

Now that I think of it, there's an US vendor who made quite an order from GMK. But that's not the point, I'm just wondering if we could meet the GMK MOQ handling this from EU (Italy actually). I totally have no clue having no experience in that regard. Mine is a honest question, no need to be sarcastic

Halvar · 14 May 2013, 19:32

This was discussed in the interest check for Ivans GMK GB.

If a consumer (i.e. not a company) in the EU, regardless of being in Germany or Italy, orders something from GMK, GMK will have to pay full VAT for all of the items. So if the GB organizer lives in the EU and is not a company, the whole GB will have to be charged for this VAT that GMK paid, even people from outside the EU.

It would be different if the GB organizer was a company. In that case, GMK would not pay any VAT, but the GB organizer company would have to pay VAT for all the EU buyer's goods, and prove to the Zollamt or Finanzamt (tax office) that everything else was in fact exported to outside the EU, which as I understand can involve quite some red tape.

If the buyer/ GB organizer is in the US, like Ivan, this red tape has to be done by GMK. The buyer in the US might have to pay income taxes and VAT, which as I understood depends on where in the US she lives and what goods they are. She then sends all the US and international stuff to US and international people, who pay their taxes according to local regulation (in most cases US residents don't pay anything AFAIU). She also sends the EU stuff to the EU -- for example in Germany, taxes are waived for orders under 30 €, and above 30 € it seems to depend on how content the Zollbeamter is with his love life on that day. Unfortunately, the love live of most Zollbeamte ... well you get the idea. But there's a chance at least.

matt3o · 14 May 2013, 19:54

thanks for the reply, Halvar. That makes sense.

I could handle that from my company, so no problems with paypal payments but there would be a lot of added cost to cover taxes/expenses. I have to triple think about it. Anyway I could start asking for a quote from GMK.

pasph · 14 May 2013, 22:24

Maybe Devlin?

bugsaint · 18 May 2013, 11:46

My set arrived this morning and they've been installed as I type - gonna take some getting used to the profile but they look fantastic. Thanks for the organizing this GB.

I have a couple of niggles though - the Enter and the " are in contact with each other and stick when I press either. Same problem with the left Shift key and my case - a Filco TKL. Looks like I'll have to get a file out and start filing some of the edges off. The tolerances being so tight.

matt3o · 18 May 2013, 11:51

bugsaint wrote:My set arrived this morning and they've been installed as I type - gonna take some getting used to the profile but they look fantastic. Thanks for the organizing this GB.

This is great news! You are probably the first one in EU to get them! We want pictures or it never happened

bugsaint wrote:I have a couple of niggles though - the Enter and the " are in contact with each other and stick when I press either. Same problem with the left Shift key and my case - a Filco TKL. Looks like I'll have to get a file out and start filing some of the edges off. The tolerances being so tight.

Please double check the caps you received. You should have a kit called "Errata" with a rectified version of the incriminated keys.

To make a long story short, SP produced some caps with wrong measures in the fist place and we had them rebuilt. So you get 2 versions of some keycaps.

Advise if you didn't receive the "Errata" kit, I'll have Ron send it to you.

bugsaint · 18 May 2013, 13:11

Haha! I found them and they have indeed resolved both issues. Excellent job. Again thank you for the GB. Forgive the camera work. I'm no David Bailey.

matt3o · 18 May 2013, 13:16

Finally on white!

It takes a couple of days to get used to them, but after that they are fantastic!

RC-1140 · 18 May 2013, 22:30

I can't wait for the shipping notification. And then I will constantly reload the tracking.

douchecanoe · 19 May 2013, 02:51

Shame I missed out on this GB, they'd go great with my wristrest.
Any news on leftovers for sale? I know TechKeys is supposed to be selling them but I have no idea when

matt3o · 19 May 2013, 08:14

yes, we should have some leftovers. techkeys should already have them, don't know what they are waiting for

GeorgeK · 19 May 2013, 10:25

I'm sure I read somewhere that he was going to wait until all the GB had been shipped out to make it fair(er)...

Could be wrong or making that up though...

Bullveyr · 19 May 2013, 15:14

GeorgeK wrote:I'm sure I read somewhere that he was going to wait until all the GB had been shipped out to make it fair(er)...

Could be wrong or making that up though...

I remember the same thing.

douchecanoe · 19 May 2013, 22:03

Looks like TechKeys just put them up for sale. Is anyone else going to be selling leftovers? Would like to get the best price if possible

Halvar · 20 May 2013, 00:39

Techkeys full sets are already sold out!

douchecanoe · 20 May 2013, 06:17

Halvar wrote:Techkeys full sets are already sold out!

Holy crap
Now I'm wondering if I'll ever get them