Round 5 and Round 6 kits for sale!

[zslane]

It wouldn't hurt to post a WTS thread here in the Marketplace section.

[mecano]

Caps are in and all is good, thanks for all 7bit!

[ste]

Payments are flowing into the US account as well, so I'd surmise that any blockages are not on the backend.

issue resolved. Paypal in my country was blocking the transaction. Got a fren to send it thru their paypal's account instead

[lukenukum]

Caps are in and all is good, thanks for all 7bit!

keep the photos coming!

[saboy]

Happy 500th page of this thread!
1622 days, 4 hours, 41 minutes ago started the revolution in keycaps world!
Thanks to 7bit for this passion and patience!

[onmybikedrunk]

So I haven't checked on this thread in years... I ordered back 3-4 years ago? Jesus I can't even remember - I think it was called Round 5A back then? Can anyone give me the skinny? I'm overwhelmed by 500 pages. Thanks in advance.

[caligo]

So I haven't checked on this thread in years... I ordered back 3-4 years ago? Jesus I can't even remember - I think it was called Round 5A back then? Can anyone give me the skinny? I'm overwhelmed by 500 pages. Thanks in advance.

I think this is as condensed as it gets. Sit down kids, it's story time:

1. What was initially called Round 5a grew and expanded, and was eventually renamed Round 6.

• 7bit made the descision to split Round 6 into two separate group buys: Round 6a and Round 6b.

• The money amassed was used to pay Signature Plastics for Round 6a, in the hopes that leftover sales would eventually amass enough cash to fund Round 6b down the line.

• This would all have worked (mostly) fine, were it not for the fact that all the Space Cadet alphas had incorrectly scaled legends and had to be remade at great expense. The reason was either that 7bit sent Signature Plastics vector files containing incorrect information, or that Signature Plastics misinterpreted the information given by 7bit – I do not really feel like playing the blame game here, so let's just say mistakes were made.

• The remaking of all those keys meant Round 6b was at a huge deficit, as the same pool of funds used to fund Round 6a was supposed to cover the costs of Round 6b. An order could not be placed until 7bit had all the funds, which would have to come from selling leftovers from Round 5 and Round 6a (plus whatever other things 7bit sells, e.g. MX switches). That took quite a while.

• Eventually, 7bit was able to amass the funds necessary to pay Signature Plastics. Round 6b has been produced, shipped out to 7bit in Germany, and is being sorted and shipped to buyers as we speak

[chuckdee]

^ Admirable explanation! Didn't we have problems with a payment proxy at some point? i.e. either someone ran away with the money or didn't get the money to SP in a timely manner.

[caligo]

^ Admirable explanation! Didn't we have problems with a payment proxy at some point? i.e. either someone ran away with the money or didn't get the money to SP in a timely manner.

I don't think anyone actually proper ran away with any money, but I do seem to remember there were collectors that paid their invoices way later than they were supposed to. However, I don't think any money was lost that way. There might have been some delays, but I don't think they were major ones.

Most of the problems related to payments have been the result the group buy relying on proxies for PayPal payments, meaning that people outside of EU were not able to pay their orders during periods were noone was willing to collect.

[Vewy_nice]

I just got a DHL.de email about a shipment en-route to me. It's either the extras I ordered, or some telescope eyepieces I'm having drop-shipped, so we'll see when it gets here.

[bit-shifter]

Hi,

A cross post from the R7 thread - really hoping that some kind soul can offer some help...

Looking for some assistance selecting kits from R7.

It seems that the HYPER7 kits from R6 have all found homes.

So, the quest is to build up a HYPER7 layout, but I'm having difficulty finding some of the kits (do they exist, can this be done?).

I've managed to snag HYPER7/POS and HYPER7/BASE from the R6 leftovers (a solid start) - but the remaining pieces are proving elusive.


The following kits are made available in R7:
ALGOL/CADET/7BIT/GREY - to cover all required alphas
ALGOL/NUMNUM/BLUE
ALGOL/NUMOP/BLUE - both kits are required to create the RHS number cluster

A reference to HONEY/NUMERIC7/WHITE was found whilst browsing R5 leftovers (a promising lead), which looks to cover the top-most row (above number row and below POS keys).
However, I would need either:
- a split set with most of the keys in GREY and 4 in BLUE ([^], [%], [#], [$]) to sit above the numpad cluster
or, more likely
- 2 sets, 1 GREY, 1 BLUE

HONEY/NUMERIC7/GREY - placed above the alphas
HONEY/NUMERIC7/BLUE - for [^], [%], [#], [$]

R3 1u [DELETE]
R3 1u [RUN] - bottom row of numpad cluster

Then all that remains (all!) is the LHS cluster in its entirety in BLUE (can this be done?)

R1 1u [F1] [F2] [F3] [F4] [CLOSE] [OPEN] [FIND] [WRITE]
R2 1u [F5] [F6] [MARK] [UNDO]
R3 1u [F7] [F8] [SELECT] [DEBUG]
R4 1u [F9] [F10] [ALT LOCK] [TTY LOCK]
R3 1u [F11] [F12] [HOME] [EOF]


Frustratingly, there's a teasing link to HYPER7 on 7bit's site - but the link doesn't provide any further detail.
Is this link (below) a sign of something yet to come (fingers crossed)?

http://www.7bit.info/algol/ALGOL_KEYBOARD.html#ALGOL | KEYBOARD | COMPLETE KIT | HYPER7

7bit, could you comment? It would make things many orders of magnitude easier for me if that link is due to be made real!

I would be incredibly grateful if anyone is able to help (even if it's just to confirm that I'm on the right track)!

Cheers,
bit-shifter

[robotindian]

What is the process for correcting an order mistake? All my caps arrived but instead of a Q I received an O...

Thanks!

[bluesclera]

Not sure but i imagine it involves a lot of waiting.

[caligo]

What is the process for correcting an order mistake? All my caps arrived but instead of a Q I received an O...

Thanks!

Send a PM to 7bit and hope he has a spare.

Or search out the unlucky soul with two Q:s and no O:s, I guess.

[xorian]

These oreders are all packed and will ship within the next few days:
...
0626
...

That's my order number, and that update was more than two months ago. Should I be worried about the fact that I haven't received a tracking number or an updated invoice email or a package full of keycaps? (I did just send a WASSUP to 7bot.)

[gena]

What's the difference between HONEYG and HONEYB in the R6 leftovers? Can I mix on the same keyboard? Let's say HONEYG white alphas combined with grey HONEYG modifiers and the pick a black HONEYB return key. Or will it look bad?

Thanks!

[zslane]

The different names merely tell you which Signature Plastics shipment a kit came from:

HONEY = Round 5 Honeywell keycaps
HONEYB = Round 6 Honeywell keycaps
HONEYG = grab-bag Honeywell keycaps

The distinction matters to 7bit and pretty much nobody else. All HONEY* keycaps use the same colors, so you can mix them without problems.

[gena]

Thanks zslane!

I placed an order (11 items from the R6 leftover list) but in the invoice mail the alphas were missing

missing: HONEYG/ALPHA/WHITE

does that mean they are not available even though listed in R6 leftovers?

[developstopfix]

Thanks zslane!

I placed an order (11 items from the R6 leftover list) but in the invoice mail the alphas were missing

missing: HONEYG/ALPHA/WHITE

does that mean they are not available even though listed in R6 leftovers?

The R6 leftovers wiki hasn't been updated in over 2 weeks, so it's very possible that some kits listed there aren't available anymore. Don't feel too bad though, I've tried ordering things less than an hour after they'd been posted and I still miss them.

[gena]

Sad to hear that. Guess I have to cancel the other keycaps then. I assume the alphas will not be in available in the near future?

[Strg-F17]

Just realized that the alphas (and four other items) were missing in my invoice mail, too. I had sent my order more than three weeks ago and already paid. And yes, I didn't read the invoice thoroughly before paying. Without alphas the rest of my orderends up being rather senseless to me. That's pretty annoying

[zslane]

It is almost impossible to put together a full keyboard at this point. Pre-ordering for Round 6 began in Sept of 2014, so there's not much left to pick through at this point except odd kits here and there.

And no, there won't be any more HONEY* made any time soon. Your best bet is to find something in Round 7 that is similar, if possible.

[7bit]

Sorry for not posubg anything about any progress.

However, I've packed a lot of orders and will ship them throughout next week.

At least these orders will ship on Monday:
0003
0049
0339
0428
0431
0519
0534
0545
0561
0684
0708
0767
0784
0804
0878
0901
0931
0948
0997
1010
1013
1061
1065
1071
1114
1133
1266
1296
1304


These orders are packed and will ship within this week:
0036
0052
0090
0146
0285
0421
0436
0437
0465
0477
0504
0513
0532
0567
0568
0572
0588
0612
0618
0627
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0644
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0697
0732
0739
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0814
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1031
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1130
1139
1181
1189
1191
1194
1209
1220
1229
1250
1255
1265
1275
1303
1305


These orders have been marked as shipped since January 2018:
0003
0018
0044
0049
0057
0068
0073
0080
0101
0102
0104
0113
0120
0144
0180
0219
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0289
0292
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0418
0428
0431
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0444
0459
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0555
0561
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0755
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0767
0771
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0789
0798
0800
0801
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0804
0819
0822
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0828
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0839
0845
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0858
0866
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0871
0877
0878
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0896
0901
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0936
0941
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0945
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0950
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0953
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0976
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1162
1176
1199
1205
1226
1227
1232
1253
1258
1266
1267
1268
1293
1296
1301
1304


These orders need still to be packed:
0008
0073
0144
0288
0355
0390
0406
0425
0437
0439
0460
0470
0481
0484
0487
0488
0494
0525
0540
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0551
0552
0556
0585
0594
0600
0602
0608
0609
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0640
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0660
0679
0692
0694
0703
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0735
0749
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0779
0791
0815
0816
0825
0834
0841
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0879
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1007
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1111
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1277
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1289
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1299
1300
1315
1316
1319
1322


I try to pack everything remaining within this month and if everybody pays their ordered keys, I will also be able to ship them within this month!

[Techno Trousers]

That's great progress! Now I'm just excited for round 7 VIOLETT production to begin.

[vinnycordeiro]

Just to inform that my keycaps arrived in Brazil, now they are being processed for possible import taxes. Let's hope they won't stay there for long.

[bluesclera]

No more left overs????? i've still got money to waste.

[hansichen]

That's a nice progress, I'm looking forward to recieving my caps next week

[green-squid]

WOW! That's a lot of orders. And a lot of money. And unique keycaps.


Also, I have a question: Let's say I became rich tomorrow. If I wanted to buy this keyset then, could I? Or are these deliveries of the keycaps whose production has ended, but still need delivering?

[Techno Trousers]

WOW! That's a lot of orders. And a lot of money. And unique keycaps.


Also, I have a question: Let's say I became rich tomorrow. If I wanted to buy this keyset then, could I? Or are these deliveries of the keycaps whose production has ended, but still need delivering?

These are made to order. You'll want to join the Round 7 GB, or you could post a WTB and see what offers you get. If you just want a few caps, look through the leftovers. I got some arrow and fingers keys through leftovers, and have a VIOLETT order pending for Round 7.

[green-squid]

WOW! That's a lot of orders. And a lot of money. And unique keycaps.


Also, I have a question: Let's say I became rich tomorrow. If I wanted to buy this keyset then, could I? Or are these deliveries of the keycaps whose production has ended, but still need delivering?

These are made to order. You'll want to join the Round 7 GB, or you could post a WTB and see what offers you get. If you just want a few caps, look through the leftovers. I got some arrow and fingers keys through leftovers, and have a VIOLETT order pending for Round 7.

Oh okay, I see.

I wonder if he's got any faulty keycaps. Maybe I could get a big pack of 'rejects' from him for a cheaper price, like one of those grab bags!