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Niche Economy: The rise and fall of the group buy model in mechanical keyboards (micro.thomasbaart.nl)
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Thomas Baart (of splitkb.com fame) dives into group buys:

Group buys are still used as a business model, but its popularity is dwindling quickly. Why is that, and is that justified?

Interesting read!

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[-] minimalfootprint@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 4 months ago

I joined one group buy for keycaps. Took 3 years! Switched to Topre keyboards. Now I either need to buy new sliders or sell the keycaps.

Group buys are absolutely not for me.

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