QUOTE(kaiserreich @ Sep 3 2012, 10:16 PM)
I think in that case, it is better to get a big group buy with keyboards to go, or to ask US proxies to help.
The people at Geekhack at great in helping out, especially when such gross injustice occurs.
I did some testing with the unicomp calculator
1 keyboard $62 (62/ea)
2 keyboard $73.9 (37/ea
3 keyboard $99.9 (33.3/ea)
4 keyboard $117 (29.25/ea)
5 keyboard $138.54 (27.7/ea)
Or about 10 sets of 101-key Model M keycap set, ships at $67
Pretty decent shipping cost, but we need a lot of people joining to make it worthwhile
I think same goes form buying from EK,
The smaller pack with individual key or 4 key cluster or modifiers cost less than $10,
but the keyboard and full set keycaps shipping start from $55,
which the box can fit up to 4 keycaps sets,
the 5th plus another $5 or so.....
I tried to ask for a few person to share the shipping here in Lowyat.net,
but no one interested, so I instead ask for the shipping forwarding service in Geekhack,
I sent money to one of the forumer, and they buy it,
so they sending it to one of the forumer, and EK charging $11, for a box of 104 keycaps set
and he received a HUGE box, according to what he said,
so he repack the box in another smaller box,
and he is sending it to me $14, so I spent $25 on postage total.
Atleast I saved $30, but taking the risk of the forumer screw me up.
The total price are still lower than buying from Taobao thru agent.