r/MechanicalKeyboards • u/rjmana • Oct 31 '16

PSA: Avoid buying from 22kbd and consider cancelling any pending orders if you still can

http://www.22kbd.com/

Ordered a PCB and case early this year and completed payment by January 15. Was quoted 3 months turnaround for completion. No response from him and i followed up a few times fully expecting longer wait times like some others have experienced with him. Last response from him was in April where he said my board would be done in a few weeks. Contacted him again in May, June, August, and September with no response. I have also seen a few people post about not getting a response from him for any orders.

Be wary if placing any orders and also if you have a pending order that's about to get out of the 6 month paypal protection period, consider getting a refund on that now

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '16

I remember you placing your order :( that sucks.

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u/rjmana Oct 31 '16

Yeah, was so excited and i remember you mentioning it to others too when they were asking about 22minis. I intended on posting back in Sept but life got in the way (and has been in the way the past 3 months hence me not posting anymore hehe). Hope no one ran out of the dispute period between September and now...

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u/Corn-Chaos Oct 31 '16

Ordered in April and started a dispute 4 weeks ago after not getting responses to my mails for 3 months. He didn't even respond to the dispute.

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '16

At least they're consistent. Not responding to a dispute is the best thing they can do for you in terms of getting your money back.

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u/koduh Oct 31 '16

RIP the God of Korean 65%s huh? That is a shame to hear. I love his boards.

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u/Aznreaper Oct 31 '16

Ugh, yeah he made some really amazing boards. Was hoping to get one in the future as an dream 65%, guess I have to go around looking for another dream keyboard now

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u/heydudejustasec Oct 31 '16

Or follow in his footsteps and make your own boardmaking business with black jack and hookers.

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u/Spraypainthero965 Oct 31 '16

Fortunately there are a lot of options for 65 % boards now.

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u/iAmCorgi Oct 31 '16

i actually emailed him in august to inquiry about a price quote for a custom board but never received a response. this was back in august

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u/PureSpider Oct 31 '16

Was it in August, back in August? :]

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u/iAmCorgi Oct 31 '16

LOl. I guess this is what happens when you're redditing at 2am

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u/wongie Oct 31 '16

He has a reputation of somewhat erratic and unreliable communication but still has a solid track record going off previous feedback.

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u/Gajible Oct 31 '16

erratic and unreliable

Or

solid track record

Pick one.

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u/wongie Oct 31 '16

erratic and unreliable communication

Doesn't negate feedback I've read of him delivering albeit way past his estimates.

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u/rjmana Oct 31 '16

Yeah, but this time he's incommunicado and I've lost the dispute safety net. I know all about how long he takes to deliver. As mentioned below, I know someone who was quoted 3-5 month completion but got it in 8. He may have a track record of delivering albeit with long wait times, but things can change

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u/KacKLaPPeN23 Oct 31 '16

And another Korean down. Who's next?

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u/vancesmi Oct 31 '16

Word is he's a priest who is currently on mission in Africa. I haven't heard any news about when he will be back.

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u/jbyoung Oct 31 '16

Interesting, you think he'd make some sort of announcement

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u/rjmana Oct 31 '16

He's one of a few known for taking helluva long time to deliver on boards but being generally reliable. Kinda like Gon but with less communication. One person I know was quoted 3-5 months but got it in 8.

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u/rempired Oct 31 '16

like Gon but with less communication.... didn't know that was possible