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Degrees7117 OP t1_jd2ichp wrote

Reply to comment by darknessblades in Beware of 'gmkkeycaps.com' – They're Selling Clone GMK Keycaps! by Degrees7117

Yepp. And they obviously do that to maintain their impression of being a genuine GMK.

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darknessblades t1_jd2isfq wrote

I think they are nothing more than a glorified dropshipper trying to get into the KB space.

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My country is on their "do not ship list", which shows this clearly, as nearly anyone in the EU gets the ID/marker that its from aliexpress [when ordering from aliexpress]. which would expose their scam [99% of all my orders with local tracking had this identifier]

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Degrees7117 OP t1_jd2jt4e wrote

They are running a manipulative scam. Let's back trusted vendors and keep our community scam-free.

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darknessblades t1_jd2mo7h wrote

Did a quick check and the only one listed selling said "official" iceberg set

is mechsandco

https://mechsandco.com/collections/keycaps/products/gb-gmk-iceberg

It is not a XDA version, which would be the only thing differentiating the 2.

since its a known clone set, that sells for less than 16-22$ on aliexpress. it baffles me that they think they can get away with it.

Especially with the Keeb's space being quite familiar with sites like aliexpress.

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Who do they think they are gonna fool, the veterans? new buyers, or people looking for a certain set?

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Degrees7117 OP t1_jd2qn4z wrote

They are probably targeting newcomers, or family members or friends, people who are not in the hobby looking to buy their loved ones something they love, and imagine the feelings of those people when they found out they bought them a fake stuff.

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darknessblades t1_jd2u730 wrote

That sounds about right. Like someone is into the keep-space, and wants a rare set. with someone not even knowing the difference between cherry and OEM keycaps. buying it for them, and falling for the Clone-selller's scam

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QuickbuyingGf t1_jd355tg wrote

Honestly they have a better site than many other vendors lmao

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darknessblades t1_jd3idtt wrote

That is common with dropshippers, they use a PRESET website/look.

Often these presets allow you to directly grab all data from aliexpress trough a script including pictures/reviews

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Though in this case after triple checking the "store" did change the description, and does not look to use stolen reviews from before the site creation date

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