ORDER THREAD -- Mountain Top Casino (43mm Sun-Fly hybrids) Group Buy (14 Viewers)

[Gear]

BTW lest anyone think I'm a huge slacker, I attempted to pay last night, but PayPal f'ed it up and just sent the payment when I clicked "Change" to switch from goods & services to F&F. BGinGA sent the payment back but I'm still waiting for the funds to become available again so I can try again. (PayPal & Visa's delay, not BGinGA's.)

 

[longflop]

BTW lest anyone think I'm a huge slacker, I attempted to pay last night, but PayPal f'ed it up and just sent the payment when I clicked "Change" to switch from goods & services to F&F. BGinGA sent the payment back but I'm still waiting for the funds to become available again so I can try again. (PayPal & Visa's delay, not BGinGA's.)

Same thing happened to me. did it on mobile and it went smoother.

 

[Darthhoodie]

Same here, I hit the back button and they sent payment.

 

[carbon63]

Was out of town visiting my oldest son and just got back home. Payment sent.

 

[joepro]

I

 

[joepro]

I owe $.90

I'll spot you for it.

 

[longflop]

I'll spot you for it.

already paid up. The whole reason was the paypal not being able to switch to friends and family situation. I'm starting to not be a fan of paypal.

 

[Jonesey07]

Sent. Biggest paypal transaction ever. Haha

 

[texasrambler]

I have been offline for a few days travelling, but payment is sent just now

 

[BGinGA]

CURRENT STATUS:

All payments for orders and sample sets have been received (including that one from @Gear Mr. slacker guy ).

Still waiting on four shipping addresses, but that won't hold up the process.

The plan is to get funds transferred to Sun-Fly on Thursday, at which time they will start working on the production prototypes for p5woody review.

edit: updated (y) :thumbsup:

 

[Gear]

That's MISTER slacker guy, thank you very much.

(payment sent, thanks!)

 

[200 Motels]

Just got a sample of of Burro's Horseshoe 43mm sunfly. If Mountain Casino are going to feel anything like the Burro's, I'm gonna be a happy camper.

 

[BGinGA]

They should feel ~exactly~ like the Burros. (y) :thumbsup:

 

[Gear]

They should feel ~exactly~ like the Burros. (y) :thumbsup:

PHRASING

 

[BGinGA]

UPDATE:

• chip/label/button/sample set orders taken -- check
• money collected -- check
• re-shipping addresses collected -- check
• order placed with Sun-Fly -- check
• money sent to Sun-Fly -- check
• prototype photos received --
• color changes requested --
• chip production completed --
• order shipped from Sun-Fly --
• order received by re-shipper --
• orders shipped by re-shipper --
• sample sets shipped by re-shipper --

Rough estimate is 6-8 weeks before chips are in the hands of group buy participants:

• 2 weeks to create prototypes and review
• 2-3 weeks for Sun-Fly to create the chips
• 2-3 weeks for shipping from China to USA followed by re-shipping to each group buy participant

 

[BGinGA]

ORDER QUANTITIES:

10,400 labeled chips (9,100 cash, 1,300 tourney; includes 1,050 chips for sample sets)​

11,325 blank chips (8,250 cash, 3,075 tourney)​

15,520 labels (5,350 cash, 8,050 tourney, 2,120 other)​

116 dealer buttons (40 black, 32 grey, 41 white, 3 other)​

50 collector/sample sets​

ORDER SUMMARY:

33 total participant orders (26 USA, 4 CAN, 3 EUR) plus sample sets​

total order amount: $15,157.15 including re-shipping​

average order: $445.80 including re-shipping​

largest order: $1,551.6 including re-shipping​

smallest order: $20.75 including re-shipping​

COST SUMMARY:

$5,616.00 = labeled 43mm chips, aligned​

$4,869.75 = unlabeled 43mm chips, aligned​

$ 698.40 = printed labels, laminated​

$ 324.80 = 60mm dealer buttons, unaligned​

$2,185.00 = shipping from Sun-Fly​

$ 898.45 = re-shipping costs (excluding 32 sample sets)​

$ 488.05 = artwork fees​

$ 60.00 = wire transfer fee​

$ 16.70 = re-shipping supplies​

-----------------------------------​

$15,157.15 total costs​

 

[Jonesey07]

Thanks for your hard work @BGinGA , @p5woody , and @Tommy !!! Can’t wait until these chips arrive!

 

[BGinGA]

Many thanks to @p5woody @Jonesey07 and @Tommy along with all of the group buy participants for helping make this a relatively smooth and successful group buy endeavor, especially given the multitude of available options and possible order combinations. You guys rock. (y) :thumbsup:

 

[StevenM]

@BGinGA somebody does project and data analytics work?
Bet you have a template project plan for each supplier broken down by phase and duration per task lol

 

[200 Motels]

Uuuuuug. Just chomping to see the prototypes.

 

[BGinGA]

Update coming soon.....

 

[BGinGA]

Prototype pics:

Spoiler: CASH CHIPS

CASH CHIPS

Spoiler: TOURNEY CHIPS

TOURNEY CHIPS

Spoiler: BUTTONS/LABELS

BUTTONS/LABELS

 

[BGinGA]

UPDATE:

• chip/label/button/sample set orders taken -- check
• money collected -- check
• re-shipping addresses collected -- check
• order placed with Sun-Fly -- check
• money sent to Sun-Fly -- check
• prototype photos received -- check
• color changes requested -- check
• chip production completed --
• order shipped from Sun-Fly --
• order received by re-shipper --
• orders shipped by re-shipper --
• sample sets shipped by re-shipper --

Rough estimate is currently 5-6 weeks before chips are in the hands of group buy participants:

• 2-3 weeks for Sun-Fly to create the chips
• 2-3 weeks for shipping from China to USA followed by re-shipping to each group buy participant

 

[BGinGA]

Color changes requested based on prototype pictures:

1. $5 chip -- a little too dark. Changed the base red to a lighter red and changed the dark spot color, also making it lighter.
2. $500 chip -- base color had too much blue. Updated the base color (spot colors are the same as the original).
3. $1000 chip -- had Sun-Fly confirm there is no green in the grey base color (some pictures made it appear to have a green tint). Verified the CMYK colors submitted only included K value and no green.
4. T500 chip -- updated the grey to match the $1000 chip color.

Additional prototypes were not requested, as the new colors have previously been used for existing Sun-Fly hybrid chips and are expected to turn out well.

The order is currently in production, and an update from the factory is expected in two weeks or so.


prototype artwork on left, new submitted color artwork on right:

 

[StevenM]

Wish I got a few more of each button

 

[jdom1023]

Newbie here...do you do these kinds of group buys often?

How can I know about them and be ready to buy next time??

Thanks,
Dom

 

[Mojo1312]

Newbie here...do you do these kinds of group buys often?

How can I know about them and be ready to buy next time??

Thanks,
Dom

They come around once in a while. The secret ones less often.

 

[Gear]

How can I know about them and be ready to buy next time??

Keep an eye on the Group Buys sub-forum. (You're in it now.)

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/forums/group-buys.26/

You can click or tap Watch at the top-right corner of the page, in order to be notified when new threads are created in this (or any other) sub-forum.

 

[p5woody]

I didn't ask for prototypes but Sun-Fly created them anyways.

Spoiler: Updated colors for cash chips

Here is the original prototype picture with the $5 and $500 overlaid with the new chip colors.

Spoiler: cash set with new colors

 

[ovo]

I shoulda got more