KFA Group Buy Updates July 13, 2025

Hi everyone,

Here are the latest updates on Group Buys at KFA!

We are down to the following Group Buys left at KFA:

1. JIRIS80: This group buy will probably never be fulfilled by the manufacturer, so the only thing left on our end is a resolution for our customers. This will come in the form of partial refunds (KFA's profit from this order) plus in store credits. The resolution has largely been delayed because of other ongoing group buy fulfillments, but as we wrap up the final few here, I will be able to return and solely focus on this task to get it done.

2. JIRIS65: This is in the same boat as the JIRIS80.

3. The TB8 keyboards. There is currently an issue with this project, but I'm hopeful for a resolution and successful fulfillment for our customers still. Please read the project specific updates.

4. KAM Soda Squid. Currently no issues or anticipated issues with this one. Please read the project specific updates below.

Neo75, S46, and Zoom Tiga

Fulfillment has concluded for all these keyboards. If you have NOT received an update, please reach out to help@keebsforall.com.

This section will be removed from the next official update blog.

TB8

There are rumors that the lead vendor or manufacturer will not be able to deliver on this project, but it's important to note that these are just rumors for now. I'm getting to the bottom of this and will release an official update once I have all the facts. Based on what some other vendors mentioned, it appears that they have shipped some of these boards to certain vendors that have reached out over on WeChat. As a result, I have added the relevant parties, so KFA can get our shipment too.

F1-8X-V2

We appreciate everyone's patience regarding the GEON F1-8X-V2 order, given our initial issues with tariffs and logistics.

However, I'm happy to report that with some small exceptions, this group buy has been fully fulfilled. If you have NOT received any updates regarding your order for this project, please reach out to us at help@keebsforall.com and we will help you resolve any issues.

There are roughly 16 orders or so that have not yet been shipped. They are the result of a combination of issues. It appears that we did not receive the exact correct combination of orders from GEON for the shipment. As a result, our warehouse employee, Erik, has reached out to some customers affected by this to ask if they're willing to receive a different color or configuration.

If not, we will have to reach out to GEON and ask them to provide replacements, which means a longer wait for these customers.

Some customers also have their orders ready to ship, but they were flagged by the payment processor as high fraud risks. As a result, we have emailed these customers to ask them to provide a copy of their ID as confirmation. Once they do so, we will release and fulfill their shipment. If they refuse, we will refund them and put stock their order later as an in-stock item.

Finally, GEON has apparently admitted that some configurations have a defect and they are going to send free replacements as a fix for customers.

We have been trying to get in touch with GEON on Discord, but have not yet received confirmation on how he plans to send replacements given the tariff situation.

As always, if you have NOT received any emails from us or updates for your shipment, please reach out to help@keebsforall.com, so we can help you out!

KAM Soda Squid

I can confirm that the keycaps are already officially in production. I do not yet have an ETA this early, as those are usually misleading and just cause customers grief when estimates aren't met.

When I receive the confirmation that the keycaps are done, then I will provide an estimated timeline to customers.

With that said, I am happy to announce that the deskmats are already done! I just saw the announcement today and will confirm the address for our forwarder shortly, so they can be sent to us. Unfortunately, given how shipping was arranged by customers, if you ordered both keycaps and deskmats, we will hold onto the deskmats until the rest of your order is ready to ship.

However, if you ordered just deskmats, then we'll be able fulfill them as soon as we receive them.