group buy 2013 NFC rings (seconds)

[kr...@sleepingplanet.com]

SOoo the chap who is making the NFC rings

http://store.nfcring.com/

 has a new sexy batch out and is giving away the old QA failed 2013 rings very cheaply.

He writes:

The QA Rings can have one or more of the below issues which made them fail our QA:

• Scratches
• Color / Style we decided not to retail (some have rainbows...)
• One side of the ring has a faulty NFC tag.
• Slightly unrefined outer radius
• Slightly unrefined comfort fit

The rings are provided in random sizes and styles.

they will look similar (but not the same) to these:

http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/nfc-ring-can-unlock-your-smartphone-or-front-door/

They are 60 pounds sterling for 50 rings, which works out at A$2.60 per ring. You are not permitted to sell them on (but you can give them away).

I propose that 10-20 people spend A$12.60-A$26 each to receive 5-10 rings each (at random from the pack of 50). 

This should provide at least a couple that will fit, we can maybe do swapsies afterwards to get correct fit.

 

Is anyone interested in spending upto $26 for some factory seconds NFC rings?

If you are, reply to this thread (cc'ing everyone in please) and i'll do the maths and get firm commitment* then place the order.

I've spoken to John Mclear from NFC and Robots and Dinosaurs are verified as a hacker community (he won't allow these to go retail)

Kris

 

 

*your money

 

[Tim]

I can't think of a better way to spend $26. I'm in.

Tim.

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[Iain Chalmers]

I'll be in for 20 rings - whatever that works out to up to ~$50...

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[Gav]

Oh what the hell. $26 impulse buy please!

[Jason Ball]

Ditto... $26 impulse buy please!

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[Finnian Lattimore]

I'm in too. 

[Paul]

"Not permitted to resell" - are they kidding, or is the ring connected to cloud somehow?

[Ada Lim]

On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 8:46 AM, <kr...@sleepingplanet.com> wrote:
> SOoo the chap who is making the NFC rings
>
> http://store.nfcring.com/
>
> has a new sexy batch out and is giving away the old QA failed 2013 rings

> The QA Rings can have one or more of the below issues which made them fail
> our QA:
> Scratches
> Color / Style we decided not to retail (some have rainbows...)

> Is anyone interested in spending upto $26 for some factory seconds NFC
> rings?

Who doesn't love rainbows? Not me! I want ten!

-A

[James Reardon]

Yes please. Put me down for $26

Thanks

James

[kr...@sleepingplanet.com]

yay, alright that's 10 peoples.

i'll leave it open a bit longer for the people who get the digest emails and then confirm that everyone is happy.

any more people are most welcome, it will bring the cost down. and i'm guessing that even 5 rings each would still be enough to have 1 or 2 that work well enough.

[Patrick Barnes]

I'm in for 5. A$12.60?

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[kr...@sleepingplanet.com]

they just mean that you can't sell them as their NFC rings thus removing sales opportunity from the 2015 range and dropping their quality reputation.

Since he's selling in minimum batches of 50 they needed to make it clear that it could only go to people/groups who wanted to experiment/play with nfc rings but didn't want to pay for end user pieces.

[Peter Hardy]

Sure, I'll join in. Either 5 or 10 is cool.

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[Praetorian_TMOTC]

Hi Kris,

Just letting you know that I put in an order for 300 rings for both the RoboDojo and HSBNE spaces already the other day. I'm sure there will still be plenty to go around (so far have allocated around 140ish) so if you guys wanted to combine your order, can do it all for the same costings plus postage (group package to the Robots and Dinosaurs space - everyone add $1 or $2). Let me know if you're interested in doing this and I'll start adding your orders.

Of course feel free to do your own order if that's preferred, but we'll already have a small surplus :D

Adrian

[Darryl Adams]

Put me down for 5. No idea what I would use them for.....

[Paul Hutchison]

Put me down for a possible 5, ie. only if you need me to help fill up another batch of 50. I don't mind missing out.

On 27 Oct 2015 17:02, "Darryl Adams" <vora...@gmail.com> wrote:

Put me down for 5. No idea what I would use them for.....

[kris]

Hi Adrian, at the current time we have an order for exactly 100 (including the request for 5 that just came in 17:56)
If you would like to add 100 more to your order to reduce the unit cost that would be great, i can paypal or EFT you the money directly to you prior to ordering if you wish.

Kris

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[kris]

or reserve 100 for us...

[Alex Pekar]

I'd be interested in throwing $26 at this as well is its not too late.

Alex

[Madox]

For curiosity, is it just the finish that is appealing to people? I mean why not buy the soft adhesive NFC tags and make your own ring that would fit better? (or is it to avoid the yak shaving?)

[Praetorian_TMOTC]

All paid already but yeah I can reserve 110 for you all (including Alex's buy below) out of our order :)

Yeah Paypal is good, will send through details to you; best address to email you on? I can post the lot then to you (I'll just grab a handful of 10 at random from one bag) and you can distribute from your end?

Cheers,

Adrian.

[Praetorian_TMOTC]

I think it's a bit of both. These are nice looking overall from the get go and finding one out of a handful that fits should certainly be doable! The rest are good for trial test in case you stuff something out or as handouts to family/friends (NFC door locks etc) 

I've also backed his 2016 ring version on KS with the additional flexible tags and might turn one out of wood or something for a personal touch later down the track.

[Ada Lim]

Speaking of NFC, does anyone know how to stop android phones
interacting with opal cards? I have my NFC turned off because of this
interaction...

[kris]

thanks to everyone who requested, you'll all get an email from me in a minute confirming price.

Kris

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[Kunal Singh]

can you include me as well please. 5 or 10 not fussed :)

thanks
kunal

[kris]

Hi all,
You should all (including Kunal) have received a confirmation request for the NFCring group buy.
If you havn't (and were expecting one) please check your Spam folder and then send me an email.

Kind regards,

Kris

[kris]

hello everyone,
the NFC rings are here!

here's how you get them:

send me an email saying it's ok to leave them at the space and i will put them in a bag with your name on them in the glass cabinet. If everyone replies i may even be able to do this for you tomorrow morning.

don't send me an email, and meet me on a monday evening, and i will give them to you then.

I'd really rather not start posting them out.


in other news, the rings have a huge size variance, since they will be bagged up by an uninterested party (not me) you may end up with all large ones or all small ones etc.
i suggest you come on a monday and we can all swap about until the statistical majority are happy.

If you can't remember if you bought a ring the names are


Kris
Iain C
Gav
Jason B
Finnian
Kunal S
Paul H
Ada
James R
Patrick Barnes
Alex P
Peter H
Darryl A
Tim



kind regards,

Kris

On 28/10/15 19:35, Adrian Apps wrote:

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[James Reardon]

Hey Kris

Thanks for the email.

Could you please leave my rings of power at the workshop? I'll be there tomorrow.

Thanks heaps

James

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[Darryl Adams]

Leaving at the space is fine

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[Tim]

Leave mine at the space Kris.

[Paul Hutchison]

I'd prefer swapsies in the morning if possible, but I may be able to make it early Monday evening, before about 6pm.

[Alex Pekar]

Thanks for organising this Kris,

I'll come down Monday night at opening time for mine.
Thanks
Alex

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[Finnian Lattimore]

Leaving at the space is good for me.

Thanks Kris

[Jason Ball]

Ditto.

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[Kris]

Everyone who replied:
Your rings are in the glass cabinet in a bag with your name on it.

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[Jason Ball]

Thanks kris.

Missed this, I'll pick up mine tonight.

J.

[kris]

If you haven't picked up your rings yet, can you meet me on Monday?
otherwise I'd like to leave them in the glass cabinet.

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