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I dunno from what I've seen on Etsy, most of the keyboard stuff is the same stuff being sold on AliExpress but at a much higher price. I reckon they are the same sellers they just made accounts to sell on Etsy. Most keycap sets I have recognized were selling with 30 to 40% markups. And don't get me started on the Artisans. I saw one which is selling for $47 on AliExpress, but it's $100+ on Etsy with claims of being "locally handmade". Recognized a few others on that account too and they are definitely being mass produced in china. So how is it so successful and popular now? Well that's because Etsy had a great reputation (which they are now ruining) for being a trustworthy marketplace for quirky handmade goods. Now they have changed all sorts of T&C's, requirements and are taking huge cuts from sellers (even from their longstanding sellers who helped build Etsy's great reputation) and are allowing any given dropshipper to open up and start selling mass produced goods in the name of "more sales more profit" for Etsy. (Yes I know dropshippers were already selling on Etsy before, it was a popular "work from home scheme" being shared on social media, but not at this rate. Compared to a year or two ago now 90% of what I see in search results is dropshipped mass produced stuff) More on reddit.com
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Question: what are your go to places for custom keycaps? Etsy is the first that comes to my kind and if you think the same, what sellers would you most recommend?

Most of the stuff I see on Etsy can be found on AliExpress for a 1/4 of the price

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I bought this set of keycaps on Etsy for 40 dollars (https://www.etsy.com/listing/1215850232/black-and-yellow-theme-149-keycaps-set) and they arrived with no real issue. I'm wondering if they're a cloned set or something else. I found out that their main website is called masterkeycaps.com which I've never heard anyone talk about before (I also found the set on there for the same price). Does anyone know what the deal is with this I haven't seen this yellow set online anywhere besides ali express and other shady websites.

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I dunno from what I've seen on Etsy, most of the keyboard stuff is the same stuff being sold on AliExpress but at a much higher price. I reckon they are the same sellers they just made accounts to sell on Etsy. Most keycap sets I have recognized were selling with 30 to 40% markups. And don't get me started on the Artisans. I saw one which is selling for $47 on AliExpress, but it's $100+ on Etsy with claims of being "locally handmade". Recognized a few others on that account too and they are definitely being mass produced in china. So how is it so successful and popular now? Well that's because Etsy had a great reputation (which they are now ruining) for being a trustworthy marketplace for quirky handmade goods. Now they have changed all sorts of T&C's, requirements and are taking huge cuts from sellers (even from their longstanding sellers who helped build Etsy's great reputation) and are allowing any given dropshipper to open up and start selling mass produced goods in the name of "more sales more profit" for Etsy. (Yes I know dropshippers were already selling on Etsy before, it was a popular "work from home scheme" being shared on social media, but not at this rate. Compared to a year or two ago now 90% of what I see in search results is dropshipped mass produced stuff)
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Honestly, I would trust aliexpress sellers and the site more than etsy, the place is basically filled with drop shippers acting like small businesses and they are not even subtle about it often marking up items by 2x or even 3x. The keycaps you got are xvx profile which is recently starting to be used more, I know epomaker is now using it under a different name for kits included on their boards. This profile of keycaps are produced by some OEM in china (not the website you found) and are being rebranded by other companies and resold for higher markups despite their big selling point being that they are affordable doubleshot pbt sets with wide compatibility. While I am sure you can get them for even cheaper via Taobao the average price for these sets seems to hover around 15-20 dollars when not marked up. If you like the profile and want to get another set in different colors I would get it from aliexpress or even Amazon where they are still overpriced but seem to hover around 25 dollars so still far less than the 40 paid.
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