Full status board for active, upcoming, and in-production keyboard and keycap group buys. Updated by the community — always verify with the organizer's thread.
GBs tracked: —Currently live: —Shipping now: —
Interest Check (IC) — Gauging demand, no purchase yet
GB Live — Buy window is open now
In Production — GB closed, being manufactured
Shipping — On its way to buyers
GB Closed — Window passed, watch for extras
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What are Interest Checks? Interest checks gauge community demand before a group buy is launched. No payment is required — signing up just tells the organizer there's appetite for the product. If enough interest is collected, an official GB round opens with pricing, a close date, and a payment portal. Sign up to get notified when your ICs go live.
Archived GBs occasionally have extras — check vendor pages for leftover stock. Shipping items may still have units available direct from the vendor.
Calendar View lays out every tracked group buy — keyboards and keycap sets — by the month its buy window closes, six months out. Each entry shows a mini render swatch (keycap profile or keyboard layout) so you can spot keycap-set colorways at a glance. Miss a close date and you'll likely be waiting for the next round or hunting extras.
What is a Group Buy?
Group buys (GBs) are the primary way the custom keyboard community sources limited-run products. Because custom boards and keycap sets are produced in small batches, manufacturers require a minimum order quantity (MOQ) before they'll run the production. A GB pools buyers together to hit that MOQ — everyone pays upfront, waits for production, then receives their order when it ships.
The typical lifecycle has five phases. First, an Interest Check (IC) is posted on GeekHack or Reddit so the designer can gauge demand — no money changes hands here. If enough interest builds, a GB round launches with a fixed price and a close date. Once the buy window ends, the organizer submits the final order to the manufacturer and the product enters Production. After manufacturing completes, units ship to a regional proxy or directly to buyers (Shipping phase). Finally, when all units have been delivered, the GB is marked Closed.
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Timelines vary widely — a simple keycap set might go IC → shipped in 8 months; a complex aluminum board can take 18–24 months. Always track the organizer's updates on GeekHack or the original Reddit thread for the most accurate timeline. Read our full GB FAQ →
How KeebTracker's Group Buy Tracker Works
This tracker follows every keyboard and keycap group buy we're aware of through five phases — Interest Check, GB Live, In Production, Shipping, and GB Closed — using the same status language the community itself uses on GeekHack and Reddit threads. Status is checked and updated manually against vendor pages, GeekHack threads, and public availability, not pulled from an automated feed, which is also why some entries above are explicitly flagged as needing manual follow-up rather than showing a guessed status.
Reading the Five Tabs
The Keyboards and Keycaps tabs split tracked group buys by product type, since the two categories move through production on different timelines — keycap sets typically ship faster than fully tooled aluminum cases. The Interest Checks tab isolates every GB still in the pre-commitment IC phase across both categories, useful for spotting upcoming rounds before they officially open. Archive collects everything in Shipping or GB Closed status with a search box, aimed at buyers hunting for leftover extras rather than tracking something still in progress. Calendar lays out the next six months by close date, so you can see at a glance which GBs are ending soon rather than scrolling the full list.
Why Some Entries Show "Needs Manual Follow-Up"
Group buy status isn't always easy to verify from the outside — a GB's close date can pass without any public announcement of what phase it moved into next, and small studios in particular don't always post structured production updates. Rather than guess a status change we can't confirm, entries where a close or ship date has passed without verifiable news are explicitly labeled as needing manual follow-up. That's a deliberate accuracy choice — an unconfirmed guess would be worse than an honest gap, especially on production timelines buyers are making purchase decisions around.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does "MOQ" mean on a group buy listing?
Minimum Order Quantity — the number of units a manufacturer requires before they'll run production. If a GB doesn't hit its MOQ by the close date, the organizer typically extends the window, cancels the run, or in rare cases covers the shortfall themselves; MOQ is shown on Interest Check listings because it's a useful signal for how much a specific board's production actually depends on hitting a participation threshold.
Why does an archived GB sometimes have a "Check for Extras" button?
Because vendors occasionally hold back a small reserve of units from a group buy — for defective-unit replacements, marketing, or simply miscounted demand — and sell that reserve after the main GB has shipped. The button links directly to the vendor's page so you can check current availability yourself rather than us guessing whether extras remain.
Does the calendar tab include In Production or GB Closed items?
No — the calendar specifically shows GB Live and Interest Check entries by close date, since those are the two phases where a buyer still has a decision to make about whether to join. Items already in production or closed have passed that window, so they're tracked in the Archive tab instead, organized for searching rather than for a closing deadline.