RIP peachy?

[amoose136]

I feel sorry for the people in this thread, who despite the telling expensive production and theatrics in the Big Bad News video, still don't see a scam for what it is. You've been had by the "good cop/bad cop" scam. Let that sink in. They kept up the game for years, pretending all is well, letting new backers join, so there is a lot of money lost. More than the original backers. You just know some poor sucker just backed this the day before this "news" came out.

I tend to assume the best of people until information to the otherwise presents itself. From what I can see this is not a good-cop bad-cop deal but if it is I am certain it will be discovered by the police investigation in time. Regardless, it really makes no difference as far as where I go from here. You can throw up your hands if you want and wallow in the agony of the financial loss of $100-200 or you can look at the bright side: we have the designs. So yes, we'll probably never getting those printers or a single penny back but that doesn't mean we can't make our own.

[Toasterboy]

It seems like one could implement something similar to the Peachy concept with basically a laser cutter(of which there are several open source designs out there) over a build vat plus a pump hack or a stepper controlled submersion setup for z control, using the saltwater concept. Since the laser would be mounted perpendicular to the resin you wouldn't have the angular issues to deal with, though the top speed and scale of the printer would probably be less than the Peachy design would be capable of. Probably would want to isolate the laser gantry from the build vat too.

[Very Equipped]

we have the designs. So yes, we'll probably never getting those printers or a single penny back but that doesn't mean we can't make our own.

Yes, everyone has the designs now. You paid for them to have them. If there is a bright side, it's that we all helped. The down side is that I didn't pay for schematics, I paid for a printer. I don't mind assembling a completed product, but I don't care to research and build a 3d printer. That's sketch at best. I'm just going to buy a proper 3d printer, so that when I have problems, I also have support.

[Alchemy]

Ryan Shitston is claiming the problem is that he has all the parts but doesn't have the money to ship them. Wrong! Every purchase charged shipping on top. So if they were blowing through the shipping money, what did they plan to use to ship with then? Scam from start to finish.

I agree Peachy had a budget and didn't care everything just became okay to spend in the same way. Not just the shipping all those resins orders are equally money that should never of been spent on research or wages. My $225 dollars a few months ago was mostly shipping and resin, swallowed up with David Boe no where near. Months after the police were informed. Yes I'm aware I was treated with contempt for some greater good I wasn't signed up to.

However what has happened has happened. I'm far more interested in the future. That requires beta testers saying what the prints were like so we know if it was just a gimmick. Is it worth getting these parts working or is it not ready.

Rylan could still help by saying how much each unit costs in labour and parts. It will take months and many $1000's of community dollars to discover what he already knows. He owes us that.

[Very Equipped]

Why haven't backers been provided the option to pay for shipping and get parts sent to us from Peachy, since we've paid for them anyways. So if we have to pay for the shipping, then fine, but why should we have to pay for the parts too? The parts the Grayston's supposedly have should be made available to backers who choose to pay for the shipping. Personally I'm not against having 1 of every part available put in a box and shipped to me. I feel this would appease the anger of many backers. if even this can't be done, this exposes a dark lie.

Anyone else agree that they'd pay up to $20 to have one of each part shipped to them?

[altmann]

Anyone else agree that they'd pay up to $20 to have one of each part shipped to them?

You really would give more money to those thieves??

[Alchemy]

You really would give more money to those thieves??

Yes. Purchasing 3D prints has been expensive for me. The cheap 3D plastic printers break at moving parts and through heat.

Peachy always needed a part shop. One much easier to make a viable business. Instead of this waving things at the camera, TV for dogs, kick starter nonsense.

Peachy failed because it couldn't break down the business into something that added value and sold at a profit repeatedly. I probably would buy 2-3 mirror assemblies because they are easy too mess up. I would buy updates for each component at every stage. Peachy had no cash flow it had a lump sum and no day to day profitable basic business. If laser are a problem fine I'll get them from Banggood.com or elsewhere. http://www.banggood.com/search/violet-laser-module.html

If peachy had sold parts many people would of already bought beta parts at various stages. Even if the results had bubbles in them. It makes it a hobby not an end product.

[Very Equipped]

You really would give more money to those thieves??

I completely agree with your point, but at this point I'm looking to recoup some of our losses, and if the authorities are involved, I'd trust it knowing there is actual oversight. We are still taking a loss either way, because the parts won't add up to the full cost we paid, but if we get the parts we can at least do something with them. If we don't get them, that means the crooks still have another revenue source, and it will expose if they actually do have the parts they claim. It's a viable solution to get the truth and some of the loss back.

[altmann]

OK, I get your point.

But I, and just speaking for myself, wouldn't trust Ryan, David, etc. (or whatever their real-names are) any more. So - no way for me to send them more money. Too many promises made.
This looks sooo much like a planned scam to me. So - no, thanks. No more money.

[iplayfast]

fyi http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskat...nter-1.3581532