The reason it’s not a universal mod is that cherry/Gateron tops have much looser stem tolerance compared to gazzew switches.

Most companies that offer ‘free shipping’ increase their item prices to compensate.

So long as the total cost paid is something you’re aware of I think it’s a perfectly valid (and more transparent) way of doing business.

Also I love Novelkeys because they have a logistics team who can offer prepaid Fedex shipping so I don’t have to deal with surprise brokerage, duties, or sales taxes when my shipments arrive to Canada.

Etsy isn’t a great benchmark for manufactured goods like keyboards, but if you get a chance to I encourage you to find a local keyboard meetup and see/hold those boards in hand. The quality and refinement is actually quite notable.

Very impressive toggle switches and usb receiver slot. Shame about the plate mounted stabilizers though.

I passed on them as I don’t have any boards with RGB but it’s a great option for those with northfacing PCBs.

Honestly a brilliant alternative to shine through keycaps.