TL;DR
Top-up --> 'Join' --> 'Pay' --> 'Conversation'
In every GB, there is a section that displays important details such as the price and the required number of participants. The GB header also has a progress bar on the right side which shows the percentage of sign-ups.
It's important to note that the price and estimated contribution are not the same:
Important note! While migrating from the old workflow to the new one we made participation fees identical for the users to avoid confusion. For example, if initially GB was organized with the $15 participation fee, we made it to $13 to end up with $15 for every participant.
You must click the "Join" button to participate in the GB.
And in the small window, choose Primary List (if there is an available slot) or Additional List and click "Save"
When a user signs up for GB during the Participants Sign-up or Product Payment stage, the participation fees for both Primary and Additional lists are the same. However, if a user joins GB during the Product Distribution stage, the participation fees are higher because there is no need to wait for organizers to purchase, download, prepare, and distribute the product.
When enough sign-ups have been received, GB will automatically proceed to the "Product Payment" stage. At this stage, users can pay for the product by clicking on the "Pay" button and then the "Purchase" button in the confirmation window that appears. The progress bar on the right side of the GB header shows the percentage of payments completed.
This is the final stage of a GB, where participants receive their content. The organizer will share it in the group buy's conversation. To access it, simply click on the "Conversation" button and locate the materials in the chat.
Top-up --> 'Join' --> 'Pay' --> 'Conversation'
How Group Buy Club (GBC) Works: Instructions and Overview
- Sign-Up
In the "Participant Sign-Up" state, any user can freely join the GB and become a participant. At this stage, we are gathering information on how popular this specific GB is, and we try to advertise it on OCC or in our Telegram group to attract as many participants as possible. Becoming a participant is absolutely free, and this action from a forum user indicates their interest in the GB. To attract more people to the GB you're interested in, you can post comments in the GB thread, share it on social media, or send it to your friends. The faster we get participants to sign up, the faster you get content.
- Payment
When a GB is in the "Product Payment" state, it indicates that the GB has reached enough participants and is now collecting payments from them. it is important here to inform all joined participants to pay their participant fee so the GBC team can purchase the content and deliver it to users. To expedite this process, you can do the same: post comments in the GB thread or tag specific users who have not yet paid the participant fee. Every comment in the thread will bump it to the top of the forum section, and all involved users will receive an email notification. Do not underestimate the impact of commenting on GBs!
- Distribution
When a GB is labeled as "Product Distribution," It means that the course has been purchased or is being purchased and is being prepared for distribution. We're cooking it up: creating subtitles, translations, dubbings, transcoding videos, (re)packaging class materials, uploading to filesharing services and so on.
- Delivered
When a GB is labeled as "Delivered," it means that the course has been uploaded and is immediately available to all paid participants. It is also available for new participants to join, contribute, and get instant access to the content.
- Closed
The "Closed" state indicates that the GB is temporarily unavailable due to technical difficulties or other issues.
Now let's talk about each state in more detail
1. Participants Sign-Up
In every GB, there is a section that displays important details such as the price and the required number of participants. The GB header also has a progress bar on the right side which shows the percentage of sign-ups.
It's important to note that the price and estimated contribution are not the same:
- The price refers to the amount paid by each participant for the course.
- While the estimated contribution includes the price and an additional commission for the GB organizer and platform maintenance.
Important note! While migrating from the old workflow to the new one we made participation fees identical for the users to avoid confusion. For example, if initially GB was organized with the $15 participation fee, we made it to $13 to end up with $15 for every participant.
You must click the "Join" button to participate in the GB.
And in the small window, choose Primary List (if there is an available slot) or Additional List and click "Save"
What is the difference between the Primary and Additional lists?
Primary list users join the GB before the Product payment stage begins. After GB turns from the Participants Sign-up phase, the only available slots to join the GB are in the Additional list.When a user signs up for GB during the Participants Sign-up or Product Payment stage, the participation fees for both Primary and Additional lists are the same. However, if a user joins GB during the Product Distribution stage, the participation fees are higher because there is no need to wait for organizers to purchase, download, prepare, and distribute the product.
2. Product Payment
When enough sign-ups have been received, GB will automatically proceed to the "Product Payment" stage. At this stage, users can pay for the product by clicking on the "Pay" button and then the "Purchase" button in the confirmation window that appears. The progress bar on the right side of the GB header shows the percentage of payments completed.
3. Product Distribution
This is the final stage of a GB, where participants receive their content. The organizer will share it in the group buy's conversation. To access it, simply click on the "Conversation" button and locate the materials in the chat.
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