A few months we learned that we couldn't crowd fund the purchase of a Bitcoin ASIC mfr minimum order requirement of 10,000 with the likes of Kickstarter or Indie Go Go.  Only a portion of the lot was needed to make miners for personal use using open-sourced hardware designs for the ASIC.  The manufacturer refused to sell in small quantities.  The common crowd fund sites only accept projects, not basic goods acquisitions, and we didn't want the hassle.  Enter a platform that now allows for crowd funding of basic stuff.  We are just about to take it out of test mode and just got approved to accept Bitcoin payments from a popular provider.  Credit cards payments are already integrated and we will be integrating BTC payments this weekend and opening it up ASAP. 

At this moment you can see some sample campaigns that we've made and check out the look and feel:  https://www.groupgets.com/ 
You are also welcome to make mock campaigns yourself and of course give us feedback. 

The bottom line is that the platform is for ANYBODY to INITIATE a group purchase for ANYTHING. We don't take money up front just like Kickstarter.  We only do so when the campaign threshold is reached and then we directly make the purchase. We are set up to handle distribution so no one person can disappear with the goods.  We are also allowing for private invite-only campaigns that are not searchable. There are also a few non-obvious features in the works that I think will really intrigue crypto currency fans.

Since this was inspired by Bitcoin and funded primarily by BTC mining, I'm hopeful that the community will benefit from our efforts.