The Family Finder bundle sale is on until they get a certain number, just short of overwhelming the lab. That's why they have not set a deadline. But, since it's been a couple of weeks since announcing it, my guess is that they are close to reaching the magic number of overwhelming the lab.
The Family Finder test uses a chip. There are only 2 companies that make this chip to run the test. The president of FamilyTree DNA (FTDNA), Bennett Greenspan and the vice-president, Max Blankfeld (he was born in Brazil) have gone to both companies trying to negotiate, but got nowhere. And I guess the companies aren't into competitive pricing with each other, so FTDNA cannot see the price of the Family Finder test going down -- at least not at this time. So it won't be on sale at the end of the year. The best they could do was this bundle. The bundles: Family Finder + Y-DNA 12: You get the Family Finder test ($289) and the Y-DNA 12 markers ($99) which would add up to $388, but you get it for $299 ($289 for Family Finder plus $10 for the Y-DNA 12). The Y-DNA 12 markers won't tell you much to start out, but they do have some upgrade sales from time to time, so if you wanted to, you could just bide your time until it goes on sale. This is for men only. Family Finder + mtDNA (basic): You get the Family Finder test ($289) and the mtDNA (basic) ($99) which would add up to $388, but you get it for $299 ($289 for Family Finder plus $10 for the mtDNA (basic) test). BUT, because for the most part, the mtDNA Basic doesn't tell you much, they have included an upgrade for mtDNA Basic to the Full Genomic Sequence for $189 more (on top of the $299). For existing customers who have has only mtDNA Basic (HVR1) or mtDNA Plus (HVR2) tested, you can also upgrade to the Full Genomic Sequence for $189. If you have questions, you can email me or Rick Pimentel and we can answer them or help you order. Cheri Mello & Rick Pimentel FTDNA Admins (volunteer) Azores DNA Project -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
