> As far as shipping units that had no deposit/full payment > before those that had been partially/fully paid....I think > if that has happened in the first batch, it's really shoddy > treatment for those who gave Elecraft financial aid with > their deposits or prepayments.
Let's clarify what those of us who made a deposit were promised: We were told if we made a deposit we would be assured of being in the FIRST 200 SERIAL NUMBERS (until those were sold, of course). If only 100 deposits were made, then Elecraft could ship in order-date order and still be keeping its promise. If 200 deposits were made and the production run was increased to 300, Elecraft could ship in order-date order but reserve serial numbers below 220 for deposit-makers and still be keeping its promise. If more deposits were made than there were units in the first production run, and if serial numbers < 220 are not being reserved for the first 200 deposit-makers, then Elecraft isn't keeping its promise to those who made deposits. Consider the possibility that there were 199 deposits made in the first 1000 orders, then the 200th deposit was made. If Elecraft sends serial number 220 to the 1001st customer, they would be fulfilling the promise to deposit-makers even if the other 1000 radios get shipped first. Since we don't know the number of deposits made or the size of the first (or any) product run, we can't say for sure whether or not this promise is being kept. We can only give them the benefit of the doubt. Note that if you order today and make a deposit, there's no benefit other than the good feeling that comes from helping Elecraft improve its cash flow during a time when cash flow is dependant on shipping radios that are apparently hard to ship in quantity. Craig NZ0R K3/100 #25 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
