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<blockquote data-quote="sundownz" data-source="post: 7825028" data-attributes="member: 549523">I LoL&#039;ed a bit at this thread. Didn&#039;t see it earlier as our internet was down for a few days getting some upgrades to the wiring.I made a big ol&#039; post about pre-orders a while back on CACO so I won&#039;t revisit that in full... I&#039;ve worked my butt off for 6 years to get more capital via banks, investors, etc and we now have a huge level of inventory at any given time thanks to that.In short... many customers WANT to pre-order, they build lots of interest in a product, but nobody is forced to participate -- I answered 10+ e-mails TODAY with people asking me to open a pre-order our SA-6.5CS component set (which has already been fully paid for, by the way)... so I will likely open up pre-ordering once they leave the factory to satisfy those customers.Capital flow is, of course, a big issue with any growing company. Pre-orders can help smooth cash-flow over a bit, sure, but I don&#039;t gamble with the customers money. If we do a pre-order it&#039;s already covered -- the pre-order just helps keep cash-flow smoother over time rather than a big period of nothing then a huge inrush.Anyway... we aren&#039;t perfect as company as that is impossible as we are just a bunch of humans; especially when going through periods of rapid growth when demand for our time out-paces the amount we have available -- but overall I think we&#039;ve done the right things over the years and our growth shows that it&#039;s working. Obviously we cannot please 100% of the people 100% of the time -- but the ratio is very good.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="sundownz, post: 7825028, member: 549523"] I LoL'ed a bit at this thread. Didn't see it earlier as our internet was down for a few days getting some upgrades to the wiring. I made a big ol' post about pre-orders a while back on CACO so I won't revisit that in full... I've worked my butt off for 6 years to get more capital via banks, investors, etc and we now have a huge level of inventory at any given time thanks to that. In short... many customers WANT to pre-order, they build lots of interest in a product, but nobody is forced to participate -- I answered 10+ e-mails TODAY with people asking me to open a pre-order our SA-6.5CS component set (which has already been fully paid for, by the way)... so I will likely open up pre-ordering once they leave the factory to satisfy those customers. Capital flow is, of course, a big issue with any growing company. Pre-orders can help smooth cash-flow over a bit, sure, but I don't gamble with the customers money. If we do a pre-order it's already covered -- the pre-order just helps keep cash-flow smoother over time rather than a big period of nothing then a huge inrush. Anyway... we aren't perfect as company as that is impossible as we are just a bunch of humans; especially when going through periods of rapid growth when demand for our time out-paces the amount we have available -- but overall I think we've done the right things over the years and our growth shows that it's working. Obviously we cannot please 100% of the people 100% of the time -- but the ratio is very good. [/QUOTE]

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