Faster delivery/upgrade - Craig's orders

[gruso]

I'll be stoked when Trip and Line'O get their units. Two personalities that have been in the scene way longer than me (and I know they're not the only ones). I'm glad you're both still here, and I hope you're sorted out soon.


Speaking of old times, I also got a replacement F200 this week My original was stolen, and it's taken ages to get another one. Had a blast catching up on Ruckage games last night. I would donate very important body parts for a Pandora port of Sleuth Slots.

 

[Trip]

Remember, the holdup is no longer the production but the sales.


They could have 10,000 Pandoras stockpiled and gathering dust, but if people aren't buyin', we aren't gettin'.

I really don't get why that is. ED was supposed to get enough money to pay off all the pre-orders when he moved production to Germany, so it shouldn't make any difference how many they sell.

I'll be stoked when Trip and Line'O get their units. Two personalities that have been in the scene way longer than me (and I know they're not the only ones). I'm glad you're both still here, and I hope you're sorted out soon.


Speaking of old times, I also got a replacement F200 this week My original was stolen, and it's taken ages to get another one. Had a blast catching up on Ruckage games last night. I would donate very important body parts for a Pandora port of Sleuth Slots.

Cheers Gruso. Glad you got your replacement unit


What's happened to Ruckage btw, last I heard of him he'd just finished the graphics for Wizzy Presto for Craig.


He was always one of the most inspirational devs IMO as he did all his own coding and graphics etc. and was a decent guy that was always willing to help. The Pandora scene could really do with more people like that.

 

[LineOf7s]

Thanks Gruso - I'm rather flattered you mentioned me.


I hope we - and everyone else who preordered and it still waiting - get our Pandoras soon too, if only so I can stop acting like a curmudgeonly old bastard when plans for "moving forward" are announced and lauded by the unwashed masses while those who took a punt lo these many years ago are treated like a thorn in the side like so much toilet paper stuck to one's shoe.


Dammit, I did it again.


Anyway, yeah, onward and upward.

 

[Trip]

..like so much toilet paper stuck to one's shoe.

I was starting to feel like a used condom after a one night drunken stand with the pretty girls ugly friend personally but each to their own

 

[sepp256]

Remember, the holdup is no longer the production but the sales.


They could have 10,000 Pandoras stockpiled and gathering dust, but if people aren't buyin', we aren't gettin'.

I really don't get why that is. ED was supposed to get enough money to pay off all the pre-orders when he moved production to Germany, so it shouldn't make any difference how many they sell.

ED got enough investment money to produce 1,000 boards... but for every subsequent 1,000 boards, he needs to sell enough units to to pay for the new batch.

 

[Trip]

ED got enough investment money to produce 1,000 boards... but for every subsequent 1,000 boards, he needs to sell enough units to to pay for the new batch.

I'm pretty sure that ED said all the pre-orders would be covered but I could be mistaken about that.


They don't seem to have sent even half that amount out since moving to Germany any way though. Yeah I know they also had to send out upgrades and RMAs but it still doesn't seem to add up.

 

[LineOf7s]

Either way, if they're sending out 1 in every 3 as pre-orders, then they need to sell thousands of new units in order to fund our pre-orders.


Are there still thousands of people out there who want to buy a Pandora, especially as it's getting more and more expensive as it goes?

 

[WizardStan]

I'm pretty sure that ED said all the pre-orders would be covered but I could be mistaken about that.


They don't seem to have sent even half that amount out since moving to Germany any way though. Yeah I know they also had to send out upgrades and RMAs but it still doesn't seem to add up.

I don't think he did say that. He has come on several times and said that he never said that, though.

 

[gruso]

What's happened to Ruckage btw, last I heard of him he'd just finished the graphics for Wizzy Presto for Craig.


He was always one of the most inspirational devs IMO as he did all his own coding and graphics etc. and was a decent guy that was always willing to help. The Pandora scene could really do with more people like that.

I emailed him via his website about a month ago ( http://www.muddymonkey.co.uk/ ) but got no response. Maybe he's moved on to more exciting things, like writing payroll software.

 

[DaDaDaniel]

Either way, if they're sending out 1 in every 3 as pre-orders, then they need to sell thousands of new units in order to fund our pre-orders.


Are there still thousands of people out there who want to buy a Pandora, especially as it's getting more and more expensive as it goes?

I cannot say anything about Craig's queue, but I received my Pandora this week from ED. I ordered on 2009-01-29, which probably makes me one of the later firstbatchers.

 

[Trip]

God damn it, you ordered the day before me. I knew I should have ordered from ED :angry:

 

[FuzzySocks]

The pre-order that got his shipping notification from last week was 10-1-2008 at 21:11. I haven't gotten any shipping notification yet and my order was processed 10-1-2008 at 21:54. I'd say I'm optimistic, but I've already learned my lesson about that.

 

[jimmerson]

Just picked up my unit, it arrived yesterday, shipped June 8th. Upgrade number 75.

 

[craigix]

ED got enough investment money to produce 1,000 boards... but for every subsequent 1,000 boards, he needs to sell enough units to to pay for the new batch.

I'm pretty sure that ED said all the pre-orders would be covered but I could be mistaken about that.


They don't seem to have sent even half that amount out since moving to Germany any way though. Yeah I know they also had to send out upgrades and RMAs but it still doesn't seem to add up.

No, Sepp is correct, the 600mhz unit sales have to cover the production costs.


The 1Ghz units are doing a good job of sorting this out though, so it's looking good.

 

[PaulForey]

Are you now awaiting ED's next shipment to you, Craig? Or have you still got some being fixed up/assembled before being shipped?

 

[craigix]

I've been fixing up some units this week, and then there will be more coming from Ed.

 

[macsimus]

Hello !


Any news for the upgraders ?


Did anyone who upgrade, recently received his unit ?


I hope production is not stalled again !


Big Kisses,


Mac

 

[PaulForey]

I had to recently change my delivery address, and in the response Jacqueline mentioned that mine (upgraded mid-April) would be in the next shipment from ED, which was likely to arrive within 10 days or so.


I don't think anything's stalled, it's just that the batch shipments mean that there's a long time in between activity.

 

[macsimus]

Oh nice, i'm a mid-april upgrader too, so mine should be in this shipment too .. really hope it's not that long now.


When did she tell you that ?


Kisses


Mac

 

[lucbel]

I really hope that that my pandora arrives soon... I'm #116 in upgraded queue and I'll go on honeymoon in middle september... :wacko: