I filled out the form in Nov 22 but never received a reply. So in early Jan 23 I submitted the form again, then had second thoughts. I emailed asking if I had submitted two orders and he responded with the two #s within 24 hours. He said he would delete the second, so I was in the high 70's out of 150 orders. He also explained that I would receive a confirmation when it was almost ready to ship, and I could complete the CC transaction at that point.
In the first week of Feb 23 I did receive the confirmation, and completed the transaction. After a few days I received a ship notice with tracking info. It will arrive Feb 14.
He is a small operation, building these in small batches, and also supporting and shipping his other products. Give it time. Hope this helps!
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PS: I hope this is not a duplicate reply... I had tried to send once before, but having some issues.