[time-nuts] TICC availability

[John Ackermann N8UR]

I'm very happy to report that we've received the pre-orders necessary to 
allow a new production run of TICCs.  We're placing the order with the 
contract manufacturer today, and based on past experience, we should be 
able to ship the finished product to customers in about 8 weeks.

We did have to raise the price slightly because of the lower production 
volume.  The new price is $205 (up from $190).  We're sorry about that, 
but for what it's worth, our actual cost increase was a bit more than 
that.

If the increased price causes a problem for anyone who's placed an 
order, please contact the TAPR office (taproffice at tapr.org) and John can 
cancel your order.

I'd like to thank the time-nut community for their support, and 
particularly those whom I suspect ordered units mainly for "inventory" 
to help us get over the goal line.

John
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On 3/15/19 10:46 AM, John Ackermann N8UR wrote:
> Hi All --
> 
> I just found out that the last two TICCs from the second manufacturing 
> run have been sold, so TAPR is now out of stock.
> 
> We are willing to do another run, but frankly our checkbook can't handle 
> the up-front cost when sales velocity has slowed and we don't know how 
> long it might take to recoup our investment.
> 
> If we can get advance orders for 25 units, we can do an order for 50. 
> The price might have to go up a bit from the current $190 due to lower 
> volume and increased sourcing costs, but we'll try to keep the increase 
> as small as possible.
> 
> You can place a pre-order by clicking the "order" button at 
> https://tapr.org/kits_ticc.html.  We won't charge your card until the 
> price is confirmed and the manufacturing order placed -- and if the 
> price changes, we'll let you know before charging you.
> 
> Once we have orders for 25 units, we'll order the production run. 
> Delivery will be 6 to 8 weeks after we pull the trigger.
> 
> Thanks,
> John