At $17K for me its not going to happen, if it had been closer to $10K, that would have been closer to what I expected from Peters original estimate.
I really hope the interest/sales are generated and that the 30A is a success but I do agree with some of the others on here that had it been closer to $5K it would have put it within reach of a lot more people and I certainly would have been ordering one.
Lets hope there is enough interest to spark some further development more of us can afford.