Homebrew PCBs

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Dave Hylands <dhylands@g...> wrote:
>
> Hi Chris,
> 
> On 11/7/05, lcdpublishing <lcdpublishing@y...> wrote:
> > Hi Dave,
> >
> > I do not apologize for my questions or comments about his
> > offerings.  He has posted in other groups product 
> > anouncements that I refered to.
> 
> Yeah - except Ballendo isn't offering anything yet.
> There haven't been any product announcements from Ballendo
> in this group, just proposals for what a product might be.

Dave:

I must respectfully disagree.

In message 6439:

   I am offering these first machines HERE ONLY, ...
        ^^^^^^^^

In message 6441:

   I AM offering one as a COMPLETE kit. ...
        ^^^^^^^^

In message 6666:

   Still expect to be taking orders this month for delivery
   late this month ...

In message 6750

   Working hard.  Few more days.

Then *nothing*.

While ballendo never asked for any money, he certainly
set the expectations that machine delivery was forthcoming.

I painfully set aside $500 that I did not really have
for the machine, got on his list, and waited and waited.
Eventually, I returned the $500 to the kitty that I raided
and moved on.

I do not have problems with Ballendo changing his plans,
but he certainly did not bother to post a message to *this*
list indicating that his plans had changed.

Having said that, I am *still* interested in a machine at
$500 in kit form.

My $.02,

-Wayne