I can relate to the temptation of deposits and crowd funding, etc... however that just is not my business model. even if it takes me a lot longer to grow because of it.
I do not believe in passing off the risks of business to my future customers the way that many smoke-and-mirror companies do these days.
I will accept deposits on things only when final production is underway and only as a way to gauge demand and set production numbers. If there were ever an exception to that, it would be under full disclose as true product status. I cant stand all the "carrots on a string" I see lately.
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Sorry to rant about that, but its actually been a hot topic between my friends and I lately.