10-17-2017, 03:44 AM
To me zt3phan's question is crystal clear and that is; "are people receiving their orders in a timely manner"? I know we have (rightfully) been asked to keep delivery info. to a minimum, but my sense is that we have now arrived at a point where almost nobody says anything regarding delivery timelines. That's not good for this forum, particularly because it now seems to be common within even the most protected areas.
Before I joined the IOPList, I used to lurk this type of forum for years and years in order to determine when, and when not to, place an order based on delivery timelines. You can still use that method here, but the number of reports you can base your decision on are significantly lower (and produced by a limited group of members).
The forum is an essential tool for this purpose. I would even go so far as to say that it is one of the primary goals of the forum (amongst others). How we stay one step ahead of the goons in achieving this goal I don't know. Fortunately we have smarter people than me working on this question here and I thank them for all the work they do.
Raven
Before I joined the IOPList, I used to lurk this type of forum for years and years in order to determine when, and when not to, place an order based on delivery timelines. You can still use that method here, but the number of reports you can base your decision on are significantly lower (and produced by a limited group of members).
The forum is an essential tool for this purpose. I would even go so far as to say that it is one of the primary goals of the forum (amongst others). How we stay one step ahead of the goons in achieving this goal I don't know. Fortunately we have smarter people than me working on this question here and I thank them for all the work they do.
Raven