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I've decided to let my order ride, just to see what ends up happening with it. It was paid through paypal, so I feel comfortable that I'll get all, or at least most of my money back in the end, so there is little down side in that regard.

My take on the situation is that the seller was selling items that they did not actually have in stock, which is not uncommon actually, figuring they could order them up at a moments notice, only to find that demand and pricing had rapidly increased and there was no "reserve" supply available. So now they are faced with awaiting delivery of the next production batch, that is almost certainly going to come in at a higher wholesale price point, if and when they are made and available again.

Perhaps my greatest "fear", is that the recent increase in demand and escalation in pricing, is going to make that next production batch be a rushed job, and lessen the quality being reported on these earlier engines.

Best case scenario is that I get one of these neat little engines for a little over $200 sometime in the not too distant future, like maybe a month or so from now. Worst case would be I don't get the engine and have to file for a refund, but to not ride out the order means I have to file anyway, only sooner, so I'll just bide my time for now. Of course the other possibility is that the plane it has been on for almost two weeks now, finally runs out of fuel and crashes in the ocean, sinking my little hit n miss engine, that never was, to the bottom of the sea.

Meanwhile, some other options are in play.