Any idea as to when these will start shipping out?
After they're manufactured. In addition, it will be after Ivan receives the then-manufactured sets.
He's a well experienced GB organizer, and is good at communicating the current state of things.
Although I just checked the OP for a vague timeline, and didn't see one. I know the order has been submitted but don't have any personal experience for how long this takes. But the dye-subbing is being done by a different company again? Or was that the problem with round 4 before this? I recall reading that ... that the dye-sub company kept dropping the ball especially with communication.
By Halloween, Ivan? Now that I've scrolled up and edited my reply a few times...
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this where Ivan suggests "two to four months" after close, which was, what, barely two weeks ago?