I'm still not understanding why people are just so cool with allowing this kind of behavior? This is a bad way to handle business transactions. Frankly, I think it's irresponsible to take a large amount of money from a group of people and be, essentially, silent for long periods.
If you are prone to illness, have a system in which a friend/partner will be able to communicate with your buyers instead of leaving them in the dark.
Seriously, if this was anyone else, most people would be raging and wondering about the status of their purchase.
I'm not saying CC is a bad person, I don't even know the man; however, I don't think this should be disregarded so lightly. If people are sick of waiting, then they should be able to ask for their money back, or at least, a response of some kind.