Do we know how long it took to be sold out?
I would say, based on comments of some users, that it might have filled within the first hour but there are people who made the list that made mention here 2 hours after it opened that they just signed. Based on that info, I would say this list has people up to about the 2.5 hour mark.
Thats quite along time. I wonder why there wasnt more demand.
My thoughts are this:
1. As mentioned below, there was not as much lead up to this one. If you weren't really paying attention to GH or other threads, it kind of snuck up on you.
2. The market is SATURATED with numerous boards/sets/artisans right now so people are reeling from what to get on board. MD has multiple sets like Laser and other popular boards right now, numerous GBs for other nice boards out there, just finishing halloween artisan sales, etc.
3. The cost for this board is pricey out the gate. ~450 to even step to the plate isn't easy for everyone to swallow. Then you have choices of adding plate/pcb for spare, shipping, PP fees...some of us are over 600 into this GB alone. (Still worth it)
4. Black Friday/Xmas buying. A LOT of people have joined secret santas that they have to buy for, have family to start shopping for, traveling for holidays...then Black Friday was yesterday, the day of the GB, so a lot of people were picking up whatever deals they wanted to on those sales that are not mech related and might have either missed, thought they didn't have a chance, or simply couldn't cough up here as well.
Just my 2 cents.