TH has a lot of connections,,,maybe they will get lucky and score enough to finish out the pre orders?...who knows 
First off, Break up your paragraphs (Wall-o-Text)
Secondly,
We have to figure out if Yifu IS doing refunds and not just overwhelmed trying to cope with his disaster.
Once there is a clear path there then TH can take that.
There's already talks of a Class Action suit against Avalon (I'm sure because these Group Buys have used a lot of money in useless boards/parts/cases and want to get that back as well)
You can read it in Steamboats thread.
All in All TH already said they would at the VERY LEAST do a partial refund if it came to not receiving the chips. Time will tell, either way expect something back eventually.