Quote from: Biffa on April 09, 2014, 01:16:04 PM

Quote from: Spondoolies-Tech on April 09, 2014, 12:39:54 PM

Quote from: mikep2012 on April 09, 2014, 12:28:38 PM

stocking meaning you keep them in boxes in a warehouse ready to be shipped asap, not mining with them Grin

Shouldn't we just shipped them the moment they're ready ?
This is exactly what we're doing...

You could use a system that fulfills both criteria.

Build your miners, and put them up for sale the moment they are ready. Then ship them as soon as they are sold.

You seem to make such small batches anyway that you should have no trouble selling them.

Win-win.

We're ramping up production as fast as we can. We're offering only the number of systems we're absolutely sure we'll be able to deliver. April batch was medium side. May and August (SP30) are much larger.
Taking pre-orders allow the customer to secure place in the shipping queue while allow us to optimize the supply line for long lead time parts (e.g. transport mechanical parts via sea vs air).
Both sides wins. Indeed it's not as straightforward deal as ordering existing product for 2-3 weeks delivery, but the upside can be much higher.