What did you think, they were going to sell you hundred dollar bills for 75 bucks?
ASIC retailers should deliver fully functional products to their declared specifications within the time-frame allotted. No more, No less.
The fact that that's even mildly contested is insane.
It isn't contested at all. Every time one of these comes up I read the terms and they invariably state quite clearly that they are not offering any guarantee of delivery by a particular date. Obviously I haven't read every single one so it is possible there are exceptions, but in general, they always use forward looking statements backed up with no guarantee. It would be like going out with a girl who tells you up front that you aren't exclusive, and then getting pissed when she bangs some other dude because you chose to ignore what was told to you. Whats more, we are how many years into this now and these things STILL sell out every single time. At a certain point people have to take a little personal responsibility in the situation. To further my previous analogy, by like the 30th other dude she bangs, at some point we're just going to assume you like your girl banging other dudes.
At this point in the game unless you are brand new to bitcoin you know flat out that you aren't going to get your merch until it is all used up so if you buy anyway, whos fault is that?
Bravo! I couldn't have said it better myself. It's the old "battered wife" syndrome. "Maybe if I go back again, this time he won't beat me."