FABombjoy Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Order placed: April 9, 2013 Acknowledgement email: October 20, 2013 2014's not looking too good, so here's hoping that 2015 will be the year I can pay & take delivery 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wood_jl Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 No money is taken until the product is ready for shipment. Unlike many other homebrew projects when money is paid and products still haven't shipped in 1, 2, 3, 4, even 5 years or more. Yes, the website should be updated. If the website stated that it took 1-2 years to get a MegaCart, people might be less frustrated. However, it's a great product and from what I hear is well worth the wait. Quite, indeed. He doesn't take money up-front. Never. Sometimes it takes a long time - like up to a year. If one finds this unacceptable, they're free to go elsewhere to purchase a Mega-Cart. Good luck with that. As you've mentioned, the guy is great to deal with, but you just have to wait, or do without. But what is undeniable is that the guy *DOES* deliver, unlike so many other homebrew products that go 4-5 years. That says enough about the integrity of the guy. The maker of the Megacart just replied to an email I sent him a few days ago, inquiring about my order. He was very nice and explained that he's pretty busy and it sometimes takes him a while to catch up on emails... and I totally get that and understand. Just glad to see that he has INFACT received my order.... now we wait? Yup, he acknowledges receipt of order, and it may take a year. I've been through this process twice, over the course of about 3 years, and he is circumspect, but lets you know this is a hobby project. You'll get yours. Don't sell it - like I did - and then wait another year for a replacement. You never know when he'll get tired of this and retire. Same goes with the 1541 Ultimate for the Commodore 64. Order yours now while you can, and then wait. Both are worth it and may never be available again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800 Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Yup, paid and waiting for the 1541 too. Gonna have my VIC-20 and C64 right next to each other plugged into the same monitor. Yeah, I will never sell them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n5x Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Did you get the cart? Order placed: April 9, 2013 Acknowledgement email: October 20, 2013 2014's not looking too good, so here's hoping that 2015 will be the year I can pay & take delivery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FABombjoy Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Did you get the cart? Not yet, but I haven't paid either. Last email was 10/13/2014 and he did say it could be 3-4 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n5x Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Same here. I'm looking forward to getting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I'm thinking about selling my Vic-20 with my Megacart. It's really cool and all, but I never play it. What would something like that go for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akator Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Nope, haven't heard about my order, either: I re-ordered the MegaCart on April 3, 2013. In April 2014 the seller contacted me to say I was still on the list. So it's now 22 months and counting But at least he doesn't take money until a batch is ready to ship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I'm thinking about selling my Vic-20 with my Megacart. It's really cool and all, but I never play it. What would something like that go for? Too bad, there is a lot of fun with a VIC-20. However I suppose given the delivery time, a used Megacart is worth as much as a brand new one, which should put your system at $130 and upwards, depending what other peripherals or programs you have to go with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Not yet, but I haven't paid either. Last email was 10/13/2014 and he did say it could be 3-4 months. Yeah, my last email from him is from 10/13/2014 also... but he told me it would be a few more weeks, not months. LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n5x Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 My last email from him was in October as well. He said he was running a bit behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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