That's a very fair point. It's not like concert tickets where the early buyer gets the best seats.
I'm sure there are several of us here that have ordered other items from him - and you're absolutely right - if he didn't make good stuff, nobody would care. I think that what bothers me a bit is that we were completely overlooked here. I can't blame him for focusing on the FB group, certainly that's a larger population to market to. But he did make a commitment here to give us the same opportunity that he was giving the FB group, and that didn't happen.
Again, to your very valid point, I'll be very happy with my new clean batmobile, regardless of the number.