Out of interest. What is the average lead time from release date to shipping pro's and LE's. I never followed metallica or kiss or the like for delivery dates. Also Stern estimate ship dates, how accurate are they?
When I ordered my KISS LE from Joe, he emailed or called me regularly to keep me posted. There was a delay with the container, from memory - 2 weeks. You should have been told by your distributor, and if not, you need to chase it up.