I think i should clear some things up.
"Our" group buy is for "us", "homebrewers". Location of the brewer has nothing to do with it. Being a South Jersey/Philly GB just means that's where the operation is taking place.... the pick up location mostly. I will never not included someone based on their location. I'm pretty sure there is even someone from Virginia on this group buy!
I did post on the NY thread and decide to let them in for a number of reasons:
1) It seemed like they are having trouble getting things rolling this time around.
2) Reaching out to other locations means obtaining more orders for this GB. There is no telling if we would have had enough interest to get this pallet filled.
3) Because when i first made the switch to All Grain/Bulk Grain, i had a hard time getting into a group buy simply because of MY location.
I do also firmly agree that payments should be sent as soon as possible BUT there are always things that can delay someone's payment. If someone has a delay and informs me about it, I'm very understanding. If they just didn't reply to the PM about payment and all this time went by, I would gladly drop them from the GB! The 2 guys who paid a little later then everyone else are in fact people who have supported this GB from the start AND informed me about when to expect payment.
So basically, lets just end this fuss about all the late payments and who should or shouldn't be included because it all boils down to this:
I will always let ANYONE on our group buys because i feel everyone should get that chance to purchase grain at these prices. Some of us, INCLUDING MYSELF, might not even get the chance to brew if the prices weren't so cheap.
So in ending, i would like to thank EVERYONE who is on this group buy for supporting it and i hope you all stay with this GB so we can all share this opportunity. Anyone who missed out, there will be another one as soon as this gets delivered. Let's not talk any further about this. I wouldn't want anyone to be offended because of something as silly as a delayed shipment.
Thanks again for your help. I'll keep everyone informed about the delivery as soon as all payments have cleared.
Cheers