Yeah, he's real and the e-mail price list I got from before this latest website says very clearly that if you can't wait don't order.
I have no problem with the wait, but I too can't figure out why he would bother lying about when he shipped.

Although, if he responds to an e-mail request for a ship date and says nope hasn't shipped yet, he's gonna get another e-mail asking the same question and again he's gonna say nope hasn't shipped yet, and so on....

However, if he replies to the first e-mail by saying he shipped the order there would be no point in sending more e-mails asking for a shipping date.

In a nutshell, if he says he hasn't shipped, he's guaranteed to be continually bugged and e-mailed until he says he shipped it.

By saying he shipped it right away it probably eliminates ten e-mails from every customer.

The more I think about it the more I think that is exactly why he says it was shipped after the first e-mail.

Still wish it was sent, though, poor me.