hard to keep everyone happy? sure. but what the forum is seeing here says a lot more than IPS's actions. from what I'M seeing (and this is just my opinion), IPS hasn't been a sponsor for a while (intentionally or not), the information posted by employees/owners there pertains to non-3/s related platforms, and the most detailed postings of late are those pertaining to 3kgtsl91's projects.

i've had two major orders with IPS this year. both were dragged out far longer than they should have been. both were treated as though the problem would have gone on indefinitely--had i not harassed IPS to get their shit together. in fact, the only reason i considered the second transaction with them was due to IPS having the quality which i felt was lacking in all of my other alternatives.

with this kind of service, there is, imho, clear room for a QUALITY competitor to offer similar parts at similar prices. 3sx would be a better alternative, but their 16g kit is (also imho) inferior to IPS's.