I did a pre-order once and go fucking figure a heat wave hit Texas and the plant I was pressing thru had to close down untill it cooled down enough for them to be able to operate again which took about 2 months it was horrible but luckily everyone was very understanding. Moral of the story pre-orders are dumb and should be avoided at all cost just wait till everyting is in had and put them up for sale. You can still hype/promote a record with out having a pre-oder.