So clearing out some old bookmarks and came across the Kickstarter link for this. He STILL hasn't finished. In fact, he is only 40% finished per the last update. The communication appears to have gotten worse, not better. To add to that, I've seen a lot of feedback that he operated his store with the same terrible communications practices he used on the Kickstarter.
So sadly, just for the sake of anyone else out there that may someday see this, I must downgrade my recommendation to "Just don't buy from this store." It doesn't seem like you are likely to have a good experience no matter how you interact with this guy, and the product is just not so good that it is worth it. I'm glad I'm a lucky one who got his order, but I feel terrible for everyone who didn't, now almost 10 months later.