Quoted from RobT:Nice attempt at spin, but it's still a price hike.
You admit that there was never any mention of the price being higher later. In fact you say "It's typical" for preorders to involve some type of discount. Well, typical or not, it was not stated that there was any discount.
You also make reference to pre-orders for a new Stern, which makes no sense, since Stern doesn't raise their price on a pin once the MSRP is announced. We are talking about a price hike, and that's what JJP has done, plain and simple.
If your concerned about it why don't you call Jack himself. I'm sure he would let you know why.