It worked, I was able to get a hold of them between those time frames. I asked Trick Flow about the delay and they said it was because of having a hard time getting the valves. So I asked customer service about buying bare heads without no springs with no valves and the guy just went quiet.
Yeah the "hardware issue" is a BS excuse and has been from the beginning. They haven't had the bare castings available either, not for awhile. I'm glad you called them out on it, not that it changes anything..