my 2˘
dealers should pay the full amount as long as they did not give a deliver by date when making the deal
they should not ask anyone to cancel as that would be the same as a buyer wanting to cancel when the price skyrockets
the dealers took the risk of buying those preorders early hoping that the value would be higher later
while the buyers took the risk of selling the orders early at a potentially lower price in exchange for a guaranteed profit.
this time the buyers came out ahead last time the dealers did that's just the way the world works.
That's a valid argument. Probably the first valid one I've seen about this.
My point of view is a bit different...
We always give a deadline (3 days from when the box arrives to you) to ship the coin(s) to us. This is typically a lot earlier than 2 weeks from the sale date. We also write/wrote no backordered orders... This time was unusual in that the mint decided to hold to these orders for so long so that it fell into this grey area. I would argue that this is like a backordered order.
Importantly, I also gave people a heads-up last week so that they can push through and clear their orders telling them that I man ask them to cancel mid next week if not. This was well before any limits were lifted. And most did call and got theirs shipped at that time.
Also, on the other point you brought up, if you recall from prior "conversations", these were all pre-sold by me as well, whether they come in 2 weeks from now or 2 weeks ago, I'm not making any more or any less than I would if the limit wasn't lifted. This is equally true when the price rises.
My buyers asked me - as partners - and I did the same to my Members - to cancel anything that isn't a "live" order, so that while me and my members might not make the profits on these canceled orders, at least nobody will lose anything (including them if i went through with it.)