It's been good, but not as lucrative as this thread might suggest.

Good sides:

1. Got out of credit card debt (I wasn't that far in, but this is the biggest positive for me, I feel great about it)

2. Paid the remaining money I owed on the laser (a few hundred bucks for some upgrades), and bought insurance for it.

3. Started a small business and optimized shipping/got set up with Shopify (wouldn't have done this otherwise, VERY glad I did).

3. N900 paid for itself.

4. Made a bunch of people happy while making something useful for myself. (rare opportunity! I feel good offering better and more personal service than Nokia or some random eBay vendor)

Downsides:

1. Lots of time invested -- more than I care to admit, but I'm obsessive about making sure everyone is happy.

2. Hard to see where to go from here if I wanted to try to make a living this way (though again, the extra money is just so helpful right now, I've been living in debt and uninsured for too long).


Those are some pretty awesome returns, and some small downsides. I'm grateful for all the orders, support, and good will from T.M.O and hope to keep supplying stands and interesting accessories to everyone as they come up. I'm also hoping that I can, in some small way, reward/encourage other people (like the USB OTG hackers, and the NeoPwn folks) who are doing useful stuff with the N900.

Still waiting for the stylii I ordered to come in from China. Once they arrive, I'll announce my next product...