I'd think that 4-6 weeks in the company store would be long enough for most folks to get their funds together.  But yeah, I can see how every little bit of time could help . . . especially in this economy.  <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/sad.gif" alt="" /> 
I do pretty much all of my purchasing via PayPal and when it comes to 
transferring money into PayPal, I don't use a CC for instant transfers, but 
rather do the more secure bank transfers.  So here in Canada, because of the 
differences in the banking system with the U.S., for me to do a funds transfer 
into PayPal takes 8-10 days on average.  
This is just about perfect when it comes to the pre-announcements from the Yard.
The funds will be in place (hopefully) before the knife becomes available, so 
when I order, I'll send a request in to Renee, and request my JYD# 62 to be put 
on it. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />