At the time I placed my order, the policy described by md126 was in place. Don't know if it still is or not. I would imagine that after they complete the original orders, orders for this bow will be handled like any other one they sell, but I don't know that for a fact.
The other side of the story about paying for a bow without knowing how it's going to be built or exactly what it will cost is that you had the option of accepting or rejecting the bow at the time of completion, depending on whether you were satisfied with the bow and the final price. I guess Dick felt that there were enough people who wanted the bow that he wasn't worried if the original purchaser would take it or not. Frankly, it was kind of exciting for me to wait and see what Dick came up with, not knowing exactly how it would turn out.