People appear to have forgotton the Elecraft Owners Database - 
http://www.zerobeat.net/cgi-bin/k2data/db.cgi 
<http://www.zerobeat.net/cgi-bin/k2data/db.cgi>

Lots of Serial numbers here.

73 de David, M0XDF (K3 #174, P3 #108)

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Albert Einstein

> On 23 Dec 2020, at 21:42, Kimo Chun <kimoc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Just as an exercise, since my K3S s/ 11727 shipped 9/24/2018 (though I
> purchased it later from the original buyer), I estimate they were averaging
> somewhere around 1 K3S shipped per day from November 2016 and September
> 2018.
> 
> 11712 + 15 = 11727  (20 days later). So maybe 25 or more per month?
> 
> 11712 - 11029 = 683 units between Nov 2016 and Sept 4, 2018 (669 days).
> This assumes 11029 was shipped Nov 4, 2016.
> So it is possible the 1 per day or a bit more is within the realm of
> possibility between those dates.
> 
> So 11029 - 10599 = 430.  430 days before is Sept 1, 2015. Naturally, their
> production and shipping would be in spurts and would ramp up from early
> release to full production (minus stoppages and weekends/holidays, etc.).
> So it just gives you a very rough idea on how many they may have sold. When
> were the first K3S's shipped?
> 
> Besides, I imagine you could call Elecraft with your serial number and they
> could tell you when it first shipped.
> 
> Regarding shipping to HI/AK/PR: What irks me is how people get free
> shipping in the upper 48 but almost never do we in Hawaii get offered a
> discount on the shipping of the difference between the two. We pay full
> pop. I've pointed it out to some vendors but never get a reply.
> Discrimination? Lazy? Stupid marketers along with incompetent site POS
> programmers? Or, likely, our business volume just doesn't merit any
> consideration (see previous descriptions).
> 
> Vendors who promote that on their sites would get my business and
> recommendation.
> 
> 73, Kimo KH7U  (on vacation so I can waste time on things like this)
> 
> Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2020 19:23:24 -0500
> From: Steve Boles <dr3...@gmail.com>
> To: "kc8wh.mh" <kc8wh...@gmail.com>
> Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net, cx...@4email.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Year vs serial number
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> 
> Very interesting...
> My serial number is 11,712 and I purchased my K3s  September 4th, 2018 -
> factory assembled...     Steve
> ARS: W4SB   //
> 
> On Mon, Dec 21, 2020 at 7:54 AM kc8wh.mh <kc8wh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> TomMy K3s is serial number 11029. Factory built. I bought it in November
>> of 2016.Hope that helps.73Mike KC8WHSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy
>> smartphone
>> -------- Original message --------From: cx...@4email.net Date: 12/21/20
>> 1:23 AM  (GMT-05:00) To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft]
>> Year vs serial number My K3s serial number is 10599 (somebody at Elecraft
>> must have known the only signal reports I get in contests) HA!Would the
>> number correspond to manufacture in 2016 or 2017? Factory assembled.73 y
>> Merry
>> ChristmasTomHP1XTK2GO_______________________________________
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