Cryhavoc,
There is a report above in this thread and several in the closed thread.
nmking09 Xoar 22x8, lawn boy oil 32:1, 40deg F, 300ft ASL, and 7200 rpm
I emailed Steve last night, the guy from ebay and he said he will have more stock in ten days. I also have asked about spare parts this morning but probably won't get an answer until evening do to the time difference.
It is better to wait and sell a properly manufactured engine rather then sell a crappy engine, have customers beotch about it and get a bad name. It could be they are making sure the new production run meets the required quality and specs. The run coming out now is following the Chinese new year. I guess the whole country takes a vacation, Kind of like Christmas vacation here.
My engine is from the other batch and should arrive sometime next week.