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My real question is, when/where did you tell everyone this was available so I could have saved $1,000 and gotten the pre-sale? I do not see an announcement that the sale actually began anywhere.

It was a topic of conversation in a lot of Town Halls, and in the Town Hall blogs it was announced as well: https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/splinterlands-town-hall-summary-may-9th-2022-10am-eastern

April 14th, official post announcement on this channel via dedicated post with clear headline:

Splintershards (SPS) Validator Node Overview & License Presale

They implemented a timer on the pre-sale page that ticked down for weeks, until the pre-sale finally started.

Now, considering that VOUCHER prices have come down, you are actually paying nearly the SAME price as before.

You can also buy on Hive-Engine.