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Hey all - co-owner here with Tynan. He tried to reply to all your comments but you guys left so many he got throttled by HN and now can't post. Shame on you all.

Just kidding - but really, he's throttled atm. He'll be back to reply to posts when he can!

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Why would you guys buy the island without seeing it first? Were you guys just really excited?

It hit three of their big metrics. What it looked like was probably a perk in comparison to cost, where it was, and availability.

We didn't transfer the money until seeing it. As the commenter below said, it hit our metrics, so we figured that barring an infestation of wild tigers or something, it was worth buying. So we went up, camped for a night to check it out, and wired the money the next morning.

Wouldn't an infestation of wild tigers make it more worth buying? =)

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