I think he means he won't be taking pre-orders in the future - building bikes THEN selling them to avoid the possibility of this kind of thing happening again.That would suggest one of two things;
1. He has stock presently that could be sold.
or
2. He intends to build a stock supply.
If its one, why wouldn't he use existing stock to satisfy customer demand?
If its two, I feel sorry for whoever his backer is....more money down the drain.
Or, I completely misunderstood what you were saying - feel free to correct me.