I'd be in for 2 as well.
the problem is that we did not even hit 100 in this post
I don't think this topic has (or gets?) the visibility that the Current Coops topic does. The first filled up in 12 hrs?<--- probably because of subscriptions to that topic! (it would be interesting to see how many people are subscribed Current Coops vs the other topics...) Anyway, I doubt the interest was satisfied that quick. Sure, not having them by Christmas might be a deal breaker for some, but I see the Aether2 as a year-around prop.
Maybe look at starting a coop under the premise that it has to reach the minimum in order to go forward?