Hey! In addition to what others have said, for me the key part is the handmade ceramic, I love ceramic and glaze, each piece is unique and artfully crafted!
Things show up on their Instagram and YouTube well before they show up on the website or in any newsletter btw... (also no sale)
IF custom orders exist again...
I have the same concern, and now I kind of want to make sure my replacement Tahiti Grape bandit does not have the heater sphere placed like this... At first I noticed, and thought cool it's probably better balanced, especially for a mini one since it doesn't have as big of a base, but yeah seeing the mama magma with it placed like that was a bit disconcerting for me!
Jaxel do not sell on Instagram, nor do they sell them at all technically, you'll have to wait for them to go up on the website for sale...
It is definitely trickier to make something smaller like this, same parts but making them smaller, just because it's less clay and glaze does not make it less money, since it is more involved to produce... Also seriously would not hold your breath for prices going down
I think the mini is a cool idea, tempting of course, but I don't really think it makes sense for me...