Rant on friend! I agree. Had noticed the same thing. A lot of them do come with pcb mounted pots so that they are secured in that way. But I have already found one case where I would rather use solder lugs and arrange the pots differently on the pedal leaving the pcb without a mount. But you can still mount the board with the metal standoffs. Mount it so that the screws catch and clamp the edge of the board or like I do use your dremel tool or hacksaw to cut a slot in the standoff. Takes more standoffs but gives a very vintage look.