Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/07

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Subject: [Leica] Adorama vs. B&H backorder policy...and oh yeah I just ordered an M9
From: csemetko at gmail.com (Craig Semetko)
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 22:20:11 -0800
References: <mailman.750.1268018098.1001.lug@leica-users.org>

Seriously Howard---you've got to tell us where to get 6% interest!!!  
Please!

Craig

NO ARCHIVE


On Mar 7, 2010, at 7:14 PM, lug-request at leica-users.org wrote:

> Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 15:20:09 -0500
> From: Howard Ritter <hlritter at bex.net>
> Subject: [Leica] Adorama vs. B&H backorder policy...and oh yeah,      I
>       just ordered an M9
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>, MUGers at yahoogroups.com
> Message-ID: <075E202C-99B0-49E6-AA8E-84C45EA77550 at bex.net>
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>
> Well, I decided to just do it.
>
> I usually buy from B&H, but on back-orders their practice is to  
> charge the buyer's credit card when the order is PLACED.
> Adorama charges only when the item SHIPS.
> I don't want to give anyone use of my $7000 for a few (?) months  
> needlessly and for no return (at 6% that's $35/mo).
> Anyone know why B&H is so unfriendly in this respect? Keeping an  
> order active in the system until the item's in stock costs them  
> nothing.
> But this practice clearly costs them orders.
>
> ?howard