Howdy,
Well, that one was close, got a runtime error at the end of that last post.
There is another thread running around about back orders. We look at every order for billing and material compatability. If everything looks good we release it. If there's a issue, we contact the customer for clarification.
So from Friday at 5:00 PM PST till Monday morning 8:00 AM PST no orders process. This means that in that time frame our inventory doesn't change. This is how we get our tit in the ringer with (for lack of better words) the possibility of over booking. This is why it might say in stock when you place the order but, we end up contacting people saying it's now out of stock. Normal procedure for our system is to hold the order until it's complete.
The only information that I can offer to is when you place the order online use the comments section to say don't hold my order till it's complete. If you call in the order, say the same thing to the agent you talk to. With this we can ship everything we have right away. You'll only get billed for items shipped and partial shipping for what we actually send. This way you'll know what's being shipped to you and what's on back order. This way you can decide whether to buy locally and cancel the back orders, or just wait for the back ordered items to ship.
Regards
Gregg