rboatertoo posted:Another reason not to pre order...... I have been finding better deals after they receive it, then I would pre ordering. Prepaying for a preorder, is a never good. ...
Absolutely agree. 
In fact, if you've followed my posts here, I've been conveying that very message for months. I can't tell you how many times I've seen better prices AFTER products are delivered -- even better prices than pre-order levels. One well-known dealer just had Lionel's VisionLine GG-1's on sale for $1120, which is a better price than ANY dealer had when Lionel first announced the product about 16 months ago.
The whole issue (for me) with these Atlas-O F7's is that the products were physically here in the States. I didn't pre-order and pre-pay for this 24 months ago. Dealers sent invoices thinking they'd be shipping product within the week. It wasn't a "typical" pre-order situation like what commonly happens when a product is announced or catalog'd. In this case, I felt it was worth grabbing a set of these locomotives before they were all spoken for instead of waiting for a lower sale price. So I called a dealer; confirmed availability of product; received an invoice; and promptly paid it -- thinking I'd see the product within a few days. Little did we all know. 
Contrary to what some folks "read into my posts" (incorrectly), there's no bad guy here. Crap happens... and we'll all deal with it as best as we can. Until then, no money exchanges hands. Easy concept.
David
