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Allan Miller posted:
Mallard4468 posted:

Unless you paid in advance or gave a deposit (shame on you if you did either of those things, as it's completely unnecessary), you don't HAVE to take it.  But it's bad form not to, and that dealer probably won't let you get away with it twice.

If you don't like a preordered item, talk with the dealer.  Perhaps ask if he has another buyer and won't mind if you pass on it.  Most dealers are relatively small businesses, and unexpectedly having to sit on a $1500 engine can be a big deal.    

If you're not sure about an item, wait until you see it, and then buy it.

That is what I would recommend as well. Do you HAVE to take it if you preordered without a deposit? Probably not, but it sure is bad form to reject it and it likely is something the dealer will not permit you to do a second time unless he or she already considers you a "regular" customer.

I've taken pre-ordered items when they came not to my liking, like the MTH Burlington Zepher having  huge gaps between cars versus their M10,000 with matching round "vestibules" filling the spaces that when displayed one above the other they made guests cringe. With the amount of defective new in the box items arriving along with those painted in a clearly wrong color, I'd guess many folks (other than the "Kool Aid" drinkers and fan boys as one post mentioned) are just returning them for a refund and telling the store to send them back to the manufacturer. We don't pre-order any more.

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