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ThePetiteRunner
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I've been to the Scuba.com store. Their warehouse is huge, and when I saw it... full. At the beginning of the year, you may find that a lot of scuba gear (in general) may be backordered, as many manufacturers run their stock down at the end of the year to not have it carry over into the next year as being in stock. Carrying inventory over through the end of year could lead to tax liability.
I totally get that and understand the need to handle their business as they see fit. HOWEVER, I still think it's asinine that they choose to list items they are clearly out of stock for without mentioning exactly when it will be in stock again, for sale. If you don't have it ready to ship out or are not going to say "out of stock until XXX date", I think you shouldn't be listing items. Simply put it back up when you DO get it in stock. Sending me a "your items are out of stock for the next month, but don't worry we'll send it to you when it finally shows up.... and p.s. no need to respond to this unless you need it before XXX date" is not going to keep me as a customer.