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RF 100-500 Also Backordered

Started Oct 1, 2020 | Discussions thread
BigBen08 Veteran Member • Posts: 7,472
Re: RF 100-500 Also Backordered

Joel G wrote:

OK, I'm not usually a whiner, but here goes. I ordered the R5 and RF100-500 from B&H on May 30. R5 delivered right away, but 100-500 backordered. And almost 4 months later, it's still not in.

But here's the realy annoying part. Amazon is currently showing 19 lenses in stock at $3,443.97. This is a $2800 lens, so Amazon is scalping it at a $650 markup. Both seller and shipping is Amazon, not an affiliate. I have never known Amazon to scalp anything before.

I have been monitoring this lens on Amazon and the number in stock is increasing! Just this morning they showed 18, and now this afternoon it's at 19. A couple of days ago I believe it was single-digit numbers in stock. So it is clear that Amazon has a stream of these being delivered. But what about B&H? Do they have a stream of them too, but just aren't delivering them to me?

During the time since I ordered on May 30th, the price has increase $100. I paid $2700, and the current price is $2800. I wonder whether they are shipping the $2800 orders before the $2700 orders to make more money.

Anybody else received one from B&H lately?

Wow, never seen this before with amazon. I wonder if Canon corp knows about this. Maybe they don't care.

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