(Not quite sure where to put this. Feel free to move it.)
About a month ago, I ordered a CD directly from Amazon (not through another seller on the site). The CD's status then was "Special Order," and Amazon estimated I'd have it in about a month. Now Amazon estimates it'll take another month, and I'm guessing it'll never arrive. I'd buy it from another source, but nobody seems to have it. The CD in question is Earl Hines, 1937-1939, CC. Anybody have experience with this type of thing?
Special order, backorder, etc.
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I've had some interesting experiences ordering from Amazon. Everything has eventually arrived if they said it would. I think once something was cancelled but was notified right away.
The CC stuff should be get-able. A&B Sound has it listed as 6-8 weeks (which usually means 4 or less).
http://www.absound.ca/ProductDetailMusi ... 0751705382
The get it right from the distributor in Canada (http://www.trendmusic.com/). If you find out who the U.S. distributor is, you can probably get your local CD store to special order it.
The CC stuff should be get-able. A&B Sound has it listed as 6-8 weeks (which usually means 4 or less).
http://www.absound.ca/ProductDetailMusi ... 0751705382
The get it right from the distributor in Canada (http://www.trendmusic.com/). If you find out who the U.S. distributor is, you can probably get your local CD store to special order it.
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Sometimes "Special Order" means that they have had access to it in the past, through an external distributor. Once the order is placed, they call around to see if it can be fulfilled. If not, they refund the sale or opt not to charge it.
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I find gemm.com a great resource when searching for hard-to-find CDs. It's all private vendors, and I think they list what they've got on hand, so you know it's in stock. The only thing you need to be wary of is that sometimes they'll set ridiculous prices for items to take advantage of the "I've gotta have it!" customer.
They've got it for $12.65 here.
They've got it for $12.65 here.