Best Online camera shop?

Although B&H is well regarded by most

Thanks.

(others than me),

Not for lack of trying.

in fact they do charge your card on order submission for back-ordered items.

And we're always SCRUPULOUS about telling the customer this before the order's
committed.

Although this is generally considered abusive,

Actually, it's considered "abusive" by a mere handful of individuals. The
overwhelming majority don't seem to mind. Disappointing that someonw would so
causally generalize like this though.

ask 'em; they will confirm and provide a "justification".?

Is it a "justification" or an explanation? Does it really make a difference?
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regards,
Henry Posner/B&H Photo-Video
http://www.bhphotovideo.com

Charging your credit card before they ship the item is stealing. Plain and
simple.

No, it's not. Taking someone's property without their permission is stealing.

In the business it's called "hammering"

I have to admit I have never heard this used in this contexct before and after
a google search I coul;dn't come up with any hits.

and it's a way to generate a large float with the bank which keeps the
business from having to borrow money for operations from the bank at high
interest rates.

This is naive beyond belief. First, interest rates these days are below 1%, so
even if this was a viable option, the returnb would be pennies. Second, the
time and expense of managing an operation of this size makes it unwieldy and
unprofitable, unless you're a bank or have nothing else to do all day. That
lets most legit retailers out. Anyone who thinks a retailer who sells you a
camera on Monday and doesn't ship it until Thursday is making big $$$ Tuesday
and Wednesday is simply wrong. Plain and simple.
- --

regards,
Henry Posner/B&H Photo-Video
http://www.bhphotovideo.com

Charging your credit card before they ship the item is stealing. Plain and
simple.

No, it's not. Taking someone's property without their permission is stealing.

In the business it's called "hammering"

I have to admit I have never heard this used in this contexct before and after
a google search I coul;dn't come up with any hits.

and it's a way to generate a large float with the bank which keeps the
business from having to borrow money for operations from the bank at high
interest rates.

This is naive beyond belief. First, interest rates these days are below 1%, so
even if this was a viable option, the returnb would be pennies. Second, the
time and expense of managing an operation of this size makes it unwieldy and
unprofitable, unless you're a bank or have nothing else to do all day. That
lets most legit retailers out. Anyone who thinks a retailer who sells you a
camera on Monday and doesn't ship it until Thursday is making big $$$ Tuesday
and Wednesday is simply wrong. Plain and simple.
- --

regards,
Henry Posner/B&H Photo-Video
http://www.bhphotovideo.com

Although B&H is well regarded by most

Thanks.

(others than me),

Not for lack of trying.

in fact they do charge your card on order submission for back-ordered items.

And we're always SCRUPULOUS about telling the customer this before the order's
committed.

Although this is generally considered abusive,

Actually, it's considered "abusive" by a mere handful of individuals. The
overwhelming majority don't seem to mind. Disappointing that someonw would so
causally generalize like this though.

ask 'em; they will confirm and provide a "justification".?

Is it a "justification" or an explanation? Does it really make a difference?
- --

regards,
Henry Posner/B&H Photo-Video
http://www.bhphotovideo.com