Official pre-order / ship time thread

Clearly an automated message from Adorama. Considering the camera isn't due out on shelves till the end of September, I would guesstimate people will not physically have the 7D until the 1st to 2nd week of October. Who knows, they may surprise us and some companies may get a few in early to fullfill the orders. Obviously we will know the minute someone gets one toward the end of the month / early October.
 
PaPa:

It's the standard e-mail they send when your item isn't in stock. The 10-14 days figure is bogus. I received the same exact mail when I ordered a backordered Steadicam Merlin gimbal from them in the past.

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Take this for what it's worth. Pre-ordered from TigerDirect. Got a call today, apparently AmEx put a "fraud alert" on my account, so I had to go in and clear that off and tell them that yes, the charge is allowable (but... why are they charging now?)

Then, I get another call from someone wanting to verify the order, and trying to up-sell me on an extended warranty (no thanks). He said "okay, just wanted to offer it since it's such a great deal... but we'll go ahead and get this shipped out to you."

I profoundly doubt that it's actually ready to be shipped, I'm sure I'm in for at least another four week wait, and I'm sure this is just the normal process that TigerDirect goes through. But I thought I'd lay it out there for my fellow TD pre-order homies...
 
Pre-ordered at Amazon 9/01/09 at 8AM Central. Got the standard:

"[FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]Delivery estimate: We'll notify you via e-mail when we have an estimated delivery date for this item. It will ship separately. You can cancel at any time."

Wouldn't October the 10th be lovely..........
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I've called Tiger Direct twice and both times the operator could not find 'Canon 7D' or 'Canon EOS 7D' in their system. It was two different operators. They both asked me if I could provide a Tiger Direct item number to help them.
Can anyone help here? Is there an item number on one of your order slips you could post?
 
I'm trying to figure out if I should go local. Tried B&H today, but forgot they close early on Friday's. I talked to my local Penn Camera and could put in an order w/full payment. What's faster? (sorry if this is in this thread somewhere).
 
FatDaddy said:
I'm trying to figure out if I should go local. Tried B&H today, but forgot they close early on Friday's. I talked to my local Penn Camera and could put in an order w/full payment. What's faster? (sorry if this is in this thread somewhere).
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I don't think anyone can really answer this definitively without knowing allotment numbers (and particularly those out of the first batch).

Two scenarios:
1) If your local Penn already has a designated # of 7Ds coming to them, (say 5) and you're one of the first 5 on their list, then you'll get the camera around when everyone else does.

But the fact that they're asking you to PIF makes me think that

2) they'll be placing a 7D order through Canon, and it's up to Canon to fulfill it. I would think that in this scenario a larger company like B&H would have priority in the first batch (and maybe even subsequent ones), so you could be waiting a while for your camera.

It looks like the B&H pre-orders are probably all spoken for, so it's pretty much a crapshoot, but I'd stick with them on the basis of not having to pay up front (having $1600 tied up for an indefinite period with no camera would not sit well with me, that's a lot of interest!)

Someone with more insight feel free to correct this post, this is how it works with other expensive electronics that I'm familiar with, but it could be different for cameras.
 
Just got off the phone with a very nice and informative Rep from AVAlive. They have on their website, and have confirmed via the phone conversation I had with them just moments ago, that the release date for the 7D is September 21st. I asked if she had any information regarding the actual shipping date and she said that is is usually just 2-3 days after that time.

Obviously pre-orders are fulfilled on a first come, first serve basis so actual shipping dates will vary, but it may just be that some people will have the camera in hand before the end of the month.

Take this with a grain of salt as usual. We all know how phone Reps can be, but I have dealt with them before with the Panasonic AG-HMC150 and they were pretty accurate with everything.
 
How does one juggle preorders?

Can you cancel at anypoint, at lets say, Adorama?

How do you juggle between two vendors who may receive them about the
same time? { avoiding paying for both }

thanks
 
I pre-ordered fom TigerDirect on 9/1 and finally finished the verification process yesterday. I was told by a CSR that a shipment was scheduled for the end of next week. So we could have our cameras within two weeks!
 
Pre-ordered 9/06 from BestBuy.com. Estimated Arrival: 10/13-10/19/2009.

Sucks to pay tax, but 18 months/no interest and $20 rebate via the Best Buy card works for me.
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Anyone know if Adorama takes out a $50 surcharge of some kind for preorders? They said they won't charge and yet, there they go pulling $50 out of my account.
 
Wow I guess the 21st is the end of the month. Usually you expect them to ship it around the 30th or so. I would love to get this before the 30th in my hands. I ordered from tigerdirect.com and confirmed a week ago so hopefully they get a big batch. If they did get 200 or more preorders I am sure some haven't confirmed and some will drop out.
 
dvpixl said:
Anyone know if Adorama takes out a $50 surcharge of some kind for preorders? They said they won't charge and yet, there they go pulling $50 out of my account.
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They do an authorization...I don't know what their protocol is for that. If the money doesn't reappear I would definitely contact them. I never noticed this on my order from them.
 
Noob question here: I see a lot of you guys doing the pre-order thing online is that faster as opposed to just going to the store and picking it up? don't they do first come first serve sorta thing when it comes to picking up a camera in store?
 
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