Two days ago, Onvia canceled my order for K7T Pro 2, which I ordered for $85 with the $25 off coupon quite some time ago when it was back ordered. They said that they won't be getting it for quite sometime. Two days later, they are showing in stock.
In a meantime, I ordered it from Allstarshop.com for $127 (with shipping & CA tax), which was yeasterday. Of course, Allstar is such a good company, so they shipped the board the same day, and I got the board from their location in Laguna, CA trhe next day.
Also, I ordered T-bird 1.1Ghz from Onvia yesterday morning for $257 shipped instead of Buy.com, when the status was showing In Stock. I called them today to confirm if mine was going to be shipped because their inventory status had changed to Out of Stock today. Well, they said that mine won't be shipped, and my order was going to be canceled automatically. Without any choice, I ordered one from Buy.com for $287 (shipping & CA tax) which could have been $30 less with a coupon which expired yesterday, if I had chosen Buy.com instead of Onvia.
Onvia inventory status has been driving me crazy. They have a very bad control of what they have and what & when they will be getting their stock.
I could have gotten my K7T Pro2 (a) & T-bird 1.1Ghz for $342 shipped. In stead, I ended up spending $414 shipped including a good $28 contribution to the state of California.
I used to love Onvia with their fat coupons and good customer services. However, ever since they changed their back ordered policy and started canceling orderd without asking us, they have been screwing my mind and my buying strategy. I have to say I do not feel as confident ordering from Onvia as I used to.
One more thing, Allstarshop.com is a pretty good place. Their inventory is pretty accurate, and they have always shipped stuff the same day if you ordered it in the morning. They stock new motherboards pretty early. Especially, if you do not live in California, without paying tax, their prices are pretty good.