[eschaider]

When firms charge your card in advance of shipping the components you have ordered they are usually using your purchase dollars for operating capital. The problem was brought on by poor to bad business management. By charging your card in that fashion they typically do not address the underlying problem and the business will continue its downward financial spiral. At some point they hit a bottom that is usually called bankruptcy.

It would be to your advantage to ask your bank card provider to cancel the transaction if it is not too late. Many cards will require you to make that request within about 60 days of the problem. If the charge reversal window has closed you have essentially two options left. The first is to visit in person (if you are close enough) and attempt to pick up your parts. The second is to wait patiently and hope he ships your stuff before he goes under. Neither is particularly attractive.

Actually there is a third option which is Small Claims Court. Even when you win, you then have to identify the location of his assets and get the proper court documents on file to allow you or someone who specializes in these sorts of events to seize the property necessary to make you whole again and compensate the service you used if you chose to use one. Each alternative is about 40 miles of bad road.


Ed