Hobbylinc.com Backorder System

How our Backorder System Works

Why do we offer items for sale that are notcurrently in stock?

Most hobby manufacturers announce items that are going to be produced up to 8 months before they actually produce the item. Many times the manufacturers will produce a very low quantity usually not much more than the amount of items that they have 'presold'. In order to ensure that our customers get the items that they want many times it is necessary to pre-order items. Most non-released items are listed on-line with the expected release date. Additionally, our customers simply want to be the first to receive a new release item.

How our backordered system works

After placing your order (and sending in payment information if you choose to pay by Check or Money Order) your order will be processed against our warehouse inventory to double check for availability. If any availability issues arise your order will be moved to the category of 'availability issues, waiting for your reply'. A copy of your order with the unavailable and available items will be e-mailed to you (assuming that you entered in your correct e-mail address). You can respond to the availability issues by using our on-line status page at http://www.hobbylinc.com/products/status.htm. On-line instructions are available on how to correctly instruct us how you wish to proceed on an order that has availability issues. Any availability issues will be processed within a 24 hour period of you placing your order so please check the status page in case your e-mail information was entered incorrectly at the time of the order.

Why keep backorders with Hobbylinc?

Hobbylinc has a sophisticated backordering system that ensures your backorder will ship quickly once a backordered item arrives. You are assured of a first-come, first-serve, stock allocation upon the availability of the item on backorder. Backordering with Hobbylinc will make sure that you get the item you want and you'll be one of the first to receive it. Hobbylinc.com also provides bi-weekly emails with any change in information concerning your backordered item/s. 

How do I check my backorders with Hobbylinc?

If you have backordered items with hobby link you can check the status of these items by simply using the on-line status page at http://www.hobbylinc.com/products/status.htm.You can also simply locate the items that you have on backorder on-line and the line listing will show the expected availability date of the item/s that you have on backorder.

Hobbylinc has more than 20,000 items in stock, so it's a good bet that well have the items you are looking for. Unfortunately,  we have no control over manufactures production schedule. We can only pass on the information that is provided to us.  Please use the backorder availability dates as a guideline only. These dates do change often.

Hobbylinc.com Staff