When an order is placed and paid in full with a dealer, the dealer should immediately place the order with the supplier. There is NO EXCUSE for not doing so. NONE!
In the case of a group buy where a certain number of orders are required to get a discount, then the dealer should not be taking payment in full up front. He should either get a list of customers wanting in, maybe a small deposit to hold their place, but full payment should not be made until the order is being placed with the supplier.
Any dealer that has a pattern of taking payment in full and holding the order for weeks/months has severe cash flow problems. You can forget once in a long while I guess if things are hectic, but when it's an on-going issue over dozens and dozens of customers and several years there is a big problem.
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