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Non-Tech : CompUSA (CPU) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Michael who wrote (2760)	7/12/1999 10:58:00 AM
From: AJ Berger	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3187

yes, that is incorrect Ingram is ALSO a drop ship distributor to practically half the US computer selling sights on the internet. the way you can tell is by the ship from address on your package. If you are familier with the location of Ingrams 11 distribution centers, you'd recognize the addresses. I buy from Ingram direct, and from many online resellers that use them, and can easially recognize the label matches. A cool trick I've learned is to always check Ingrams inventory before ordering online. 9 out of 10 times, if they don't have it, even the so called "real time" inventory reading sights don't either. That is because Ingram is ALSO and order process software provider, and many of these online vendors also use their software. They just don't update as quickly as they use a daily sweep update overnight, instead of a real time update as Ingram direct has. This is why it's wise to NEVER trust any online resellers "real time" inventory counts on a hard to find item. You should always call and have them manually check inventory status on a very new or hard to get item.