[Darren Boyle]

It is "illegal" for a shop to take the money before the goods are shipped, which is why we never do it, we only charge when the items leave the shop, yet time and time again we are amazed to hear just how many shops in this trade DO charge customers for stuff as soon as the order is placed even if they don have the stock on their shelves.
Dont get me wrong, I am not digging just at BR (in fact I am sorry to hear they may be closing, since it is never nice to hear of fellow model shops struggling) NOR am I saying we are perfect, I am sure we are far from it. But selling stuff you dont even have is not on, they are using YOUR money to go and get it in the first place, it is not their money they are playing with to start with......