Availability Codes on Australian Listings

[diecastdude]

Does any one know why Australian models that were listed as Sold Out before now read as Temporariliy Out Of Stock, example, the XY TrackRed in 1.43 scale and models that were listed as Limited Stock now read as Order Me, example, Shell Ford AU's 1.43 scale of Radisicg and Johnson and other models that were listed as In Production now read as Scheduled For Production, example Valiant Charger 1.43. I have been watching this for a few weeks and put it down to the construction of the new site but now that the new site is here this hasn't changed. Any Idea's
Regards
D.D

[admin]

The reason for re classification is because we operate and update our site daily and things do change.
Some go from one category to the other a couple of times as in the case of the Charger.
In early Feb it was planned for a week 5 start. Another project came up and with Chinese New Year approaching, we re-slotted it into week 9, which is why it is now back into the 'In Production' mode. The Vitamin 'C' car went back a week as the paint chip was destroyed and we had to courier another up to China.
So you see it doesnt all happen with the flick of the fingers.
We have finally had a chance to do a stock take and found some of the previously 'Sold Out' items so they are back on.
The reason some go from 'Sold Out' to Limited Stock, is because when we put the next Lowndes car on for example, we will sell around 300 in one or two hours.
It is far better to stop the orders by changing to 'Sold out' for a while to let us see how many we really do have left, than to take 320 orders for 300 cars. If we have taken orders for only 280, we will then put it back on as 'Limited Stock' and count the balance as they come in.
Before all the Charger fans start yelling about "another project" putting their car back two weeks, please remember we make around 3 million cars a year and have obligations to over 50 manufacturers that we make models for.
As they say...'It ain't easy"