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Newegg commingles inventory so you don’t know whose inventory you will be buying from. See section 4.1:

https://promotions.newegg.com/marketplace/PDF/SBNTermsAndCon...

Well, guess Newegg is losing a long term customer. The entire purpose of places like Newegg and B&H is to offer a slightly higher price in exchange for superior service and selection. If they're comingling inventory, there is no point to go with Newegg over Amazon.

When did they add this?

No reason to shop there anymore. Micro Center and B&H have been great.

Micro Center is nice if you live near one. The closest one to me is about an hour and a half away and the city I live in has no other computer parts stores. The mom and pop shops are all repair shops, so if I need, say, a new video card or want to buy a new processor I have to order it online, get lucky with Best Buy randomly having it in stock, it or drive the hour and a half to Micro Center.

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