[fox46]

A four week delay in receiving a order for a six week project that is time sensitive will get you removed from most companies vendors list . Just saying , So in fact having only one or two vendors supplying all the teams with select parts is in fact part of the game. The teams that have large budgets can afford to stockpile parts off season while rookie teams or teams with limited budgets have a disadvantage of receiving parts whenever the supplier choose to deliver.

You have to understand that there were some very extenuating circumstances this year with some severe weather that impacted many teams in the states. The fact that some suppliers were able to get any parts out is impressive.

I have to ask- did you use the express shipping option or standard shipping? If you used standard then I am not surprised it took so long to get your parts. When you're ordering parts during build season always go with the fastest shipping option- think of it as buying time. Time is worth every penny.

Veteran teams are indeed at an advantage because they often have parts left over from previous years. I am sure however that if you were to contact a couple teams in your area and explained your situation they would have been more than happy to lend you the required parts with a promise to replace them later when your order came in.