Ordering items that come from the manufacturer, I e camshafts

Yes, extremely frustrating; I feel your pain. I ordered cyl heads from Hughes, paid that including a hefty amount in freight to send to Australia, only to find out AFTERWARDS that the heads were on b/order with no known delivery date. No mention on the H website about being on BO. They refunded the money but I lost a significant amount of money in CC fees & the $AU/$US conversion.