Howdy again folks, just thought I'd let you know that indeed I had used the phone number, and had also followed up via email and via the contact here on the site. Long story short, my order WAS in fact around $500.00, and I DID finally receive it after a long phone call (not my first) and also received an apology and a customer appreciation offer. So for all the billy badasses who like to put their tinfoil hats on and say this is all fake, congrats! You're wrong, and my order is completed, finally, after a very real error.
Thanks for the info to those who had actual answers, and to those who wonder why people show up on the forums with only genuine questions, usually around something going wrong, it's because a forum is meant to be a discourse with helpful information. Truly, I weep for all the following hot air and weak insults headed my way, but the reality is the vitriol and general keyboard warrior hot air is the primary reason that no one would want to take part unless they have to. I'd love to be part of a group of awesome folks, and there were a few on here that helped out. But, much like the actual population, most of the answers were just a bunch of meatheads ****ting out their mouths as per usual.
True gratitude to those who offered actual feedback. I can take a joke, I love um, **** it. But man, some of these comments are just total **** bags lol.
Good luck on the bids guys. Glad I finally got the products I paid for if even a month and a half late.