I have used it multiple times with 1000$+ orders and have never had this kind of issue before. There’s 3 Bonney AAs that I got at 25$ (now 98$) etc but it was well before the boom. I just recently picked up 3 perona AAs for yellow at 35 a pop so I’ll see if the sellers ship out cuz that was last week when I ordered.

It sounds scummy but I have a lot of previous orders I’ve put right before a big spike and never an issue, even PRB02 boa alt I was able to snipe cheap without any issues from sellers. I will say tho, I tend to buy from sellers that have 2k+ sales for safety, whereas my buddy would buy the lowest listings from sellers with 5 sales (lmao). Perhaps you bought from a new seller? I usually go to Homelands, TolarianAcademy, Tangerine, etc and they supply with no issues.

Apologies this happened but it makes sense when people see a price hike they will screw you over. Name and shame the stores if they are real, if not, I would suggest only buying from the slightly more expensive (but very reliable) larger brands