
Update: Amazon UK started to contact customers with canceled D800 pre-orders to notify them that this was an error and all orders will be reinstated.
Today Amazon UK started canceling D800 pre-orders because Nikon has informed them that “D800 is in restricted supply” and “no longer available“. You can read the full text of the sent emails at the [NR] forum. This is even more annoying for people who pre-ordered their D800 before the UK price increase. Amazon may also have a legal reason to cancel unfulfilled pre-orders after 90 days – I read somewhere that if a seller cannot deliver the purchased goods in 90 days, the contract is void (maybe someone with a legal background can clarify that).
Other retailers have also sent emails about D800 shortages, but have not canceled any pre-orders yet:
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