It was the only amazon distributor as far as I know.
they were directly linked from the Orange Pi 5 website.
Its their responsibility they direct their customers to dubious distribution systems (IF THAT IS THE CASE).
We should never reward orders or preorders in any fast devaluating area (like electronics) to be reneged after inflation: this would allow manufacturers to post-select a financial path: if less inflation than expected fulfill order, if more inflation than expected renege the deal.
Amazon can be rather dubious, but there's not a lot of competition to chose from. Orange Pi is far too small of a company to set up their own international payment and delivery system. I have used Ali Express, and they've been pretty good at protecting me from attempted fraud.
Orange Pi should fulfill my order, which I paid for, and still patiently await to see the board. If they feel it is the fault of Amazon (the platform of their choice) or the distributor of their choice, they can complain there and ask them for remuneration for reputational damage and cost of unfulfilled orders.
All I know, is that I paid via the Orange Pi endorsed channel and never received the board.
I have the right to warn others.
Hiding behind front company distributors to pull of inflation postselection tricks or whatever malice or incompetence it turns out to be should not be rewarded.
they were directly linked from the Orange Pi 5 website.
Its their responsibility they direct their customers to dubious distribution systems (IF THAT IS THE CASE).
We should never reward orders or preorders in any fast devaluating area (like electronics) to be reneged after inflation: this would allow manufacturers to post-select a financial path: if less inflation than expected fulfill order, if more inflation than expected renege the deal.