There's obviously a problem with their inventory system regarding this title. To see if it's actually in stock, who wants to volunteer to try buying (and returning) Mythos at full price?

I think that you asked this before. No one is gonna volunteer to be the guinea pig. If you wanna know so badly, then you be the guinea pig -rolleyes-

You are wrong.

my bad, I thought that someone posted something similar to this...it must've been a different thread.

However, I did find this post...very interesting.

Yeah, no wonder Amazon has 1000 copies on backorder. Thanks, wannabe :(

Hello from Amazon.com.

We are sorry to report that we will not be able to obtain the following
item from your order:

Joseph Campbell (Primary Contributor) "Joseph Campbell - Mythos"

Though we had expected to be able to send this item to you, we've
since found that it is not available from any of our sources at this
time. We realize this is disappointing news to hear, and we apologize
for the inconvenience we have caused you.

We must also apologize for the length of time it has taken us to reach
this conclusion. Until recently, we had still hoped to obtain this
item for you.

You may wish to try searching for this item on Amazon.com Auctions
(http://auctions.amazon.com) and zShops (http://www.amazon.com/zshops).
Our sellers list thousands of items for sale every day, and it's possible
that someone may be selling the item you're seeking.

We have cancelled this item from your order.

Please note that if you took advantage of a promotional offer when
placing this order, this cancellation may affect your order's
eligibility for that offer. If you discover this to be the case,
please contact customer service so that we may reimburse you for the
value of the promotional offer. You can send an e-mail to customer
service from the following URL:

http://www.amazon.com/contact-us

To view the current status and the costs associated with your order,
please visit Your Account (http://www.amazon.com/your-account).

Your credit card will NOT BE CHARGED for this item because you only
pay for items when we ship them to you.

Please note: This e-mail was sent from a notification-only address
that cannot accept incoming e-mail. Please do not reply to this message.

Thanks for shopping at Amazon.com, and we hope to see you again.

Sincerely,

Customer Service Department
http://www.amazon.com
==============================
Check your order and more: http://www.amazon.com/your-account

I got the same e-mail a couple days ago. I called to inquire about why it's still listed on the site if it's completely unavailable, and was told about 14 different lies by the CSR before I finally gave up. Oh well... :(

I just tried to call Amazon.com customer service number 800-201-7575 and I couldn't find a way to get off the automated computer menu and talk to a person. Is there another number to call to talk to a live person?

Also, what is the best way to get 'apology' gift certificates? Some people on this thread say they were offered gift certificates from $5 to $20 because of the 'Mythos' problems, and I have never been offered any.

that's complete bullshit.
I haven't gotten the cancellation email yet....i just got another email asking me to approve another extension on the delivery window though.....

I got the email for Mythos today too. But I did have two orders, and only one was cancelled. I wonder when they'll cancel the other one?

Anyone receiving their Mythos yet?

I received an e-mail cancelling Mythos last night. :(

I received a cancellation e-mail too. I wish Amazon would just admit they had a pricing error instead of giving me the runaround and blaming system errors and their supplier not having anymore copies.

same here :(

I never received an email cancelling this Mythos and now when i log onto amazon - Mythos is no longer listed in my order history

about 2 weeks ago they finally cancelled all remaining orders and now the title cannot even be ordered at all:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005Y71U