The website is not "inventory-based" yet.  The important word is "yet". In the past (prior to the COVID pandemic), manufacturers did a much better job stocking inventory.  When orders would come over, the manufacturers would generally have the inventory in stock & we would drop-ship it from the manufacturers.In 2022, manufacturers (like many other manufacturers in general) have experienced an inventory shortage.  If a manufacturer doesn't have something in stock, we will be sure to contact you as soon as we are informed by a manufacturer.In an effort to provide a better user experience for our customers, we are working on converting our website to "inventory-based".  This means that developers are in the process of connecting with manufacturer API's (nerdy tech talk to connect to their inventory systems) so we can start displaying real-time inventory on our website.  This is a big project because we have to do connections for each manufacturer separately.Thank you for your patience.  We are hoping this project is completed towards the end of 2023.  In the meantime, if you have a time-sensitive request and you need to know if something will ship out immediately, please feel free to contact us.