Per your opening post...Let's assume you ordered on Monday, April 15th ("mid April")
Order Date: 4/15
Charge Reversed: 4/19 (spotting you a day..."my credit card charge was reimbursed three days after the initial order, as per company policy")
Schiit communicated "delays in shipment" first 4/30 and then 5/15.
Schiit, on 5/28, notifies you of a NEW replacement model and the NEW pricing for each 'model.'
1. Your charge was reversed, near immediately by business standards.
+1 Schiit.
2. The company communicated with you letting you know of possible delays.
+1 Schiit.
3. The company communicated and gave you the option to place an order for the replacement product.
+1 Schiit.
You:
-10 Post a 'Revenge' Thread. "run into problems" ... "raise[s] ethical (if not legal) issues" ... "Do you consider this a fair business practice on the part of Schiit?"... "I feel like it's a bait-and-switch" ... " don't know whether this rises to fraudulent misrepresentation, but it certainly seems to amount to a dishonest business practice."
....YES, the Zero after the 1 is intentional.
-1 You want the old version to save $100 while immediately losing street value on it.
-1 You don't want the New version (hopefully, improved and given Schiit's track record, likely so).
-1 You don't understand (nor accept) why a company cannot or does not inform you of future product changes.
-1 You don't want to jump on a USED Unit and save even more (assuming that many will be moving to the newer model and unloading their older units)
-1 You ordered online and didn't 'like' the online response process
I'd be interested to hear what others think about this.
From what I can tell, if based on one post...your Opening Post...
...Schiit is a standout company!!!