Play.com Steelbook terms and conditions changed.

[Bythepowerofgrayskul]

I think when dealing with the new marketplac set up it will be different to how the old Play.com system will be.
I had ordered from traders pre marketplace and been charged the next day but sometimes made to wait up to 1 week for an item to be classed as posted by said trader, The traders generally do not get the cash until they have physically marked the item as sent so I would imagine if they are charging for these ES store steelbooks early it could be to do with Play wanting to secure the sales are set in stone or ES themselves wanting to ensure the cash is there for them
I am pretty sure 1,000 and then 2,000 steelbooks are quite expensive to aquire from companies and they may need the funds to pay bills