I realize that you are looking at camera prices, however before joining TDP I had ordered filters from this site
http://maxsaver.net/ and had no problems at all. Everything went smoothly and as they said it would including free shipping and as prices listed. If I need something and can not afford to buy it by going through Brian's links I have ordered there since joining TDP.
Not all shopping overseas is a bad experience. In my case it may have helped ( all though I doubt it ) that my wife who is Philippine worked for several years in Taiwan and does speak and understand some of their language. When I talked to them they spoke in English and we could still do business without problem.
Over time I/we have done quite a bit of business with Chinese firms as my wife also has an online http://outdoorfare.com/, Ebay and Amazon stores ( all under the name Quintessential Outdoor Fare ) and when ever there has been a problem we have been able to work it out. In fact we have found that the firms that we have done business with were more than willing to do all they could to resolve any issue and bent over backward to give us excellent customer service. Often much, much better than what we have gotten here in the states with a lot more courtesy
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As with most things there are good and bad issues to deal with. Rarely is everything or everyone really bad or really good all the time.
That's my $.02
May our Lord bless us all on this day and may we all be generous to pass our blessings on to others. You just never know who's Corn Flakes got pooped on this morning and they really needs tenderness and understanding rather than confrontation.
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