Jersey Shore: Digital................any experience with this seller?

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Otherwise, I will appreciate any positive or negative experience.


Thanks!

I checked some reviews on this place... Seems shady - Classic bait and switch.


Steer clear of too-good-to-be-true prices and shop with confidence at B&H or Adorama.



Wise decision asking for feedback before making a purchase, though.

Thank you very much indeedalexniedra.


I am glad I asked.

I've seen some really unbelievable prices online before (nearly half price in some cases). Each time I would look up the company name and find a lot of negative feedback.


Most of them it's the...


1. You order your lens.


2. Someone calls to "confirm your order" and tries to sell you a bunch of side stuff, including things that should come WITH the lens.


3. If you don't buy the additional things they are trying to sell you your item is suddenly on 'back order', yet you have been charged already.


I guess a good number of people actually give up, which baffles me. The people that consitantly pursue the matter usually just ended up getting a refund after a LOT of hassle.


The only place I've bought other than in person or from B&H is "Photo4Less" (also known as "Sigma4Less") out of New York. I've bought a 17-50 2.8 Tamron and 120-400mm Sigma from them without any problems whatsoever.

Always best to check unknown retailers at [url="http://www.reselleratings.com]www.reselleratings.com[/url]





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In my experience... I stick with places people have heard of. My go to sources are Adorama or B&amp;H. Prices are usually similar between the two, but now and again you can get away with free shipping at one or the other, which is a nice little bonus. I have had no problems whatsoever from either of those places, so you can buy with confidence from either one. I havebeen doing business withAdorama a little while longer than B&amp;H, so Iusually go there first. Just make sure thatif you buy something from them thathas been reviewed on this site, you go through the link on the page. From what I understand,that helpskeep this site going andevery little bit helps.


Dave.

I've bought from Adorama before. Never had a problem. Haven't bought from B&amp;H but almost everyone here will tell you they're legit. Believe them haha.


One retailer that has not been mentioned is MidWest Photo Exchange, or MPEX. They are a smaller company in Ohio. I've bought from them before and never had a problem. They even took my order via phone 10 minutes before they closed. Very friendly. I've bought all my strobist gear from them including a recent (yesterday) purchase. For strobist gear, I would go MPEX, for anything else, B&amp;H or Adorama.


-Rodger

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the first time I knew this site was told by Daya, and it worked pretty well for me. thanks again Daya! I checked the rating of one unknown store on this site and bought a 300mm 2.8LIS from this store through their ebay store. the lens was brand new USA version with date code UX09XX( my order date was 09/29/09). the price was $4100,($500 or 12.2% cheaper than adorama's .sorry, Helen).I coudn't be happier. I used to order my gears from those reliable stores like B&amp;H, Adorama, J&amp;R and Amazon, they are sure good, but if you want to take a chance to save some bucks, my suggestion is to checked the ratings from this site, better go to their ebay stores, than your risk will be very limited.because you will be protected by paypal and will get better cash back rate( 8% or up to $200) from Microsoft bing.did I mention the additional 2% ebay bucks?


just my 2 cents.

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.....the price was $4100,($500 or 12.2% cheaper than adorama's .sorry, Helen).
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No worries! I don't have anything to do with sales, in any case; my role is to do my best to see that customers are happy with their purchases. BTW, we do pricematch to reputable retailers....

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good to know that, Helen, but the policy of Adorama's ebay store says"Please do not send us requests for lower pricing. We will not answer
them as we post items with lowest prices possible for us. We would
rather spend our time finding you more bargains then replying to these
emails." so if I want to ask for price marching next time, what should I do ?, and BTW, is there a list of that "reputable retailers"?

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good to know that, Helen, but the policy of Adorama's ebay store says"Please do not send us requests for lower pricing. We will not answer them as we post items with lowest prices possible for us. We would rather spend our time finding you more bargains then replying to these emails." so if I want to ask for price marching next time, what should I do ?, and BTW, is there a list of that "reputable retailers"?
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Ebay is a WHOLE different department......I'm referring to the main store.


If you visit reselleratings.com and you find any retailer with feedback below 9.0 for the past 6 months, then we are highly unlikely to consider price matching. Anything above, then you'd just need to drop me a line to check.

thank you very much Helen, this is very useful info.

Received an email to call and confirm order the day after placement of order online. Upon calling, the rep wanted me to pay $150 for manufacturer's starter kit accessories, which was also listed as "INCLUDED ACCESSORIES" on web. He told me the price was for camcorder only nothing else - no a/c adapter, battery, NOTHING. I went online to confirm what I previously saw before calling them back. I told them it was false advertisement to do so. They immediately deleted it and canceled my order via email. Done some search since and discovered they used to operate under Lensmore.com and 1wayphoto.com. Both are no longer in operation and also have a history of horrible ratings.