www.techondigital.com (TheDigitalNerds) - Anyone have any dealings w/ them?

[Visgor]

Complete scam. Place an order for canon sd950, gave all my info. Call couple days later they told me that store cancel the order because they do not have a cameras in stock. No info for this company in BBB and even ResellerRatings does not allow to place a review for the merchant!!!!

[nomaxim]

Welcome to RR.

The second post in this thread contains links to both the BBB report and the review page here at RR.

[Lara RR]

Originally Posted by Visgor

... and even ResellerRatings does not allow to place a review for the merchant!!!!

Did you read the title reference on the store's page? It says Techondigital (see: TheDigitalNerds). When you go to the TheDigitalNerds page, and click the 'write a review' button, you will be able to start your review here:
http://www.resellerratings.com/surve...eller_id=16274. Sometimes we have to merge stores' reviews in cases where they're operating one store with multiple storefronts, and we don't have the room to list all the store names in one title listing.

Reviews must be in compliance with the 16 policies enumerated on our terms of use page.

If anyone has a problem with submitting a review, just drop me an email for assistance.

[rjinga]

I just had a similiar experience with "Tony" ext 217 from this company...extreme high pressure sales for "the package" which I refused. What I'm concerned about is that they have my credit card info. I am ok with them cancelling the order...from those who have posted above, it sounds like this is what I can expect. Has anyone had them actually do anthing fraudulent with your $$$$ or credit card?

I'm contacting my bank tomorrow to figure out how to put a stop on anything that they may try to put through.

[rjinga]

I finally got my "out of stock" email notice....I'd like to know where to report these crooks...If anyone has any contact info for reporting agencies in their jurisdiction, I'd really like to know.

my email is crcofca@aol.com

[bbankard]

They try to get you with their low price and you have to call and confirm. When you do that, they tell you the item is in stock and will be shipped right out. Then they try and sell you very expensive batteries, memory cards and warranties. When you say you don't need them, they get short and say okay we'll send out your order. Three days later, they send an email that says the item is out of stock and they have cancelled the order.

What a come-on!!!

[Cameron1]

Check this out - I JUST (10 minutes ago) bought a CanonSD950 camera thru Techondigital because I saw their price was almost $100 less than other places. The site which I was on (Everyprice.com- like Pricegrabber or one of those) had many positive customer reviews on them so I felt pretty safe. Seconds after I purchased the camera I received the email to call and confirm the order. Of course the guy tried to sell me batteries, and memory cards like other posters. I said I already bought extras thru Amazon and then he got pretty cold and rude. The kicker was he then told me that my camera would have absolutely NO WARRANTY of any kind because it was coming straight from Japan. He emphasized that if anything went wrong with the camera I would have to ship it all the way back to Japan and pay for the repairs myself (basically be screwed)...OR..I could pay an EXTRA $100 and get one thru the US with a standard warranty which was highly recommended. If I paid the extra $100 their price would be exactly what other retailers were charging..hmmm. I have a feeling their was no "camera straight from Japan" anyway. He just wanted the extra $100. What a creep. I just happened to be looking at your forum while I was talking to him and immediately cancelled my order. Stay away!

[MegalosSkylaki]

This is not an uncommon business scam and a subtle (!) form of "bait and switch". In NYC we have these so-called "Sixth Ave. Electronics shops" [that have moved over to Fifth Ave] that cater to tourists staying in Hotels in the area.

A common practice is to draw you in with a low price --but then require that you buy an expensive accessary (often something to make it work !) to get the price.

I recently called a big box-store for a item on sale but was repeatedly questioned if I wanted anything else. When I said "no"
, the salesperson checked stocked and "discovered" it was "out". Quite suspicious.

Unfortunately, even reputable stores are resorting to practices to compete with disreputable stores drawing away customers. Regretfully, people using Internet search for "lowest price" has encouraged the development of this practice of "lowballing". My suggestion isto look at the Seller, not just the lowest price.

Originally Posted by DifferenceMaker

I bought a camera through these guys. They called me to confirm the order shortly after I submitted it. This is their oppertunity to try to sell you a "high speed" memory card (I needed to get this because it only had a 16M card), special batteries (the camera uses AA but I had to get the ones that wouldn't leak), and a carry case. All of these things were way over priced (hence their low price on the camera)!

I finally got past their high pressure sales and let them know I only wanted the camera. They said fine and they would get it out.

The next day I received an email that said "Due to the product you ordered being out of stock for 6-8 weeks from today's date. We regret to inform you that the order is canceled due to the product being on backorder. when or if we get the product again in stock soon will send you an email to place an order please do not resubmit your order again . sorry again and thanks for your understanding ."

Their web site said it was "available" so I called. This time I said I would take the 1G sd memory card for $179.00 (it was $120.00 when I confirmed the order) and they told me that both were in stock. When I told him about the email I received, he said it was only available as a package deal but that isn't what the web site said.

In short, this is a SCAM!!! They have things but will only sell them to you if you buy the OVER PRICED extras!

DM

This is probably an example of this practice of lowballing and bait and switch.

MegalosSkylaki

[mike451]

I would not do buisness withe them, I ordered a digital camera, the Cannon sd1000.recieved a phone call to "confirm order" was very rude and insisted i buy a battery... i refused, then insisted on warrenty... again I refused then he informed me it would be 20.00 extra to have the camera in english as it was in japanese... Doesnt say this anywhere on websight..... I cancelled order and called my credit card company. I did call back and ask if they could direct me to where on there sight its a 20.00 surcharge for english, and was poliely hung up on three different times .....wish i looked them up first would have never placed an order.

[gccc44@yahoo.com]

I ordered a Garmin GPS online the other day from these crooks. They had the lowest prices by far and I read the reviews and they were all glowing praise for these skunks. After I ordered online, it said to call them to "confirm" my order. Well, that sounded suspicious right there so I figured I was in for some arm-twisting to get me to buy "extras". That's exactly what it was. This guy tried his best to pressure me into buying a 1 GB memory card for $159. I refused and I could hear he was agitated, but I hung up and felt good that I didn't cave in to this guy's pressure tactics. Well, two days later I get an email saying they are out of stock on this item and it will be 6-8 weeks if they get them in at all. They cancelled my order.

I also went online and found a 2 GB memory card for $24, shipping included. So, these guys are a bunch of lying toads. Don't buy from them!!!!

In fact, I'm wondering if it would be possible to file a class action on them. I just hate to see people get away with cheating and lying to other people.

DO NOT BUY FROM THESE GUYS!!!!

Oh yeah.... and I suspect all those glowing reviews were written by them. They all had the same writing style and they all used ordinary names, not the usual 'handles' people use in chat rooms and stuff like that. They're cheating ways are easy to see through..... DON'T BUY FROM THESE CROOKS!!!!