Their prices are great compared to other retailers. However, I will no longer attempt to order anything from Abe's. They will not ship your item unless you succumb to their attempts to upsell. My work hours are such that I could never answer their calls and they were closed by the time I could listen to the daily voicemails. I left both voice messages and emails stating that I was not interested in any other items and to ship my items as ordered* and they were completely ignored. I canceled my order after many days of this runaround.  
 
* Heaven forbid I actually know what I'm ordering and want only what I ordered. I don't buy milk at the store only to have my time wasted at the register asking if I wanted to buy steak or chocolate mix. If you don't want my business and money, just warn me ahead of time about aforementioned tactics and I'll give my money to someone else...  
 
Edit: Received an email regarding my review asking me to call them to talk about my experience and that they couldn't contact me directly because they had no record of my order. Subsequently I received an email from ResellerRatings stating my my review would be removed because the seller contested my order, unless I could provide proof, which I did. When I got home and checked my voicemail there was a call waiting there from Abe's left around the same time their first email was sent. I wonder how exactly they received my phone number that was listed nowhere else if not from the order information they actually had. Very deceitful tactics.

This review was modified by its author, thesonofdarwin, on 11/1/09 6:31 AM.

Nowadays local merchants often do not carry what one is looking for and it is necessary to order from unknown vendors online. I found what I wanted from Abe's of Maine, researched the company and placed my order for a Panasonic HDC-TM300 camcorder. The following day UPS notified me that it was on the way via next day service and it arrived as scheduled, well packed, in a factory sealed box in perfect working order. I would not hesitate to order from Abe's of Maine in the future.

This review was modified by its author, jdbrewster, on 10/27/09 11:03 AM.

Prompt shipping.  
Item was packaged very well.

Excellent prices, superb customer support. It was an international purchase from Argentina, I had an issue and they even called me there. Will recommend and shop again!!!

I ordered several 4GB Cruizer Micro USB Flash Drives from Abe's of Maine web site. The price and order turn around time was outstanding. I wouldn't hesitate to order other items from this seller. The transaction went perfectly!

Do not place an order on Friday  
 
I placed an order for 40 inch LCD TV (over $1000) on Friday, paid through Google checkout. I went to AbesOfMaine website right after I placed the order to check the status, but I could not find the order, I thought it may take a few hours to get the order processed and I will check the order over the weekend, mind you my credit card was charged promptly few seconds after I placed the order. No such luck on their website on Saturday or Sunday, and also their customer service is patchy over the weekend so I though I would call them on Monday. When I called this morning, the person the other end, “Paul” I believe, seems to be annoyed taking my call, and multiple times told me “We don’t work Saturdays and Sundays”, and “your order is in billing it may clear today or tomorrow”. When I told him, I was hoping to receive my TV sooner, he got even more annoyed and suggested I should have known that “AbesOfMaine” does not process orders over the weekend. When I suggested please provide this information upfront to your customers –  
“Do not Order from AbesOfMain on Fridays” he transferred me to someone else who appear a bit more reasonable but with same attitude as if “we don’t need your business, we are not making any money on this TV anyway……so you are welcome to take your business somewhere else”. And that is what I intend to do, I have canceled my order with AbesOfMain, and I will place my order with anothe online seller. I hope I get a refund from AbesOfMain soon, if they start doing the same trickery with my refund I am reporting them to BBB.  
--- Update 10/29/2009 5:10PM  
I got my money back from AbesOfMaine after two phone calls, one on Monday and one on Tuesday. I placed my order with another seller on Tuesday afternoon and I will receieve my TV tomorrow, the delivery guys already called today and will call again tomorrow morning before arriving at my door. Now this is what I call customer service. By the way, total cost to me was $11 more then what I would have paid at AbesOfMaine, and it was well woth it.  

This review was modified by its author, akhan77, on 11/2/09 9:33 AM.

During the past six (6) months, I have purchased most of the major components of a Canon 50D camera system, from Abe's of Maine. I am a VERY satisfied customer!  
I thoroughly researched potential resellers, and of course the products, before contacting Abe's of Maine. Not only are their prices very competitive, but the service has been exceptional.  
My initial phone call / order was fielded by an excellent sales representative named Sheldon M., at ext. 225; I've placed all subsequent orders with him. Sheldon is very knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with -- a true professional.  
 
Sheldon really knows his products, which I can appreciate as a retired Kodak engineer! For example, he steered me to Vidpro brand batteries (ACD-674) with 1700mAh output vs. the standard Canon BP-511 (1390mAh) to power my 50D.  
 
To Summarize: I highly recommend Abe's of Maine /  
Sheldon M. at extension 225.  

This review was modified by its author, Jack Hewes, on 10/23/09 4:31 PM.

Abes of Maine as offered me exceptional service. I've even received great coupon codes via email from them. Not only do they offer great service for purchase but also for selling back your used equipment. They offered an unbeatable deal when purchasing a lens I had that was in mint condition.

Everything, from the online ordering to the careful packing and shipping, was a real pleasure. Item was as ordered; nothing missing. I'm very happy!  
Thank you for excellent service.  
Lee, River Forest, IL

The ordering process was very easy and I received my order in a very timely manner. I wouldn't hesitate to order from Abe's of Maine again.

Abe's of Maine had exactly what I needed for my Olympus digital camera (an adapter tube to hold filters). I couldn't even locate the item on the Olympus site.Free shipping & it arrived promptly.Abe's is usually the 1st place I go when I want to buy a camera or equipment.

I had no problems, the website was easy to navigate, and checkout was fast and easy. The best prices I could find for the products I was purchasing.

I received my item on time and in perfect conditions and on top of that I saved money.  
Great service!  
Frank

I am very happy with the memory cards. They work great and I've had no problems. The ordering process and the delivery was smooth and timely. I would definitely purchase something from Abes of Maine in the future.

RUN AWAY!!! Do not even consider buying from this high- pressure, lying, deceitful, malicious sales outfit. 1. When you order online, they call you multiple times to attempt to coerce you to buy warranties and other accessories.  
 
2. When you order by phone, they forcefully coerce you to buy warranties, etc. 3. When you ignore their calls and do not call back, they leave you phone messages that they will not send item, telling you that they need to confirm address before they will ship. 4. They tag on warranties to order forms without your approval. When you try to cancel, they will insult you and lie to you about not being able to cancel the policy "because it has been shipped" -What does this even mean?  
 
 
Salesman, "GEORGE from Abes of Maine" is the most malicious person I have ever encountered in my 45 years of executing consumer transactions on the phone and online.  
 
Warning: STAY AWAY!!!!=