Great prices and delivered when it was promised.  
OK they try to sell you additional items, warentees etc, but they are in business.  
 
If you want good prices go to Abes of Miane

I ordered a canon 5d camera, a lense and some other extras and I got a great deal on the package. I am very happy with it.  
Customer service was helpful.

This review was modified by its author, myduckpond, on 3/27/07 1:15 PM.

I think I have just made my first etail mistake.I placed an order for a JVC lt-40fh97 LCD tv with abes on 3/17/07.I am currently experencing the same probs as others and am starting to think I am "in for it". My bad,I did'nt do enough research on this reseller.  
Got the usual "must verify" call and email to which I replied to and politely refused any extras(extended warranties,cords,or expedited shipping).During my conversation with George I asked for a tracking number to which he replied it would be coming as an email.5 days after placing my order I called and talked to Bruce.He told me that there was an issue that the tv was in another warehouse and that he could not get that info for some reason but he would call me back(he never did).I told him at that time(politely)if I could not have a ship date and tracking number I would have to cancel my order.3 hours later,no call and I checked my Visa account and have been charged the amount of the tv.I called again and reached Susan,she tells me the same as bruce that there is an issue because the tv is comming out of a different warehouse and that she was going to get the ship date and tracking info to me tomorrow.I asked her how they could charge my Visa when I had no ship date,tracking number and funny how after mentioning to Bruce about canceling my order,a visa charge.Her response was that it was charged 24 hrs earlier and just showed up on my account which is a common practice,I have never seen this unless the product is shipped.I said that all etailers do not charge until items are shipped to which she disagreed.She told me that she will get ahold of me tomorrow and have a tracking number,ya right.I will be up against the weekend and their supposed cutomer service will not be available for any info starting 3 pm west coast time.  
Abes of Maine you should be ashamed of yourself.You give honest etailers a bad name and just fortify the negativety that a lot of people have for east coast etailers.If I do not have any positive info/respone by tomorrow and I am talking no fake/phony tracking numbers I will contact my cc company and start a dispute!Stay as far away as you can from this company,they are not to be trusted!

Extremely excited I received my camera in about a week Abe’s did a great job. Customer care was very helpful in providing me with tracking information.

I purchased a LCD TV from Abe’s of Maine and Saved $800 over Best Buy and Circuit City. Shipping took only 5 days and it arrived in great condition. Abes originally shipped the wrong HDMI cables but when I called Customer service, Bruce Shipped the correct cables and told me to keep the other ones they sent in error. They will try to sell warrantees and accessories but I guess they have to try to make money on something since they sell the TVs for such a little profit margin. Would recommend buying from ABE’S OF MAINE.

I ordered a Sigma lens for my Sony A100, they called and confirmed order and confirmed I had the right kind of lens for my camera and it was shipped out the same day, I got my lens in good shape 2 days later. Very nice people to deal with.

I got my self a Canon Zr 500 camcorder works unbelievable. I bought it on line from Abe’s of Maine very knowledgeable company nice people.

I ordered a Nikon Coolpix 8800 digital camera from Abe's in August 2005. They called to "confirm" the order, and tried to "upsell" some accessories. And I did buy a couple. However, the process wasn't bad, and I was moderately satisfied overall.  
However, I can't say that anymore. I ordered a Garmin Nuvi 360 from Abe's on-line. I received a phone message from "George" on my cell phone, and an e-mail from him also ... stating they needed to "confirm" my information.  
Now, other on-line vendors don't need to "confirm" who I am to avoid credit card fraud. And Abe's already had my customer information (repeat customer). But I left a voice mail for George, and also replied to his e-mail, and confirmed that I was indeed the person who placed the order, that I needed it quickly, and to please expedite the order and do NOT try and upsell me ... I'm very familiar with the product, and I know exactly what I want.  
This process started on Sunday. The following Friday morning I received a phone call from George (on my home phone #, this time). He said, "We've been trying to reach you, did you get our messages?". I told him yes ... and I replied to both the phone call and the e-mail. Then he wanted to ask if I had considered some accessories for the Garmin. I told him I knew what I wanted, and that's what I had ordered. He then said "it should ship today".  
I was furious. It should have shipped out Monday. There was no reason for any delay after I responded to both phone and e-mail. I told George I was upset, that I had said I needed it quickly.  
And when I got the shipping notification, I learned it had been sent out UPS ground! They could have at least upgraded it to two-day delivery.  
So instead of having more than a week to get familiar with it, I took it on vacation having done nothing more than charge it up and look at the opening screen! Thank goodness it worked!  
I will no longer purchase anything from Abe's of Maine. Holding up the order for a bogus "confirmation" in order to try and sell me something more after I'd already replied to both of the messages has cost Abe's a customer. And I'll tell all of my family, friends, and customers to avoid them.  
Update: I was contacted by David from Abe's of Maine. He apologized for the problems, said it should not have happened, and offered a $50 refund to my credit card. He also asked me to change my review after that. I told him I would add this comment to the review. I've received the $50 refund ... and I've also received another call from David, wondering why this review had not yet been updated. (I was traveling on business.).  
I appreciate the refund, and I hope they are able to change their policies to avoid future problems like this. However, I would still be reluctant to order from them again.

This review was modified by its author, WalrusKing, on 3/13/07 8:41 PM.

Beautiful piece. I got it from abesofmaine on-line very professional company they emailed me tracking of my order within minutes recommended.

I ordered a Nikon D200 with 18-200mm VR kit from Abes. After I ordered it, I checked the resellerratings.com and was a bit unsettled by low ratings. But, then I checked Nikon USA website, and found the store to be one of the authorized Nikon dealers. The good thing about being an authorized dealer is that both camera and lenses are covered by official nikon warranty because they are from Nikon USA. I got a call from a gentleman to validate the order - after research, I found out that stores are responsible for paying for items if they were ordered on stolen credit cards. Surprising, isn't it. It makes sense that it makes the merchants diligent about checking the validity of credit cards, especially for expensive items like SLR cameras and lenses. Of course, I got some sales pitch but I politely declined it. The gentleman said that I would receive the camera within couple of days. It shipped out very next day, and I had it in my hands within three days.  
 
Overall good experience. They also threw in a cheap, transcend 1GB CF card for free.  
 
I would recommend buying Nikon camera kits from this store. Don't know about other items because I haven't bought any thing else.

This is now the 2nd time I am revising this review. I was sold a Razr that was not manufactured for use in the U.S. After getting nowhere with one of the managers I contacted the BBB. It was only after that that I was contacted and told I would get my refund. I was told I would be refunded the price of the phone, the shipping I paid and the shipping it cost to send back the phone. I was asked to include the receipt for the shipping I paid to send the phone back, which I did. However I was only reimbursed for the cost of the phone.  
 
These guys were nice when they wanted me to change this review and promised me everything. However they haven't followed through. I will never buy from them again.

This review was modified by its author, morinkensicki, on 4/19/07 11:53 PM.

First thing they did after i made my order was call me to make sure they got my order right. this entailed trying to sell me accessories and lying about the standard accessories. i was told the battery that came standard can only take about 20 pictures and i should buy a high density battery from them. they had two models, one with the same mAhrs rating as the provided battery, but somehow could take hundreds of pictures.  
 
They subsequently called me to tell me the camera i ordered was out of stock, and i would have to wait for them to restock, but they would ship it expedited shipping. They told me a date it would ship and it was acceptable so i didnt complain. the product shipped two business days after they told me, this included a weekend, and went out ground. Horrible etailer and next time i will spend the extra $10 and buy from a reliable vendor.

Was worried after reading comments posted, and purchased a new camera with trepidation from site. Should not have worried -- within 16 hours, I had a call from the gentleman processing my order to verify shipping info. Camera arrived, exactly as promised.  
 
I am extremely pleased with this company and highly recommend them for future purchases.

This review was modified by its author, sfevers, on 2/25/07 8:08 PM.

Very appreciative, great company to work with. Shipping charges are pretty good compared to other merchants

I order everything online and I have been stung a few times. This is not one of them Abe’s was very polite and very knowledgeable.