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"i am impressed with this company they offered a nuvi 760 at $189 i placed the order online an got a call to confirm just like every other company out there. as usual there was a little sales pitch but not to pushy.i declined all but hte updated mapes and recieved the navigation within 3 days all in all is a good place "
"I ordered a Canon T1i from them and I got an Email asking me to confirm the order. When I called, I was informed that this was the camers "body only". It did not include anything that comes normally from Canon with a "body only" camera. No battery, no charger, not even an owners manual. Nothing! All this "standard" stuff was extra cost. I cancelled the order and they did that immediately, no problems there.
If you order from them, be careful! To get the same camera you can pick up at Walmart could end up costing you a lot more."
"Buyers beware! This is a variant of the well-known bait-and-switch company All Star Camera. DO NOT under any circumstances order from this company.
I placed an order for a Canon HV20 on the company's website, since it was priced new at $299, about $150-$200 less than refurbished models. A few days later, I got an email telling me to call in to confirm my order (red flag). When I called, the "salesperson" tried very hard to sell me a spare battery for $150 or an "extended service plan" (which was probably no good) for $150. I declined, and he said my order would be arriving in 7-10 days. Almost immediately after hanging up, I got an email telling me the camera was backordered. I called to try to resolve the issue only to find they were "backordered" on all Canons and had no idea when they'd be getting more.
This is a very common scam. There never was any HV20 for $299. I canceled my credit card just to be safe. Do a google search for "All Star Camera" if you want to learn more. I am just posting to add "Closeout Genius" to the list of aliases.
"Did not get email confirmation on the next day, so I cancelled order. Few days later, illegal charges for Sprint/Nextel were made to my credit card. BEWARE! "
"This company is a fraud. They advertise products at a very low price, but will not sell them to you unless you couple your purchase with a "higher" margin accessory. When you order only that low priced product (like a GPS unit), they will take the order online. Then they call you back to confirm your order while trying to sell you a "higher" margin product. If you don't buy this higher margin product, they send you and e-mail stating that the product is on backorder. They will not sell you the product. Don't buy ANYTHING from this product."
"After considering different types of HD video cameras and reading professional and regular consumer reviews and watching videos, I was comfortable choosing the Canon Vixia HV30 but not so smart in choosing a seller. So after falling prey to one of those buy-low-but-not-really camcorder sellers (Close***Genius [to be billed as Wholesale Gen***]) with the same M.O. as OnTime******* [google Thoughts Dave digital] (email to call and confirm order, up sell for lens and batteries, back order, is/not in stock, hung up on me, based in "Vegas" but have Brooklyn accent, etc.) ...I found this site where I could read reviews on ecompanies and also dozens of complaints on this type of above-mentioned operation. So I canceled the order (receiving immediate email conformation) and changed the number on my credit card...a few days later when my new card came in, I restarted the search process for another company.
While the main item is underpriced, the extras are not. How these people stay in business is a mystery. They deserve a -10 rating. "
"I found what appeared to be the best deal on the Internet for a Garmin Nuvi 265WT. Ordered online only to get an email to call to "confirm" the purchase by phone the following day. That was an opportunity for an amateurish attempt to upsell me on accessories I did not want for three times what I could get them for elsewhere. When I would not buy the extras, the representative got short with me and hung up. Two minutes later I received an email telling me my purchase was "backordered 2-3 weeks." As others have written, I canceled the order and my credit card number. I'm not saying they would not have delivered the item I ordered, but the business scheme appears to be unethical, in my view. Beware."
This review was modified by ldmccallum on February 16 2009 11:42:26 AM
"Unfortunately I didn't find this site until after I ordered. I called to "confirm" the order only to be given a sell job for extras I didn't need or want. The rep told the item would ship immediately. No sooner did I hang up, I got an email saying the item was on back order and would be delayed 2 - 3 weeks. I called back immediately to speak to a customer service rep and they told me they "just learned" the item was on backorder ... sorry. CLICK"
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![Share](javascript:share_rating({"review_body":"I ordered a Canon T1i from them and I got an Email asking me to confirm the order. When I called, I was informed that this was the camers \u0022body only\u0022. It did not include anything that comes normally from Canon with a \u0022body only\u0022 camera. No battery, no charger, not even an owners manual. Nothing! All this \u0022standard\u0022 stuff was extra cost. I cancelled the order and they did that immediately, no problems there.<br><br>If you order from them, be careful! To get the same camera you can pick up at Walmart could end up costing you a lot more.","link":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/Closeout_Genius\/comment\/533759#comment533759","store_thumb":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/thumbnail\/Closeout_Genius.jpg","store_name":"Closeout Genius (SLRGenius, PlasmaGenius, Closeout Genius, AllPCGenius, ProjectorGenius, ReceiverGen","username":"jnfreels","rating":"2"}, "single");){kind=link}
![Share](javascript:share_rating({"review_body":"Buyers beware! This is a variant of the well-known bait-and-switch company All Star Camera. DO NOT under any circumstances order from this company.<br><br>I placed an order for a Canon HV20 on the company\u0027s website, since it was priced new at $299, about $150-$200 less than refurbished models. A few days later, I got an email telling me to call in to confirm my order (red flag). When I called, the \u0022salesperson\u0022 tried very hard to sell me a spare battery for $150 or an \u0022extended service plan\u0022 (which was probably no good) for $150. I declined, and he said my order would be arriving in 7-10 days. Almost immediately after hanging up, I got an email telling me the camera was backordered. I called to try to resolve the issue only to find they were \u0022backordered\u0022 on all Canons and had no idea when they\u0027d be getting more.<br><br>This is a very common scam. There never was any HV20 for $299. I canceled my credit card just to be safe. Do a google search for \u0022All Star Camera\u0022 if you want to learn more. I am just posting to add \u0022Closeout Genius\u0022 to the list of aliases.<br><br>Good luck!","link":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/Closeout_Genius\/comment\/434483#comment434483","store_thumb":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/thumbnail\/Closeout_Genius.jpg","store_name":"Closeout Genius (SLRGenius, PlasmaGenius, Closeout Genius, AllPCGenius, ProjectorGenius, ReceiverGen","username":"stuart_pidd","rating":"1"}, "single");){kind=link}
![Share](javascript:share_rating({"review_body":"Did not get email confirmation on the next day, so I cancelled order. Few days later, illegal charges for Sprint\/Nextel were made to my credit card. BEWARE! ","link":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/Closeout_Genius\/comment\/436287#comment436287","store_thumb":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/thumbnail\/Closeout_Genius.jpg","store_name":"Closeout Genius (SLRGenius, PlasmaGenius, Closeout Genius, AllPCGenius, ProjectorGenius, ReceiverGen","username":"johnkeith","rating":"1"}, "single");){kind=link}
![Share](javascript:share_rating({"review_body":"This company is a fraud. They advertise products at a very low price, but will not sell them to you unless you couple your purchase with a \u0022higher\u0022 margin accessory. When you order only that low priced product (like a GPS unit), they will take the order online. Then they call you back to confirm your order while trying to sell you a \u0022higher\u0022 margin product. If you don\u0027t buy this higher margin product, they send you and e-mail stating that the product is on backorder. They will not sell you the product. Don\u0027t buy ANYTHING from this product.","link":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/Closeout_Genius\/comment\/436401#comment436401","store_thumb":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/thumbnail\/Closeout_Genius.jpg","store_name":"Closeout Genius (SLRGenius, PlasmaGenius, Closeout Genius, AllPCGenius, ProjectorGenius, ReceiverGen","username":"Jeubank1","rating":"1"}, "single");){kind=link}
![Share](javascript:share_rating({"review_body":"WARNING !!!! This is the same company: <br>www.86photovideo.com <br>www.ontimedigital.com <br>shopdigitaldirect.com <br>soniccameras.com <br>myrtleelectronics.com <br>digitalsfuture.com <br>lensesnmore.com <br>www.closeoutgenius.com ( GENIUS )<br> slrgenius.com<br> camcordergenius.com<br> projectorgenius.com<br> plasmagenius.com<br> allpcgenius.com<br> cellulargenius.com<br> receivergenius.com<br> navigenius.com","link":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/Closeout_Genius\/comment\/439279#comment439279","store_thumb":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/thumbnail\/Closeout_Genius.jpg","store_name":"Closeout Genius (SLRGenius, PlasmaGenius, Closeout Genius, AllPCGenius, ProjectorGenius, ReceiverGen","username":"faa","rating":"1"}, "single");){kind=link}
![Share](javascript:share_rating({"review_body":"After considering different types of HD video cameras and reading professional and regular consumer reviews and watching videos, I was comfortable choosing the Canon Vixia HV30 but not so smart in choosing a seller. So after falling prey to one of those buy-low-but-not-really camcorder sellers (Close***Genius [to be billed as Wholesale Gen***]) with the same M.O. as OnTime******* [google Thoughts Dave digital] (email to call and confirm order, up sell for lens and batteries, back order, is\/not in stock, hung up on me, based in \u0022Vegas\u0022 but have Brooklyn accent, etc.) ...I found this site where I could read reviews on ecompanies and also dozens of complaints on this type of above-mentioned operation. So I canceled the order (receiving immediate email conformation) and changed the number on my credit card...a few days later when my new card came in, I restarted the search process for another company.<br><br>While the main item is underpriced, the extras are not. How these people stay in business is a mystery. They deserve a -10 rating.<br>","link":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/Closeout_Genius\/comment\/440420#comment440420","store_thumb":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/thumbnail\/Closeout_Genius.jpg","store_name":"Closeout Genius (SLRGenius, PlasmaGenius, Closeout Genius, AllPCGenius, ProjectorGenius, ReceiverGen","username":"Zuz","rating":"1"}, "single");){kind=link}
![Share](javascript:share_rating({"review_body":"I found what appeared to be the best deal on the Internet for a Garmin Nuvi 265WT. Ordered online only to get an email to call to \u0022confirm\u0022 the purchase by phone the following day. That was an opportunity for an amateurish attempt to upsell me on accessories I did not want for three times what I could get them for elsewhere. When I would not buy the extras, the representative got short with me and hung up. Two minutes later I received an email telling me my purchase was \u0022backordered 2-3 weeks.\u0022 As others have written, I canceled the order and my credit card number. I\u0027m not saying they would not have delivered the item I ordered, but the business scheme appears to be unethical, in my view. Beware.","link":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/Closeout_Genius\/comment\/441168#comment441168","store_thumb":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/thumbnail\/Closeout_Genius.jpg","store_name":"Closeout Genius (SLRGenius, PlasmaGenius, Closeout Genius, AllPCGenius, ProjectorGenius, ReceiverGen","username":"ldmccallum","rating":"1"}, "single");){kind=link}
![Share](javascript:share_rating({"review_body":"Very bad sales tactics. Bait and switch. I had to stop payment and get a new CC. They were not honest and communication is lacking.","link":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/Closeout_Genius\/comment\/442411#comment442411","store_thumb":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/thumbnail\/Closeout_Genius.jpg","store_name":"Closeout Genius (SLRGenius, PlasmaGenius, Closeout Genius, AllPCGenius, ProjectorGenius, ReceiverGen","username":"Mcgriff24","rating":"1"}, "single");){kind=link}
![Share](javascript:share_rating({"review_body":"Unfortunately I didn\u0027t find this site until after I ordered. I called to \u0022confirm\u0022 the order only to be given a sell job for extras I didn\u0027t need or want. The rep told the item would ship immediately. No sooner did I hang up, I got an email saying the item was on back order and would be delayed 2 - 3 weeks. I called back immediately to speak to a customer service rep and they told me they \u0022just learned\u0022 the item was on backorder ... sorry. CLICK","link":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/Closeout_Genius\/comment\/442581#comment442581","store_thumb":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/thumbnail\/Closeout_Genius.jpg","store_name":"Closeout Genius (SLRGenius, PlasmaGenius, Closeout Genius, AllPCGenius, ProjectorGenius, ReceiverGen","username":"biggary","rating":"1"}, "single");){kind=link}
"i am impressed with this company they offered a nuvi 760 at $189 i placed the order online an got a call to confirm just like every other company out there. as usual there was a little sales pitch but not to pushy.i declined all but hte updated mapes and recieved the navigation within 3 days all in all is a good place "