1/5

posted May-08-2006
Typical New York scam store. They say they have it, take your money, and THEN it is magically backordered.
I purchased on the 24th. No shipping notice for 2 days. I call them; "Uh... yeah... we're...uh... out of those." "Your site said you had them in. When will you have some in?" "Yeah, sorry about that. I have no idea....we're trying to find some now..." " I would like my money back." 2 days later, still no money.(Paid via paypal) I call; "Uh yeah, we uh... got a couple in, yours shipped out." Despite the fact that I already asked for my money back. Keep in mind their site had shown out of stock for the previous two days and still did at that point. "But your site shows you're out of stock." "We got two in." (What kind of major retailer gets 2 of one of the most popular lenses at a time?!) I finally receive it and it is horribly misfocusing, and has finger prints on the lens elements.
It is obvious they were out of stock, but when they found that I wanted my money back instead of waiting for new stock, they lied and said they had one in, and sent me someone’s return. Stay away from these people. Their small discount is not worth the headaches they create.
“Order received on 04/24/2006 and was shipped on 04/25/2006 with delivery date of 04/27/2006. There are rare instances where the item will be oversold beyond stock as we are not here 24/7, but this was not the case. The item shipped was received from the manufacturer and manufacturer defects do exists. We do not open or inspect the box contents before shipment. If the item is defective a simple email or a phone call can resolve the problem immediately.”