1/5

posted Apr-23-2007

I had the misfortune to find this company online. Their price was somewhat lower than Ritz Camera but not excessively so. I was not really suspicious. I ordered a Nikon D-40 camera kit (Adverised as: New, fresh and American packaged with US warranty) with 18-55mm lens and a 70-300mm lens along with some minor accessories. A couple of days later a guy called about my order and wanted to discuss upgrades. He sounded like a used car salesman and I was immediately put off.I should have followed my instincts and cancelled the sale then and there. I did not but was jotting down the prices quoted as we talked. He was upgrading my lenses, adding filters, upgrading the camera case, adding a 4 year warranty add-on and express shipping. The shipment arrived by express shipping...

When it arrived: "Gray market" merchandise, questionable if it's even new, no warranty, faked up copies of manual and software, Nikon laughed at me when I went to register it. The invoice only says "Deluxe package deal US retail package w/glass lenses" with a price. Individual items have no price listed. Oddly, the prices I jotted down are about $300 short of the total charged.

I would go hunt these guys down and bring charges except that I live in California and they are in Brooklyn. It would cost me more in airfare than I could recoup. Part of their planning, I suspect.

I have been shopping on the internet for several years. This has been only the second incident of a fraudulent vendor I have encountered. Both now have been New York merchants. I think I am going to add a criteria to my personal shopping habits that any vendor from the northeast, particularly New York is suspect. If enough people shun business there, perhaps they will clean up their act. I doubt it.

Wayne Murray

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posted May-07-2007

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As a veteran internet shopper I hate to admit this but these guys took me in. I live in California and they are in Brooklyn so it is not economically feasible for me to pursue recompense.

I purchased a Nikon camera advertised "New, US market with full warranty". Then I was contacted by a sales person offering a number of upgrades and extended warranty. When I received the merchandise there were no upgrades and no extended warranty certificates. The invoice only priced a "Deluxe Camera Package", not the individual prices that I had written down. The price was about twice what I started with. When I went to register the camera body and lenses with Nikon they laughed at me, said it was "Gray Market" and no warranty, no one will repair it, even for a cash fee. "Gray Market" doesn't mean it's imported. All Nikons are imported. It means it was manufactured for a market other than the USA and of course Nikon USA won't have anything to do with it.

A wonder, the camera and lenses seem to work fine.

So you see, that really good price isn't. Hopefully you stay away from them. I wish I had.

Just as an addendum, these thieves cost me so much heartburn and stress I cancelled my AMEX card and got a new one. Hey J&K, sell my old card number, maybe your buyers will come visit you to get their money back.

This review was modified by wagnes on May 16 2007 07:27:16 PM

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5/5

posted May-11-2007

My 1st order with B&H. They were stand up with me and deserve a rating. They did it all the right way. Their web page indicated if an item was in-stock or not. They gave you an option to get an email when it was available. Their prices were fair to seller and buyer and their shipping rates very reasonable. I received an immediate email confirming my order and the prices for each. Upon shipment I received another email which also included a link to track the shipment. The shipment arrived on schedule and was very well packaged. The items were fresh, new and exactly as ordered. The price charged was exactly as agreed in the original order. Who could ask for more? This is how internet shopping should alsways be.

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posted Apr-23-2007

I had the misfortune to find this company online. Their price was somewhat lower than Ritz Camera but not excessively so. I was not really suspicious. I ordered a Nikon D-40 camera kit (Adverised as: New, fresh and American packaged with US warranty) with 18-55mm lens and a 70-300mm lens along with some minor accessories. A couple of days later a guy called about my order and wanted to discuss upgrades. He sounded like a used car salesman and I was immediately put off.I should have followed my instincts and cancelled the sale then and there. I did not but was jotting down the prices quoted as we talked. He was upgrading my lenses, adding filters, upgrading the camera case, adding a 4 year warranty add-on and express shipping. The shipment arrived by express shipping...

When it arrived: "Gray market" merchandise, questionable if it's even new, no warranty, faked up copies of manual and software, Nikon laughed at me when I went to register it. The invoice only says "Deluxe package deal US retail package w/glass lenses" with a price. Individual items have no price listed. Oddly, the prices I jotted down are about $300 short of the total charged.

I would go hunt these guys down and bring charges except that I live in California and they are in Brooklyn. It would cost me more in airfare than I could recoup. Part of their planning, I suspect.

I have been shopping on the internet for several years. This has been only the second incident of a fraudulent vendor I have encountered. Both now have been New York merchants. I think I am going to add a criteria to my personal shopping habits that any vendor from the northeast, particularly New York is suspect. If enough people shun business there, perhaps they will clean up their act. I doubt it.

Wayne Murray

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posted May-07-2007

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As a veteran internet shopper I hate to admit this but these guys took me in. I live in California and they are in Brooklyn so it is not economically feasible for me to pursue recompense.

I purchased a Nikon camera advertised "New, US market with full warranty". Then I was contacted by a sales person offering a number of upgrades and extended warranty. When I received the merchandise there were no upgrades and no extended warranty certificates. The invoice only priced a "Deluxe Camera Package", not the individual prices that I had written down. The price was about twice what I started with. When I went to register the camera body and lenses with Nikon they laughed at me, said it was "Gray Market" and no warranty, no one will repair it, even for a cash fee. "Gray Market" doesn't mean it's imported. All Nikons are imported. It means it was manufactured for a market other than the USA and of course Nikon USA won't have anything to do with it.

A wonder, the camera and lenses seem to work fine.

So you see, that really good price isn't. Hopefully you stay away from them. I wish I had.

Just as an addendum, these thieves cost me so much heartburn and stress I cancelled my AMEX card and got a new one. Hey J&K, sell my old card number, maybe your buyers will come visit you to get their money back.

This review was modified by wagnes on May 16 2007 07:27:16 PM

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5/5

posted May-11-2007

My 1st order with B&H. They were stand up with me and deserve a rating. They did it all the right way. Their web page indicated if an item was in-stock or not. They gave you an option to get an email when it was available. Their prices were fair to seller and buyer and their shipping rates very reasonable. I received an immediate email confirming my order and the prices for each. Upon shipment I received another email which also included a link to track the shipment. The shipment arrived on schedule and was very well packaged. The items were fresh, new and exactly as ordered. The price charged was exactly as agreed in the original order. Who could ask for more? This is how internet shopping should alsways be.

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posted Apr-23-2007

I had the misfortune to find this company online. Their price was somewhat lower than Ritz Camera but not excessively so. I was not really suspicious. I ordered a Nikon D-40 camera kit (Adverised as: New, fresh and American packaged with US warranty) with 18-55mm lens and a 70-300mm lens along with some minor accessories. A couple of days later a guy called about my order and wanted to discuss upgrades. He sounded like a used car salesman and I was immediately put off.I should have followed my instincts and cancelled the sale then and there. I did not but was jotting down the prices quoted as we talked. He was upgrading my lenses, adding filters, upgrading the camera case, adding a 4 year warranty add-on and express shipping. The shipment arrived by express shipping...

When it arrived: "Gray market" merchandise, questionable if it's even new, no warranty, faked up copies of manual and software, Nikon laughed at me when I went to register it. The invoice only says "Deluxe package deal US retail package w/glass lenses" with a price. Individual items have no price listed. Oddly, the prices I jotted down are about $300 short of the total charged.

I would go hunt these guys down and bring charges except that I live in California and they are in Brooklyn. It would cost me more in airfare than I could recoup. Part of their planning, I suspect.

I have been shopping on the internet for several years. This has been only the second incident of a fraudulent vendor I have encountered. Both now have been New York merchants. I think I am going to add a criteria to my personal shopping habits that any vendor from the northeast, particularly New York is suspect. If enough people shun business there, perhaps they will clean up their act. I doubt it.

Wayne Murray

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posted May-07-2007

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As a veteran internet shopper I hate to admit this but these guys took me in. I live in California and they are in Brooklyn so it is not economically feasible for me to pursue recompense.

I purchased a Nikon camera advertised "New, US market with full warranty". Then I was contacted by a sales person offering a number of upgrades and extended warranty. When I received the merchandise there were no upgrades and no extended warranty certificates. The invoice only priced a "Deluxe Camera Package", not the individual prices that I had written down. The price was about twice what I started with. When I went to register the camera body and lenses with Nikon they laughed at me, said it was "Gray Market" and no warranty, no one will repair it, even for a cash fee. "Gray Market" doesn't mean it's imported. All Nikons are imported. It means it was manufactured for a market other than the USA and of course Nikon USA won't have anything to do with it.

A wonder, the camera and lenses seem to work fine.

So you see, that really good price isn't. Hopefully you stay away from them. I wish I had.

Just as an addendum, these thieves cost me so much heartburn and stress I cancelled my AMEX card and got a new one. Hey J&K, sell my old card number, maybe your buyers will come visit you to get their money back.

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5/5

posted May-11-2007

My 1st order with B&H. They were stand up with me and deserve a rating. They did it all the right way. Their web page indicated if an item was in-stock or not. They gave you an option to get an email when it was available. Their prices were fair to seller and buyer and their shipping rates very reasonable. I received an immediate email confirming my order and the prices for each. Upon shipment I received another email which also included a link to track the shipment. The shipment arrived on schedule and was very well packaged. The items were fresh, new and exactly as ordered. The price charged was exactly as agreed in the original order. Who could ask for more? This is how internet shopping should alsways be.

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posted Apr-23-2007

I had the misfortune to find this company online. Their price was somewhat lower than Ritz Camera but not excessively so. I was not really suspicious. I ordered a Nikon D-40 camera kit (Adverised as: New, fresh and American packaged with US warranty) with 18-55mm lens and a 70-300mm lens along with some minor accessories. A couple of days later a guy called about my order and wanted to discuss upgrades. He sounded like a used car salesman and I was immediately put off.I should have followed my instincts and cancelled the sale then and there. I did not but was jotting down the prices quoted as we talked. He was upgrading my lenses, adding filters, upgrading the camera case, adding a 4 year warranty add-on and express shipping. The shipment arrived by express shipping...

When it arrived: "Gray market" merchandise, questionable if it's even new, no warranty, faked up copies of manual and software, Nikon laughed at me when I went to register it. The invoice only says "Deluxe package deal US retail package w/glass lenses" with a price. Individual items have no price listed. Oddly, the prices I jotted down are about $300 short of the total charged.

I would go hunt these guys down and bring charges except that I live in California and they are in Brooklyn. It would cost me more in airfare than I could recoup. Part of their planning, I suspect.

I have been shopping on the internet for several years. This has been only the second incident of a fraudulent vendor I have encountered. Both now have been New York merchants. I think I am going to add a criteria to my personal shopping habits that any vendor from the northeast, particularly New York is suspect. If enough people shun business there, perhaps they will clean up their act. I doubt it.

Wayne Murray

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posted May-07-2007

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As a veteran internet shopper I hate to admit this but these guys took me in. I live in California and they are in Brooklyn so it is not economically feasible for me to pursue recompense.

I purchased a Nikon camera advertised "New, US market with full warranty". Then I was contacted by a sales person offering a number of upgrades and extended warranty. When I received the merchandise there were no upgrades and no extended warranty certificates. The invoice only priced a "Deluxe Camera Package", not the individual prices that I had written down. The price was about twice what I started with. When I went to register the camera body and lenses with Nikon they laughed at me, said it was "Gray Market" and no warranty, no one will repair it, even for a cash fee. "Gray Market" doesn't mean it's imported. All Nikons are imported. It means it was manufactured for a market other than the USA and of course Nikon USA won't have anything to do with it.

A wonder, the camera and lenses seem to work fine.

So you see, that really good price isn't. Hopefully you stay away from them. I wish I had.

Just as an addendum, these thieves cost me so much heartburn and stress I cancelled my AMEX card and got a new one. Hey J&K, sell my old card number, maybe your buyers will come visit you to get their money back.

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posted May-11-2007

My 1st order with B&H. They were stand up with me and deserve a rating. They did it all the right way. Their web page indicated if an item was in-stock or not. They gave you an option to get an email when it was available. Their prices were fair to seller and buyer and their shipping rates very reasonable. I received an immediate email confirming my order and the prices for each. Upon shipment I received another email which also included a link to track the shipment. The shipment arrived on schedule and was very well packaged. The items were fresh, new and exactly as ordered. The price charged was exactly as agreed in the original order. Who could ask for more? This is how internet shopping should alsways be.

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