Baja Big Dog
12-11-2007, 10:39 AM
Well the cuz decides to buy a new camera, he like my Canon 30D, so like most people, he hits the internet, calls me and says...hey i found the 40D for $1300 with two Canon lens..I laugh, tell him its a scam, he argues and sends in his order, Well this is where the fun starts.
We go on the web site for Best Camera.com, and read some of the reviews, they are mostly good, I told him that when I bought my camera I sent in a negative rating on the slime I bought mine from, they were on the phone, wanted to make a deal to get rid of the rating.
So the salesperson calls him..(surprise!!), and tells him this bulllshit story about needing to upgrade the lens to metal instead of plastic, (Canon only makes one IS lens, and its metal) so they jerk him around some more, and then hang up on him. So I call and try to order a body only that they had for $499.00...they dont want tosell body only, guys says its back ordered and it will be 6 weeks.
They call the cuz back and tell him that price would be for "gray market" camera, and wont have a U.S. Warranty....
We do some more research, and try to find out how this scum can stay in business, write Canon..they write back and advise me against buying from these guys, they are not authorized dealers, and send me to the following reviews.
http://www.resellerratings.com/store/Best_Price_Cameras_6
http://www.epinions.com/msg/show_~threads/cat_id_~22/id_~6938/forum_id_~145
http://forums.cnet.com/5208-7594_102-0.html?forumID=59&threadID=218552&messageID=2323232
http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/bestpricecamerascom-c3358.html
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=270258
Gray market products is well explained at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_market
This is some interesting stuff, how do they do it!!
I went to the BBB, wow, they had a list of issues with these scumbags!!! They listed about 12-14 different companies they operate under.
Im getting old, but my dads words are in my ear.........
If it sounds too good to be true, it is too good to be true!!!:eek:
The best part is these scum are all over Ebay, Ebay wont let you sell a barrel off a 10-22, but they will let these guys screw people every day!!
Call these guys up and ask for a special they have on there website, it will be entertaining!!!!
We go on the web site for Best Camera.com, and read some of the reviews, they are mostly good, I told him that when I bought my camera I sent in a negative rating on the slime I bought mine from, they were on the phone, wanted to make a deal to get rid of the rating.
So the salesperson calls him..(surprise!!), and tells him this bulllshit story about needing to upgrade the lens to metal instead of plastic, (Canon only makes one IS lens, and its metal) so they jerk him around some more, and then hang up on him. So I call and try to order a body only that they had for $499.00...they dont want tosell body only, guys says its back ordered and it will be 6 weeks.
They call the cuz back and tell him that price would be for "gray market" camera, and wont have a U.S. Warranty....
We do some more research, and try to find out how this scum can stay in business, write Canon..they write back and advise me against buying from these guys, they are not authorized dealers, and send me to the following reviews.
http://www.resellerratings.com/store/Best_Price_Cameras_6
http://www.epinions.com/msg/show_~threads/cat_id_~22/id_~6938/forum_id_~145
http://forums.cnet.com/5208-7594_102-0.html?forumID=59&threadID=218552&messageID=2323232
http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/bestpricecamerascom-c3358.html
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=270258
Gray market products is well explained at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_market
This is some interesting stuff, how do they do it!!
I went to the BBB, wow, they had a list of issues with these scumbags!!! They listed about 12-14 different companies they operate under.
Im getting old, but my dads words are in my ear.........
If it sounds too good to be true, it is too good to be true!!!:eek:
The best part is these scum are all over Ebay, Ebay wont let you sell a barrel off a 10-22, but they will let these guys screw people every day!!
Call these guys up and ask for a special they have on there website, it will be entertaining!!!!