Did I get ripped off??
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OnoIgotICH
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Bestcameraplace is a scam.
Google it and there is about a 30 page thread about them scamming.
Its a bait trick, they get you to buy the camera, but they load up on the accessories such as a ... 300 dollar battery grip. Read the description, it says nikon battery grip nothing else, and then they ship you a nikon... N10 battery grip that you get for free, and the camera is stripped down to its bare minimum.
Google it and there is about a 30 page thread about them scamming.
Its a bait trick, they get you to buy the camera, but they load up on the accessories such as a ... 300 dollar battery grip. Read the description, it says nikon battery grip nothing else, and then they ship you a nikon... N10 battery grip that you get for free, and the camera is stripped down to its bare minimum.
snommisbor
Premium Member
adorama and b&h are two great places, They are in New York. If you look the others are in Brooklyn or otherwise known as Crooklyn. I have gotten stuff from Adorama. Great place.
NEVER BUY FROM BESTPRICECAMERAS!!!!!!!
Them and Sonic Cameras are the same company and have a huge scam front. I ordered from them and they raped my credit card $1,500 for a Canon100mm macro that they never sent and had it placed on back order for 6 weeks. Visa took care of thier rear ends thats for sure.
The manager Jamie from Bestpricecameras is the same Peter from SonicCameras.. I had called and tried to cancel the order for 4 weeks and they claimed the system was down everytime. I got the idea to call and pretend to order another item and some how the system was up again. When I called them out on it they hung up. I called out Peter from sonic also on being Jamie from besttprice and he hung up. I swear to God I will beat that guys face in if I ever meet him.
Needless to say I only order from Adorama, Abes of main and B&H..
I'd beat that guys *** if I ever saw him.
Them and Sonic Cameras are the same company and have a huge scam front. I ordered from them and they raped my credit card $1,500 for a Canon100mm macro that they never sent and had it placed on back order for 6 weeks. Visa took care of thier rear ends thats for sure.
The manager Jamie from Bestpricecameras is the same Peter from SonicCameras.. I had called and tried to cancel the order for 4 weeks and they claimed the system was down everytime. I got the idea to call and pretend to order another item and some how the system was up again. When I called them out on it they hung up. I called out Peter from sonic also on being Jamie from besttprice and he hung up. I swear to God I will beat that guys face in if I ever meet him.
Needless to say I only order from Adorama, Abes of main and B&H..
I'd beat that guys *** if I ever saw him.
F35-Joint Strike Fighter
New member
you need to vent put dude! Lucky me, I almost placed an order with SonicCamera.
BeanAnimal
Premium Member
People have asked how to shut these guys down? You can't.
They are the same folks that sell grey market TVs and extended warranties. They sell you the goods and the extended warranty (because the OEM warranty does not apply). When you make a warranty claim the warranty company tells you that the vendor did not ever complete the proper proof of purchase forms (even though YOU have the receipts!). Doing some digging you find out that the seller IS the warranty company with a different DBA.
Do some more digging and you will find out that these guys sell just about every type of electronics made and they scam almost 100% of their customers. The "broken" returns are just sold to the next guy. The same malfunctioning camera or TV may be sold to 100 people. 15% restoking fees and "diagnostics" fees are common tricks. If you tell them it is DOA they will give you an RMA and charge you a 20% testing fee. They call you back and tell you that the item is good (a lie). If you want it back you pay the 20% diagnostics fee+shipping (they send you a different, working unit). If you don't want it back you pay the 20% restocking fee and they sell it the the next guy and scam him.
The NY BBB and the States Attorney General get thousands of complaints a month about bestpricedcameras and the other 50 names these guys do business under. The honest truth is that they don't have the time or care to go after them (if you call them they will tell you as much). Victor and his partners know it. If they end up getting a little heat, they just go out of business and open up shop under a new name with a different family member or partner (usually not US citizens) as the named owner. The cops and the suits better things to do than chase down huksters like these guys... not to mentoin that the state profits from them anyway.
Here is the WORST part. The manufacturers are IN ON THE SCAM! They are the ones who sell these guys pallet loads of returned and damaged goods!
Don't think for a minute that Nikon, Sony, Toshiba, Avaya, Hitachi, etc want the "grey market" goods flow stopped! They are the ones who feed it through a shady distribution chain. It allows them to keep production levels high and steady and siphon off the excess and returned/defective product! Where do you think all of the returned goods go?
Think about it... you have a plant that makes lenses. They don't adjust production levels on a daily basis to account for demand. Instead they just slam them out. What is not needed to stock the distribution chain is siphoned off as grey market goods. Stand at a Circuit city for an entire day and count the number of returns to that single store. Now multiply that times every electronics store in the country, EVERY DAY. Those goods can not be sold as "new" and the OEM does not have the time or will to "refurbish" and resell all of them. What happens to them? They are NOT checked or looked at. They are simply palletized and sold off to guys like Victor at bestpricecameras! They are auctioned by the truckloads to eBay vendors and flea market vendors.
Be carefull what you buy!
Adorama and B&H are great. As others have said, if you find it cheaper, then buyer beware!
They are the same folks that sell grey market TVs and extended warranties. They sell you the goods and the extended warranty (because the OEM warranty does not apply). When you make a warranty claim the warranty company tells you that the vendor did not ever complete the proper proof of purchase forms (even though YOU have the receipts!). Doing some digging you find out that the seller IS the warranty company with a different DBA.
Do some more digging and you will find out that these guys sell just about every type of electronics made and they scam almost 100% of their customers. The "broken" returns are just sold to the next guy. The same malfunctioning camera or TV may be sold to 100 people. 15% restoking fees and "diagnostics" fees are common tricks. If you tell them it is DOA they will give you an RMA and charge you a 20% testing fee. They call you back and tell you that the item is good (a lie). If you want it back you pay the 20% diagnostics fee+shipping (they send you a different, working unit). If you don't want it back you pay the 20% restocking fee and they sell it the the next guy and scam him.
The NY BBB and the States Attorney General get thousands of complaints a month about bestpricedcameras and the other 50 names these guys do business under. The honest truth is that they don't have the time or care to go after them (if you call them they will tell you as much). Victor and his partners know it. If they end up getting a little heat, they just go out of business and open up shop under a new name with a different family member or partner (usually not US citizens) as the named owner. The cops and the suits better things to do than chase down huksters like these guys... not to mentoin that the state profits from them anyway.
Here is the WORST part. The manufacturers are IN ON THE SCAM! They are the ones who sell these guys pallet loads of returned and damaged goods!
Don't think for a minute that Nikon, Sony, Toshiba, Avaya, Hitachi, etc want the "grey market" goods flow stopped! They are the ones who feed it through a shady distribution chain. It allows them to keep production levels high and steady and siphon off the excess and returned/defective product! Where do you think all of the returned goods go?
Think about it... you have a plant that makes lenses. They don't adjust production levels on a daily basis to account for demand. Instead they just slam them out. What is not needed to stock the distribution chain is siphoned off as grey market goods. Stand at a Circuit city for an entire day and count the number of returns to that single store. Now multiply that times every electronics store in the country, EVERY DAY. Those goods can not be sold as "new" and the OEM does not have the time or will to "refurbish" and resell all of them. What happens to them? They are NOT checked or looked at. They are simply palletized and sold off to guys like Victor at bestpricecameras! They are auctioned by the truckloads to eBay vendors and flea market vendors.
Be carefull what you buy!
Adorama and B&H are great. As others have said, if you find it cheaper, then buyer beware!
hogall
New member
Not too sure anyone has purchase from Costco. I just brought a D300 from J&R. But saw the same one from Costco for $150.00 less.
One thing to watch out for, it those un-authorized dealer. I almost brought one from BESTPRICECAMERAS - their price is like $960.00. But after checking bbb and see all the complaints they have on them (they have over 13 other company names)
Dennis
One thing to watch out for, it those un-authorized dealer. I almost brought one from BESTPRICECAMERAS - their price is like $960.00. But after checking bbb and see all the complaints they have on them (they have over 13 other company names)
Dennis
