price to good to be true?

[egorshungry]

I was looking online at some cameras, and had found that there was a few web sites selling both Cannons and Nikons, but the price just seems way to low. Amazon usallly has the best prices on alot of electronics, but they were a few hundred dollars lower than them. They were advertising a D7000 for $970 and a D300s for $875. Is this to good to be true? or could they be selling over seas models?

[rschramm]

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[Abel]

i agree with rusty... be sure to check them out brad.

[danchez]

words to live by:
if it sounds too good to be true, it is.

[Abel]

Originally Posted by egorshungry

They were advertising a D7000 for $970 and a D300s for $875.

Amazon shows

D7000 for $1,199 (Body Only)

The place you mentioned it $230 less. Not good. Prolly a typical bait and switch operation where theyll charge your card and then tell you they dont have it but will sell you something else.

[egorshungry]

I checked it out and found a blog that a few people have bought from the site, and the results were far from plesant. They would get a call back from a number in Russia explaining that they should buy this product instead. They would eventually get there stuff but it was the wrong item, adn getting ahold of them was almost impossible.

[jfoureyes]

Originally Posted by egorshungry

I checked it out and found a blog that a few people have bought from the site, and the results were far from plesant. They would get a call back from a number in Russia explaining that they should buy this product instead. They would eventually get there stuff but it was the wrong item, adn getting ahold of them was almost impossible.

That pretty much says it all!!! I use B&H 99.999% of the time...I know they'll take care me and have for years.

[rfortson]

I don't know what it is about cameras that attracts all the scammers, but it's true. I've bought all sorts of things online (and before that, via catalog) with very few problems. However, when I started buying photo gear several years back, I was shocked at how many scam sites there are out there. I've narrowed my list down to the few places I trust and stick with them.

For all other items (mainly tech gadgets), I'll buy from just about anywhere and am rarely disappointed.

[ukneeq]

Some of the cheap online places I have seen also strip the contents of the box and then try to upcharge you. I called to order from one place that was a few hundred cheaper than like amazon or the other trusted online sites. When I called they said the price didn't include the battery, charger, strap, etc... Needless to say once you "add" the items that normally come in the box it was more expensive.