Comments on: How To Spot A Scam: Must-Read Camera Buyer Advice!

By: Michael Leonard

Michael Leonard — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 07:18:00 +0000

I almost fell for one while hunting for a good deal on a 5D mkIII just a month ago. But then I was directed to resellerratings and quite humorously most of the reviews went something like this:

“They called me and told me about my credit card problems and informed me that I ordered the wrong lens for my camera. Wow, what great service.”

Now if this were one review it would be believable. But I laughed when almost all of them went the same way. After placing an order they would get a phone call from the company saying their credit card had issues, then would tell the customer they either bought the wrong lens, wrong kind of camera or they convinced them to upgrade to a higher capacity battery or some such nonsense. and people fell for it hook, line and sinker.

If I ever ordered from them and they told me I ordered the wrong lens I would tell them to fly a kite. I know what I ordered. NOW GIVE IT TO ME! :-)

I don’t know if I can say their name here, but if you check out DigitalDepotOnline.com’s reviews in resellerratings, alot of them sound very similar.

By: Donald B Miller

Donald B Miller — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:07:00 +0000

Just what I was going to say! Don’t give your money to some out of state camera warehouse. As a plus it is fun to look at all the other goodies in the store!

By: Igor Yudovich

Igor Yudovich — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:51:00 +0000

People wise enough to push buttons on a DSLR should not fall fall for a scam. Read small print. The biggest profit is made in accessories and warranty. The sales person tried to push me an extra battery by saying that my battery will not last long. I have to admit of being new to the field of photography and buying set of filters. It was wastefull. Vingetting is off the roof. Glass quality is poor. Sales person told me its a brand name.

By: Cinghialino

Cinghialino — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 19:15:00 +0000

how about supporting local legit shops instead of continue feeding big resellers?

By: Matthew Saville Baldon

Matthew Saville Baldon — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 18:47:00 +0000

Mike, while I agree with that general premise of “you gotta be an idiot to fall for such a low price”, that doesn’t stop these scammer’s practices from being extremely un-ethical.

Most people wise up really quick and never shop “like an idiot” again, but many people still at least fall for it just once. And sometimes the prices aren’t that incredibly discounted, either. When I almost bought a D70 from DigitalLiquidators, I was only going to save $20 or so. In my opinion that doesn’t fall into the “too good to be true” category, it’s just a slightly lower price on a $1,000 item.

Take care,=Matt=