www.roelandebruijn.nl Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 One of the advertisers for this site is promoting a D3 for ﾀ 2700.00http://www.globalmediapro.com/do/category/nikondigicam?campaign=Global&adgroup=NikonD3-stock-catThis is less money then needed for the D700. I cannot believe it, am I alone in thinking this is just to good to be true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_a2 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Remember what your Dad told you? "If it sounds too good to be true....." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 You get what you pay for. If you pay nearly nothing, you will receive nearly nothing. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timberwulf Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Scam. Go ahead and try it, I guarantee it won't come with a battery, strap, charger, charger cord, etc. Now, naturally, they'll be happy to sell you those items - the battery will be $500, the strap $250, etc. And if you don't want to buy those things from them, the camera will suddenly be out of stock and backordered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliot1 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Best 'deal' I have found to date (where you will actually receive the camera) is for just under $3900 (on eBay), BUT it is a gray market camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael R Freeman Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Yeah - this outfit is a real winner. Go ahead and order ... we'll watch the train wreck from here.<P> <i>As of 1/12/2008, this merchant only accepts payment by wire transfer. ResellerRatings recommends against purchasing merchandise by wire transfer, Western Union, or personal check. Only use a credit card to make online purchases. Credit card companies protect consumers and will nearly always refund your money if you fail to receive the merchandise as-promised. <P> ResellerRatings user Dr_Wombat wrote on 7/21/2007, "I did not have a good experience with this store and they threatened to sue me if I wrote about the facts. I have withdrawn my comments."</i><P> Can you spell <i>k-i-s-s-y-o-u-r-m-o-n-e-y-g-o-o-d-b-y-e</i> ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.roelandebruijn.nl Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 Look guys, I was suspicious to begin with. But it is an advertiser on this site. You'd expect some vetting from photo.net before placing ads, or is that just too naive? I wasn't actually planning on getting one, I have my sights set on D300/D700 combo. but if I could have had the D3 for that amount I wouldn't have hesitated. Maybe use it as a backup to my D300? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Roeland, no, they are not an advertiser on this site. Photo.net sells ad space to Google, and Google puts whatever junk there; photo.net has no control over it. Unfortunately, Google has a very low (or no) standard for screening their ads. I do feel that photo.net is somewhat responsible for permitting this stuff to appear on our pages, though. But that is merely my personal opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpahnelas Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 "would give them away, but my wife won't let me!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two23 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Shun-- Maybe the standard is, if the check clears, it's a great advertiser! My thinking always is this. B&H is the largest seller of Nikon in the Western Hemisphere. If a place is advertising something for more than 2 or 3% less, I tend to look at it as a scam. Kent in SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Kent, some stores can probably beat B&H by 10% in certain occasions. For example, B&H currently lists the SB-800 flash for $315. Two months ago I was at a PhotoShop seminar where B&H was a sponsor, and they were offering a "show special" for $290. So B&H has some built-in margin. If you see prices 20% or more cheapers than B&H, you probably want to stay away or at least check it out thoroughly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl_becker2 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Adorama has some items for less than B&H. Places like that I will buy from. If its to good to believe then its no good at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanford Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 They must have pulled the D3 off their site. Some of their items, like the 50 mm F1.4 and F1.8 Nikkor are TWICE as expensive as they are at the reputable on line stores?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_king11 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 B&H now has the Nikon D3 on sale for $4,819.95: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?ci=0&sb=ps&pn=1&sq=desc&InitialSearch=yes&O=jsp%2FRootPage.jsp&A=search&Q=*&bhs=t&shs=Nikon+D3&sb=ps&pn=1&sq=desc&InitialSearch=yes&O=jsp%2FRootPage.jsp&A=search&Q=*&bhs=t Adorama currently has the D3 on sale for $4,799.95: http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?addtocart=INKD3&src=itemlist 25 Days ago I paid the full $4,999.95 for my D3 at B&H....3 days ago they refunded me the price difference. Customer Servis is what B&H will give you over some of the other websites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_king11 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 B&H now has the Nikon D3 on sale for $4,819.95: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?ci=0&sb=ps&pn=1&sq=desc&InitialSearch=yes&O=jsp% 2FRootPage.jsp&A=search&Q=*&bhs=t&shs=Nikon+D3&sb=ps&pn=1&sq=desc&InitialSearch=yes&O=jsp% 2FRootPage.jsp&A=search&Q=*&bhs=t Adorama currently has the D3 on sale for $4,799.95: http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?addtocart=INKD3&src=itemlist 25 Days ago I paid the full $4,999.95 for my D3 at B&H....3 days ago they refunded me the price difference. Customer Servis is what B&H will give you over some of the other websites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric_arnold Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 looks like a misprint. maybe they meant to say D300. their prices are actually much higher than B&H. by about 25%-33%. the 18-200 hasnt sold at $900+ for two years! and that's not including "transport." still, any e-store where payment is through wire transfer has been a bad boy. this shouldn't just raise a red flag, it should cause you to run screaming from your computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasha_radosavljevich Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 i bought mine in february for 4.1k euros. at this momentum, in Serbia, official price was 5k euros.so... if it sounds too much good to be true - probably is not true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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