aaronb Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 I saw an ad on photo.net for Ding Electronics, which is a website currently offering the Nikon D2xs and Canon 1Ds Mark III for 1300 USD. I emailed the website about their amazing prices, and received this response: Hello, My name is Marita Pratt and I represent Ding Electronics.Thank you for your interest inour products. It is very simple to purchase from us. All our products come from bank and customs confiscations including your order. It isbrand new with international warranty and it is factory sealed.The final price is : 1300USD . We are processing all our order through our google merchant account. However during tosome orders placed with stollen credit cards google decided to limit this payment methodfor the moment and offer the same protection on bank transfers. Because we want to continue running our business and still protect our customers wewill continue accepting orders under the Google Merchant protection program , allowing youto inspect the order prior to authorizing the funds to be sent to us. You will submit the payment to them via bank transfer and once the funds clear in theiraccount we will ship your order to the provided address.Once you signed for delivery you will benefit from a 3 days period time in which you willdecide if you want to keep or cancel your order. If you aren't happy you will be fully refunded including the shipping fees benefitingfrom our no questions asked returning policy.Because we have a low stock and we already have 3 potential clients for this model I wouldlike to ask you if you are 100% interested so I can book it for you and start thetransaction. Best Wishes ,Marita PrattDing Electronics T.E.A.M. Surely this company cannot be legit, based on the fact that they only allow payment through bank transfers. Why was this BS ad allowed on your website? Am I wrong in saying this company is full of crap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Kahn Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Very suspicious. I would never use a bank transfer transaction for anything but sending funds to another bank. Ding Electronics is not listed in resellerratings.com, but all that means is they're probably not in the US. I googled the name, and found one interesting post <A HREF="http://www.ephotozine.com/topic/t-53353/p-0 ">here</A>. Look familiar? I'd pass on it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godfrey Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Not with a ten foot battle lance ... Godfrey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael s. Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 I think Aaron's question was not whether he should buy from this advertiser, but rather how -- and why -- a vendor such as this appeared on photo.net ?<p> That question is probably best directed, via email, to someone on the <a href=http://www.photo.net/info/about-us>photo.net masthead</a>.<p> I seem to recall reading at some point that pnet neither selects nor screens the advertisers, but it would be best to ask directly and get a real answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w_t1 Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 what's even more interesting is the fact that some people still think these scam artists are legit. That's why people like Chris Hanson will never run out of topics to cover... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjacksonphoto Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 I wonder, as well, why a site as devoted to photographers as photo.net sets their patrons up to be ripped off? It would seem to me, if PN has no control over their advertisers, that they should get control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
._._z Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 You know who else uses 4-all.org as their site host? http://forum.aa419.org/viewtopic.php?t=17366 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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