debejyo Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 http://cgi.ebay.com/Nikon-D40-Digital-SLR-Camera-18-55mm-Lens-Kit-1yr-Warr_W0QQitemZ160169463038QQihZ006QQcategoryZ150130QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Please refer to the link pasted above. Does anyone have any experience with thisdealer? He is giving factory demo D40 for cheap and claims to be nikon dealer.Can I trust him? Thanks guys. ---- This is Cameta Auctions:http://myworld.ebay.com/cametaauctions/-- Shun Cheung Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lex_jenkins Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Cameta is a well known, longtime dealer with a good reputation. They advertised for many years in Shutterbug before moving toward ebay sales. You can research them and their reputation easily on photo.net and the web. The auction appears to be accurately representing how Nikon demonstrator and refurbished products are sold. I wouldn't consider the price cheap, yet, because it's an ongoing auction. On ebay it's typical for bid activity to soar during the closing minutes. The $280 current bid price, with more than 10 hours to go before closing, is likely to go up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliot1 Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Cameta is an excellent seller. Their 'factory demos' and refurbished items do not included Nikon warranty, they include Cameta's own warranty. The D40 price has dropped in the last month to about $400 for the body, brand new, with genuine Nikon factory warranty, so bid accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael R Freeman Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 <i>"Their 'factory demos' and refurbished items do not included Nikon warranty, they include Cameta's own warranty."</i><P> Actually, unless things have changed, they include a 90 day Nikon USA warranty with the balance of a 1 year warranty covered by Cameta.<P> They are a very reliable reseller, and have a close business relationship with Nikon in Melville, NY (they clear a lot of discontinued items for Nikon USA). I have purchased from them a few times with no problems. What you see is what you get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismk Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 I bought a Refurb. D 70 for my son through them. And I have bought other things as well. The D70 had some problems after a short time and Nikon USA fixed it and sent it back quickly all repaired. They are good sellers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickwhite Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 With Ebay auctions I always thoroughly check out their feedback before bidding - in this case they have about 1 in 90 customers giving either neutral or negative comments (over the past 6 months) - with that average think I would avoid them like the plague! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter Schaefer Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Bought a D70 and a D200 from cameta - both refurbished. Also liked how they treat you on the phone - would definitely recommend them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lex_jenkins Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Nick, they have 99.8% positive feedback with over 200,000 auctions! Try running that many online sales while maintaining that level of customer satisfaction. That's probably better than most brick and board shops would get if you could measure their customer satisfaction rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inspiration point studio Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 I bought a demo lens from Cameta and it was like new. Had no problem with the transaction and will do business with them again. As a matter of fact, Cameta is one of my preferred merchants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickwhite Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Lex, a percentage is one thing - but if you just look at the figures - 40 neutral and 16 negative in the last 5031 = 1 unsatisfied customer in 88.26! If you find that acceptable then you are far more trusting than me! If my own feedback were one fifth as bad as that I would seriously question my customer relations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd peach seattle, washi Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 I bought a Coolpix 8400 from their ebay store; no complaints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 I bought a lens from them on eBay, made an error in mounting, which they allowed me to correct, plus when I thought I had an issue of focus on the lens, they were immediately willing to swap it for another, though that proved unnecessary. I was very impressed with their customer service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liljuddakalilknyttphotogra Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 I bought a refurbished SB-800 from them - works perfectly. Fast & easy transaction. I'd recommend them. Lil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_ferrante Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 bought a lens from them, no problems. Would buy again if price is right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philip_clarke Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Look at the feedback...that many transactions and still a 99.8% positive rating! I wouldn't even hesitate for a second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter Schaefer Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Numbers and percentages in the feedback are one thing, one needs to look a bit deeper at what the negatives and neutrals are actually for and a lot of them will show that they have been resolved. Giving a negative feedback because a camera was damaged during shipping is harsh, especially if the issue is resolved later. And overall there is 1 out of almost 500 that left a negative rating - that's excellent in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philip_clarke Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Paste Dieter's reply at the end of mine...that's what I should've said.<p>Well put Dieter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylor_bob Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Cameta Camera is a real full service camera store and photographic equipment retailer that has been in business on Long Island for over 20 years. ------------------------ Taylor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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