Is this camera deal too good to be true.
- Thread starter Rupp
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that is pretty funny site. Can't imagine how much time was spent getting all those pics!
I thought that was one of the key "power of the web" where the Interenet business can compete with the brick and morter business?
Not to jinx myself, but I have yet to get really burned by an eBay or online purchase. Bought a projector screen once that I didn't think was at the quality level of advertisement on eBay, but resold it via eBay with proper description for a little doller hit, but that's about it.
Wonder if I have done business with any of the pics in Brooklyn?
I thought that was one of the key "power of the web" where the Interenet business can compete with the brick and morter business?
Not to jinx myself, but I have yet to get really burned by an eBay or online purchase. Bought a projector screen once that I didn't think was at the quality level of advertisement on eBay, but resold it via eBay with proper description for a little doller hit, but that's about it.
Wonder if I have done business with any of the pics in Brooklyn?
The problem is that there is a long, long history of disreputable electronics and camera stores in NY. It predates the internet by many years. They existed through telephone and mail-order operations before the internet.
The backs of photography magazines have been full of ads for these kind of places. What's really bad is that some of the magazines seem to endorse these stores by saying that they meet some quality standards. In reality, those ratings mean absolutely nothing and have been misleading customers for years.
The internet has just made it much easier for these people to operate and for them to proliferate (often under several names).
For the sake of information, though, there are reputable stores in NYC. The only one I've dealt with personally is B&H Photo (www.bhphoto.com) and I have no problem recommending them. The store is a couple blocks from Penn Station (Madison Square Garden). I've walked past it but never been inside (I've only been there on Saturdays, when they are closed).
The backs of photography magazines have been full of ads for these kind of places. What's really bad is that some of the magazines seem to endorse these stores by saying that they meet some quality standards. In reality, those ratings mean absolutely nothing and have been misleading customers for years.
The internet has just made it much easier for these people to operate and for them to proliferate (often under several names).
For the sake of information, though, there are reputable stores in NYC. The only one I've dealt with personally is B&H Photo (www.bhphoto.com) and I have no problem recommending them. The store is a couple blocks from Penn Station (Madison Square Garden). I've walked past it but never been inside (I've only been there on Saturdays, when they are closed).
