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After being encouraged by the availability in the UK, I did a
"froogle" and found 8 or 9 places that either claimed "in-stock" or
"shipping within a week"...including some big names.
I think the camera is about here...
Ken
I looked on Froogle, and actually found one that DOES have them in
stock. With next-day shipping, I should have it early next week.
Don't trust the web sites availability info, though. I called a
few before finding one that really does have them available to ship.
Ann
After being encouraged by the availability in the UK, I did a
"froogle" and found 8 or 9 places that either claimed "in-stock" or
"shipping within a week"...including some big names.
I think the camera is about here...
Ken
Hi Ann,
Glad that was useful to you - if you don't mind me asking, what did
you wind up paying for it? And, of course, when you get it would
you be so kind as to post your experiences?
Ken
alittell wrote:
JoyThanks Ken!!!
I looked on Froogle, and actually found one that DOES have them in
stock. With next-day shipping, I should have it early next week.
Don't trust the web sites availability info, though. I called a
few before finding one that really does have them available to ship.
Ann
could you please tell where you got it?
--Ann:
Most of the online dealers don't "really" stock anything. They are
just drop shipping from the distributors.
So, if one dealer has it, and nobody else does (unless you are
dealing with a very large, well established dealer that is buying
direct), Caveat Emptor!
Did you check the vendors reputation using
http://www.resellerratings.com and bizrate.com?
If not, you need to. I would also recommend avoiding vendors with
only a small number of customer reviews, because vendors have been
known to "pad" their own ratings, by posting "glowing reviews".
The usual way the bad dealers work, is to advertise something at a
lower price than everyone else (or an item that nobody else has in
stock). Then, they call you to "confirm" your order.
Then, usually the sales pitch begins (you'll need a better battery,
larger memory card, lens accessories, extended warranty, etc.). Of
course, many consumers fall for it, since they only check the price
of the camera -- not the accessories.
These items are usually sold at outrageous prices, but appear to be
heavily discounted (unrealistic prices are shown for the "list
prices" of the accessories.).
Usually, this happens:
the U.S.). BTW, you won't get warranty service if it is gray market.
- They ship you a gray market camera (one not intended for sale in
and/or
advertised price, unless you agree to buy lots of overpriced extras
- They are not really going to sell you the camera at the
(poor quality memory cards, case, poor quality lens accessories,
generic batteries that they claim are better, extended warranty,
etc.).
Of course, by the time you buy the overpriced, poor quality
add-on's, you could have gotten a better deal somewhere else --
from a reputable dealer. Another trick these guys play, is to claim
the price is for the camera only (again, forcing you to buy the
items that are included with the camera anyway, at drastically
inflated prices). Otherwise (if you tell them you don't want the
add-ons), most of the "scam artists" will refuse to sell it to you
for the quoted price.
Or, your camera will suddenly go to backorder status, or even more
common, they simply never ship it to you -- leading you along when
you try to find out order status, until you finally cancel the
order.
Sometimes, when do cancel, they'll ship a partial order (with high
unauthorized shipping charges tacked on). Then, when you return it,
and dispute it with your credit card company, they end up keeping
the high shipping charges they added (because credit card companies
will often not refund the shippnig charges).
You may also see a combination of the above techniques (gray market
camera + trying to scam you with the extras).
These types of techniques are VERY Common.
I'd do yourself a favor -- stick with a reputable dealer -- one
that will work with you if you have a problem. Cameras do have "out
of the box" problems, and you don't want to be stuck with a gray
market camera that you can't get serviced (or a need to ship your
brand new camera back to Konica-Minolta as soon as you buy it).
A good dealer will usually replace a defective model, within a
reasonable return period.
Use the customer feedback in the price search engines to "spot"
these dealers, and also use http://www.resellerratings.com
--
JimC
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http://www.pbase.com/jcockfield/konica_kd510z
I looked on Froogle, and actually found one that DOES have them in
stock. With next-day shipping, I should have it early next week.
Don't trust the web sites availability info, though. I called a
few before finding one that really does have them available to ship.
Ann
After being encouraged by the availability in the UK, I did a
"froogle" and found 8 or 9 places that either claimed "in-stock" or
"shipping within a week"...including some big names.
I think the camera is about here...
Ken
I did a quck froogle search,,,merchants that came up did not get good reviews at reseller,,,,some one else sent in this great link on how NOT to get ripped offI don't understand why you don't write where you ended up buying
it, so others don't have to go through the same tedious process you
went through :>
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--I looked on Froogle, and actually found one that DOES have them in
stock. With next-day shipping, I should have it early next week.
Don't trust the web sites availability info, though. I called a
few before finding one that really does have them available to ship.
Ann
After being encouraged by the availability in the UK, I did a
"froogle" and found 8 or 9 places that either claimed "in-stock" or
"shipping within a week"...including some big names.
I think the camera is about here...
Ken
After being encouraged by the availability in the UK, I did a
"froogle" and found 8 or 9 places that either claimed "in-stock" or
"shipping within a week"...including some big names.
I think the camera is about here...
Ken
