Digital Camera buying experience / waste of time / rip off - AVOID those CROOKS

All,

maybe somebody can save some time this way and spare the aggrevation I
had to go true.... Here is the story: After finally making up my mind
to buy a Sony DSC-F828, I went shopping on the NET. Looking not for
the cheapest rather than if they had the Camera in stock I ordered
from "radioactivedeals.com". Should have known better, well 2 days
later the usual "call back for verification" nonsense email. Why
nonsense? Well if THEY wanted to verify me telling the truth about my
CC and Phone # they should call me - right? You can most likley guess
what followed, 15 min hold, sales BS, overpriced accessories, extended
warranty etc. - finally the sales dude (Chris X 104 - and rather rude)
closed with a "enjoy yur camera" - of course in stock and will ship
like tomorrow. Hey, unbelivable, success - so I thought. 3 Minutes
later an email arrives with a "Camera is on Backorder - 6-8 weeks -
but you can cancel here", so much for success... Called the manager
about this lying sack of something Chris, got a bunch of BS that's it.
AND I did not even get massive, I was in a good mood for some reason.
OK. so what, order somwhere else. Royal Video and Camera looked
somewhat serious, Yahoo store and claimed, guess what, Cam in stock.
Order, 2 days, same Message, same BS just even bigger - like: this
price is for a non-us model, no battery and no charger included, no
warranty?? and so on. The Moron taking all my stuff (CC) again and
then places the Bomb, 6-8 weeks. My question why they say its in stock
was brushed off with the website says it Available, which indeed it is
but we never claim in stock. BULLSHIT, even today it says in Stock.
But i could almost gurantee that if you order the totally overpriced
accessories - mind you the battery and the charger - the cam would
ship most likley tomorrow. Bottom line, wasted 2 weeks, no camera and
the worst: a bunch of crooks in NY having all my CC info. Im Pissed
off. Why is it that those Bozos in NY always pulling those Scams?
Aarrrggghhh. Somebody ought to do something about this, I will
complain to Yahoo and the NY attorney general - as example Royal Vid
and CAm does not have their address on their website which is a
misderminor in NY as well as false advertisment. Anyway, comments
apprechiated as well as recommendations

GG

 

Call you cc co to be sure you are not billed. There is a site that has
reviews on stores, alot of them only get 1 star but desereve Zero. Your
story is common among the cheapest stores. Bait and switch.

 

Sorry for your grief, but did you do any research on the company beforehand?
This would have warned me off immediately:

http://www.resellerratings.com/seller7041.html

There are only about two camera dealers in NYC that you can deal with.

Good luck anyway.

 

The name alone should be a big enough hint if you ask me.

 

Obviously you thought that buying from a completely unknown vendor was
the best approach. Why is that? You have all sorts of energy now, so
why didn't you have the energy to research the vendor before the
purchase? I'm just asking.

 

Well, you just found out the hard way what most of us here already know.
Any of the online camera dealers showing the "too good to be true" prices
are just that - too good to be true.

There are some reputable online camera sellers based in NY though. Try
Etronics.com for one.

 

Agreed first stop for any online purchase is Resellerratings.com best site
on the net. Check with them and then order from someone good like Newegg.

 

Yup, did that. they where not that stupid to do it right away. I just
hope they dont "slide" in one later since they have all the info.
Those guy's are real crooks and it is too bad that no one can hold
those bozos responsible for what they doing. that is exactley what
gives e-commerce a bad name. The rating systems are another issue,
like the whole country, it is politiclly correct. Maybe somebody makes
a rating website one day that offers only a couple of choices to begin
with and most important negative points like ebay does. They are (in
that regard) a good example: negative, neutral and positive. And of
course the negatives get taken off the positive count, therefore the
picture becomes somewhat more real....

GG

All,

maybe somebody can save some time this way and spare the aggrevation I
had to go true.... Here is the story: After finally making up my mind
to buy a Sony DSC-F828, I went shopping on the NET. Looking not for
the cheapest rather than if they had the Camera in stock I ordered
from "radioactivedeals.com". Should have known better, well 2 days
later the usual "call back for verification" nonsense email. Why
nonsense? Well if THEY wanted to verify me telling the truth about my
CC and Phone # they should call me - right? You can most likley guess
what followed, 15 min hold, sales BS, overpriced accessories, extended
warranty etc. - finally the sales dude (Chris X 104 - and rather rude)
closed with a "enjoy yur camera" - of course in stock and will ship
like tomorrow. Hey, unbelivable, success - so I thought. 3 Minutes
later an email arrives with a "Camera is on Backorder - 6-8 weeks -
but you can cancel here", so much for success... Called the manager
about this lying sack of something Chris, got a bunch of BS that's it.
AND I did not even get massive, I was in a good mood for some reason.
OK. so what, order somwhere else. Royal Video and Camera looked
somewhat serious, Yahoo store and claimed, guess what, Cam in stock.
Order, 2 days, same Message, same BS just even bigger - like: this
price is for a non-us model, no battery and no charger included, no
warranty?? and so on. The Moron taking all my stuff (CC) again and
then places the Bomb, 6-8 weeks. My question why they say its in stock
was brushed off with the website says it Available, which indeed it is
but we never claim in stock. BULLSHIT, even today it says in Stock.
But i could almost gurantee that if you order the totally overpriced
accessories - mind you the battery and the charger - the cam would
ship most likley tomorrow. Bottom line, wasted 2 weeks, no camera and
the worst: a bunch of crooks in NY having all my CC info. Im Pissed
off. Why is it that those Bozos in NY always pulling those Scams?
Aarrrggghhh. Somebody ought to do something about this, I will
complain to Yahoo and the NY attorney general - as example Royal Vid
and CAm does not have their address on their website which is a
misderminor in NY as well as false advertisment. Anyway, comments
apprechiated as well as recommendations

GG