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dxqcanada ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 16 March 2008 Country: Canada Location: Ontario Status: Offline Posts: 258 |
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Has anyone ever heard of this outfit ?
I was googling for the a700 and these guys are selling the body for $497.00 ... and they claim there are 80+ units in stock ? This sounds very fishy to me. http://www.forumsstore.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=131_146&products_id=8958 |
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stiuskr ![]() Moderator Group ![]() Joined: 01 September 2006 Country: United States Location: West Virginia Status: Offline Posts: 11462 |
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Search them up at resellerratings.com, but if you think it's fishy why even consider it?
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Rob Suits Jr.
a99M2 a99 a77 a700 KM7D|Min24/2.8 Min35/2 So50/1.4 So50/2.8 Min85/1.4G Tam90/2.8 Tam180/3.5|Tam17-50 CZ24-70G2 KM28-75D So70-200G1 So70-300G So70-400G1| SonyF60 AD200R2 |
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Serdar A ![]() Emeritus group ![]() Joined: 29 January 2009 Country: United States Location: Ridgeland, MS Status: Offline Posts: 7128 |
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No mention of the company, negative or positive, on BBB.org. Probably it is safer to stay away.
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dxqcanada ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 16 March 2008 Country: Canada Location: Ontario Status: Offline Posts: 258 |
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I thought of bringing it up ... just in case they are known.
I figured that if this was a legit seller, you guys would have already bought up their stock. |
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ponz ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 22 November 2007 Country: United States Location: Kansas City Status: Offline Posts: 1058 |
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Hotmail email accounts?????
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al ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 10 August 2008 Country: United States Location: SF Bay Area Status: Offline Posts: 1704 |
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rsjaffe ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 27 February 2010 Country: United States Location: California Status: Offline Posts: 199 |
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Let's see how many red flags we can find:
Verisign seal but clicking on it doesn't bring up verification page. PayPal verified but link goes nowhere. Verified by Visa does link to Visa. But the Visa site lists all participating merchants and this is not one. Fake McAfee Secure logo (no date on it, doesn't link properly). DHL logo but store states that it only ships within the 50 US States (DHL no longer ships from US). Guess I'll stop there. ![]() |
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—Rory
α900, Sigma 12-24, CZ 24-70, 70-400G, CZ 135, Tamron 90 macro, Minolta 300 f/2.6 HS, Minolta 600 f/4 HS http://www.flickr.com/photos/rsjaffe/ |
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rsjaffe ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 27 February 2010 Country: United States Location: California Status: Offline Posts: 199 |
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And the contact mail address is a 2000 sq ft home, that is valued at $135,000 (http://www.city-data.com/harris-county/C/Cypresswood-Ridge-2.html#prop_350649).
Searching on the property owner's name brings up this thread: https://www.paypal-community.com/t5/Fraud-phishing-and-spoof/Goodwebu-com-Legit-or-Scam-Help-Please/td-p/191330 And domain name registered 7 days ago (for a company in business for "many years"). Address is Fremont, Alabama with a zip code that also doesn't exist, but if it did would be somewhere near Nebraska. http://www.whois.net/whois/forumsstore.com. This is fun. Edited by rsjaffe - 21 July 2011 at 03:42 |
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—Rory
α900, Sigma 12-24, CZ 24-70, 70-400G, CZ 135, Tamron 90 macro, Minolta 300 f/2.6 HS, Minolta 600 f/4 HS http://www.flickr.com/photos/rsjaffe/ |
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4GibMe ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 18 August 2009 Country: Canada Location: Vancouver Status: Offline Posts: 698 |
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If your looking for a use A700 in Canada, check this out.
http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/nvn/pho/2503356855.html |
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Tricky01 ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 08 September 2010 Country: United Kingdom Location: Woodley, Berks. Status: Offline Posts: 3212 |
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Some great work Rory; you should work for the News of the Wor... oh wait
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A9, A7Riii, A7R (full spectrum) 12f2.8, 15f2, 16-35f4, tam28-200, 35f1.8, 50 1.8, 85f1.8, 90f2.8, 135GM, 200-600G, 1.4xTC // A: Sig 90f2.8 |
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pdeley ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 05 June 2008 Country: United States Location: United States Status: Offline Posts: 2718 |
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Excellent fact checking from everyone but just a small correction on one detail that doesn't alter the very clear verdict. DHL does still ship from the US, in fact their drop-off/drop boxes only work for international shipping |
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a450, a500, a65, a7, 700si & other 35 mm bodies, Sig 15-30, sam 30 2.8 macro, Pentax 40 2.8 pan, Sig 70 f2.8 macro, Vivi 90 f2.8 macro, Mino 100-400 apo, 300 f4, 500 f8, 600 f4
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sturatcliffe ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 16 September 2010 Country: United Kingdom Location: Stockport Status: Offline Posts: 1377 |
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www.srphoto.co.uk
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BertH ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 03 October 2009 Country: Netherlands Location: -2.9m NAP Status: Offline Posts: 753 |
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stinks ...
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Pentax K-3 + Minolta Maxxum 7000i (and a Sony A6000 on the way)
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campy ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 29 March 2006 Country: United States Location: Boston area Status: Offline Posts: 549 |
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Someone should send this guy a link to this thread and see what happens.
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