black Friday deals

staypuffinpc

OK, so Shopdigitaldirect is offering a Canon EOS 40D body for $399 or a Nikon D60 for $299, either of which I'd like to purhase to start a terribly expensive hobby. BUT, I've checked them out at the BBB and they're not that popular. I've also checked out the link wxwax provided on the "don't get ripped off" post (http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=374) for Brooklyn storefronts and this place doesn't even look like a shop. They've also changed names several times. No other Black Friday deal on these cameras comes close.

It almost seems like enough to deal with the bait and switch, "you need more junk, only this time it's way overpriced" phone call for a price like this, but I'm really not interested in getting ripped off, either. But that old story about the kid carrying the snake down the mountain and getting bit keeps popping into my head.

Does anyone know of any other Black Friday deals for either of these camera bodies (around $500 would be nice) from a reputable dealer?

ziggy53

I moved this into the Flea Market since it has to do with a general purchase question.

The short answer is that there are no "miracle" Black Friday prices that I've seen, unless there might be a regional special somewhere.

The Canon 40D is available for $840USD, after rebate, and that is about the lowest legitimate price you will find (and a lot less than I paid).

The Nikon D60 is available with kit lens for about $575, after rebate. (Amazon shows $543.)

Anything much less than these prices and you are likely dealing with a scammer, pure and simple.

Andy

staypuffinpc wrote:

No other Black Friday deal on these cameras comes close.

How much do we have to scream it to you folks

http://donwiss.com/pictures/BrooklynStores/h0178.htm

Stay away.
Far away.

The Mack

Andy wrote:

How much do we have to scream it to you folks

http://donwiss.com/pictures/BrooklynStores/h0178.htm

Stay away.
Far away.

I've found, dealing with the public, common sense is seriosuly lacking in this day and age.

staypuffinpc

let's be civil now

The Mack wrote:

I've found, dealing with the public, common sense is seriosuly lacking in this day and age.

you mean common sense, such as checking the BBB, Dgrin, consumer ratings, the price everyone else is selling the cameras for, the price with the kit lens included, and then asking if anyone has seen anything that looks legitimate instead of what I was seeing?

Alas, a 'good deal' often seems to trump common sense , but as I said, all the warnings from what I've read here as well as that old story about the snake being carried down the mountain and biting the one who carried him, slithering away saying, "you knew what I was when you picked me up" screamed, "don't do it" to me.

thanks for all the feedback. Amazon seems to be the closest to what I thought might be reasonable, but still a super deal (I was hoping that getting it w/o the kit lens could drop the price). As usual, if it looks like a scam, it probably is. BUT if anyone knows where the legitimate deals are, it's always good to know

cpagility

I'd check ebay or Dgrin for a used 40d. I just got one on Ebay the other day for what I think was a great price of $610 with only 500 actuations on it. Plus the seller shipped overnight for free. I have the camera and it's great! I do think that I lucked out by the sellers lack of experience in listing items. His description was not the best for getting the camera in front of people looking for 40d's. You can also check B&H Photo's used camera department. The prices are $660-$720 there.

Good luck.

The Mack

staypuffinpc wrote:

you mean common sense, such as checking the BBB, Dgrin, consumer ratings, the price everyone else is selling the cameras for, the price with the kit lens included, and then asking if anyone has seen anything that looks legitimate instead of what I was seeing?

Alas, a 'good deal' often seems to trump common sense , but as I said, all the warnings from what I've read here as well as that old story about the snake being carried down the mountain and biting the one who carried him, slithering away saying, "you knew what I was when you picked me up" screamed, "don't do it" to me.

thanks for all the feedback. Amazon seems to be the closest to what I thought might be reasonable, but still a super deal (I was hoping that getting it w/o the kit lens could drop the price). As usual, if it looks like a scam, it probably is. BUT if anyone knows where the legitimate deals are, it's always good to know

I mean common sense as in even having to ask if it was a legit deal..

staypuffinpc

thanks

The Mack wrote:

I mean common sense as in even having to ask if it was a legit deal..

Well, thank you all the same (though, if you reread the initial post and look for the question mark, you'll see that the original question was whether or not anyone knew of any legitimate BF deals, not whether this was legitimate).

Pupator

The Mack wrote:

I mean common sense as in even having to ask if it was a legit deal..

Or common sense like making the link in your signature actually work? :haha

(Just having some fun with you since you don't seem to want to give the guy a break.)

Candid Arts

So did anyone else get any killer Black Friday deals?

I personally got a pretty good one I think. I picked up three 8GB sandisk extreme III CF cards for $20. After a $70 rebate.

Ric Grupe

Pupator wrote:

(Just having some fun with you since you don't seem to want to give the guy a break.)

The Mack

Not fault the forum screwed it up, here is how it sits when i type it in...

Pupator wrote:

Or common sense like making the link in your signature actually work? :haha

(Just having some fun with you since you don't seem to want to give the guy a break.)

Ric Grupe

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Apache/2.0.52 (CentOS) Server at www.dgrin.com Port 80

http://www.mackeric.smugmug.com/

The Mack

http://mackeric.smugmug.com/

copied right from my site
or you can do http://mackeric.com

works for me.

Ric Grupe

The Mack wrote:

http://mackeric.smugmug.com/

copied right from my site
or you can do http://mackeric.com

works for me.

HTTP//WWW.WHATSUP.COM works too!

Candid Arts

Ric Grupe wrote:

HTTP//WWW.WHATSUP.COM works too!

So does http://www.candidartsphotography.com, but what's your point?

This topic is about Black Friday deals...Not which links work and which ones don't.

staypuffinpc

Pupator wrote:

Or common sense like making the link in your signature actually work? :haha

(Just having some fun with you since you don't seem to want to give the guy a break.)

ha ha,. Thanks for keeping things in perspective.