Nikon 7000, price too good to be true? Looks like legit store....

Kingofthehill

I know of all those fake sites and have read enough online of people getting ripped off that i search or buy from who i know.

There is one place that popped up right now that has a $200 savings from everywhere else ive looked and it almost sounds like a fake site but resellerratings.com says its good and gives it an 8.6/10 in the last 6 months with 300 reviewers.

http://www.resellerratings.com/store/bestpricephoto_5

there are a few negs but i think that comes with just about any store, even places i swear by have something bad to say.

Has anyone bought from them? $200 savings + tax is a substantial savings IMO.

http://www.bestpricephoto.com/h/

ziggy53

Let's start with what Don Wiss shows as their store front:



... from this page:

http://donwiss.com/pictures/BrooklynStores/h0008.htm

Then, it's always a good idea to Google with a website address and then the terms, "complaints" and "scam":

https://www.google.com/#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=bestpricephoto.com+complaints&oq=BestPricePhoto.com&aq=3&aqi=g4&aql=1&gs_l=hp.1.3.0l4.0.0.1.23125.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0.eqn%2Crate_low%3D0-015%2Crate_high%3D0-015%2Cmin_length%3D2%2Ccconf%3D0-6%2Csecond_pass%3Dfalse.1.0.0.IdDqCRvw7kc&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=a142abcda7c16434&biw=1111&bih=537

https://www.google.com/#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=bestpricephoto.com+scam&oq=bestpricephoto.com+scam&aq=f&aqi=&aql=1&gs_l=serp.3...9298.9315.0.10550.6.4.0.0.0.0.334.557.1j1j0j1.4.0.eqn%2Crate_low%3D0-015%2Crate_high%3D0-015%2Cmin_length%3D2%2Ccconf%3D0-6%2Csecond_pass%3Dfalse.1.0.0.jRsoHqSqtBI&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=a142abcda7c16434&biw=1111&bih=537

In short, I would never recommend them for any major purchase, but they might be OK for small items.

My recommendations are still:

Adorama
B&H
Tallyn's
Calumet

Those places have excellent service, before and after the sale. They are legitimate dealers in photography, and they are authorized to sell products with US warranties (as well as some grey market, which is plainly marked). Their prices will almost always be fair and competitive with other legitimate dealers.

eoren1

Unfortunately, I don't think reseller ratings can be trusted anymore. Had a similar experience when hunting for a 5d mk iii a while back. Only found the truth through Google and epinions.com.

Harryb

eoren1 wrote: »

Unfortunately, I don't think reseller ratings can be trusted anymore. Had a similar experience when hunting for a 5d mk iii a while back. Only found the truth through Google and epinions.com.

The problem seems that the stores have started to review themselves. Too many of thse glowing reviews seem to be phonies.

Osprey

Read this
http://thoughts-of-dave.blogspot.com/search?q=best+price+photo

Gary752

Also, you can't go by ads in Shuttterbug and the photography magizines. I remember when I bought my D300 back in 2008, I looked through all the ads in the magazines for a decent price. I settled for a company called Digi Combos, cause they offered kits at what I thought were reasonable. The sale went without a hitch and received what I had ordered. BUT...several months later, Digi Combos website disappeared, and all ads stopped appearing in the magazines. Now I will only buy from B&H or Adorama!

GaryB

michaeln

I've been buying from B&H for several decades. Never had a problem with them. I can't say the same for Adorama, but I know many many people rate them up there with B&H. Amazon has been great to deal with on everything including photo gear too.