Question about a EBAYER?

cbmazurcbmazur Registered Users Posts: 26 Big grins
edited November 3, 2006 in Accessories
Ok you guys prolly know better then me. What is the majority of peoples expearance with AMVONA.com on ebay? There prices seem to be rather low. or is that just the junk there getting rid of? also im looking at getting one of the tripods from them the dynatran at-858bl or something similar. is that a quality tripod or should i avoid it. I dont want to have to buy yet another tripod in the next 4 months. im also looking at a few of there lenes they have for sale for my Kodak z650. what are your thoughts about this seller?

Thanks all

Chris
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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,245 moderator
    edited November 2, 2006
    see this.
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  • PoseidonPoseidon Registered Users Posts: 504 Major grins
    edited November 2, 2006
    I have purchased 2 umbrella's from them. Both purchases were far cheaper then retail, and the umbrella's were as described.

    Overall I would say that I was pleased with the product, and the service too. My only complaint is they are slow to ship. That being said, they are up front about shipping times, and they do communicate very well. Why it takes 5 days to ship product, I may never know.
    Mike LaPorte
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  • TristanPTristanP Registered Users Posts: 1,107 Major grins
    edited November 2, 2006
    I have limited experience with them. I have bought several softboxes and litediscs via ebay auctions from them. For my moderate usage, everything is fine, since I've fabbed other parts I needed to get my Sunpaks working with them. A lot of the lighting items are basically Photoflex ripoffs (they were even sued for it) and I do have some guilt purchasing that kind of merchandise, but that's my issue.

    I paid way less than if I had bought from B&H, Adorama, etc (22 x 16 softbox with speedring for $24 shipped, for example). However, I went into it wary and not willing to spend too much money until I had a feel for them. For miscellaneous cheap stuff, I wouldn't have a problem bidding, but I certainly would not buy directly from their site. Same products are auctioned everyday and never cost as much. Also, order processing takes 5 days or so, and then it ships, so be prepared to wait a little. Things like tripods and optics I'd steer away from, as the quality of that stuff is pretty suspect. Maybe I've been lucky so far with the lighting gear. Caveat emptor.
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  • silicasilica Registered Users Posts: 89 Big grins
    edited November 2, 2006
    Keep in mind that reselleratings's rating of Amvona is based upon only 9 reviews! On Ebay's feedback, they have 150 negatives out of over 46,000 feedbacks.

    I bought a light stand from them through Ebay. I had no problems and found the quality to be slightly inferior to that of a Bogen that I already owned. It isn't the best light stand on the market, but for my uses it is perfectly satisfactory.
  • Barefoot and NaturalBarefoot and Natural Registered Users Posts: 586 Major grins
    edited November 2, 2006
    I bought a big Octagon Softbox w/ stand from them and have had no problems getting it here timely and using it! I personally think it is good for the price!

    Heather
  • rjpatrjpat Registered Users Posts: 248 Major grins
    edited November 3, 2006
    I have purchased several things from Amovona and have been very happy with their service and the quality of the products.
    Ron

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  • candersoncanderson Registered Users Posts: 71 Big grins
    edited November 3, 2006
    cbmazur wrote:
    Ok you guys prolly know better then me. What is the majority of peoples expearance with AMVONA.com on ebay? There prices seem to be rather low. or is that just the junk there getting rid of? also im looking at getting one of the tripods from them the dynatran at-858bl or something similar. is that a quality tripod or should i avoid it. I dont want to have to buy yet another tripod in the next 4 months. im also looking at a few of there lenes they have for sale for my Kodak z650. what are your thoughts about this seller?

    Thanks all

    Chris

    I bought one of the tripods, the wrong one was shipped, but he quickly replaced it with the corrrect one and appoligized. I am very satisfied with the tripod and it meets my needs.thumb.gif
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  • hgernhardtjrhgernhardtjr Registered Users Posts: 417 Major grins
    edited November 3, 2006
    If you bid at their site on ebay, you get far better prices than if you purchase directly. I purchased one of their tripods (chose to NOT go graphite) on ebay for an outstandingly low price (won the bid). Going non-fiber was perhaps a mistake, then again perhaps not. It is built like the proverbial brick outhouse or navy battleship! Makes an outstanding studio 'pod or even birder's rough-duty 'pod ... but heavy to get to the site. Quality is outstanding. I could probably stand on the thing and it would not collapse. If I reach the point where I need to backpack a strong tripod in somewhere, I will have no problem considering their graphite/fiber legs.
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