An online company called Closeout Digital has some fantastic deals, i.e.; a D800 for $1,900!!! and claim that they are authorized dealers for all the major manufacturers. Anyone have anything to say about them?
Don't even consider it. You won't end up happy.
Raz Theo wrote:
An online company called Closeout Digital has some fantastic deals, i.e.; a D800 for $1,900!!! and claim that they are authorized dealers for all the major manufacturers. Anyone have anything to say about them?
I think they have set a record for customer compalints.
Closeout Digital received their 25th complaint on 02/28/2014.
Information about Closeout Digital was first submitted to Scambook on Jan 18, 2013. Since then the page has accumulated 26 consumer complaints. On average users reported $946.42 of damages. Scambook's investigation team reached out to this company a total of 5 times, Scambook Investigators last contacted them on Jan 28, 2013.
What buckwheat said, and don't look back.
One of many scam artists on the web promising a deal to good to be true. Stay away. No one can sell a D800 for that price. Stick with the real Nikon authorized dealers such as B&H, Adorama, Hunts, etc. or live to regret it. ;)
To all: thanks, especially for the detailed info and the reminder of what Buckwheat said.
I've used Nikon's site for some time but never to verify a seller. Thanks for the resource.
I would truly love to get another D-800 for $1900. But if can not be done. Run away.
rp2s
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
This is a site I use often to check out other unknown sites credibility:
http://www.resellerratings.com/Raz Theo wrote:
To all: thanks, especially for the detailed info and the reminder of what Buckwheat said.
Raz Theo wrote:
An online company called Closeout Digital has some fantastic deals, i.e.; a D800 for $1,900!!! and claim that they are authorized dealers for all the major manufacturers. Anyone have anything to say about them?
If you get one, get one for me, too. If it works out okay, I'd be glad to hand deliver the cash to you anywhere in the world. A new U. S. A. D800 for that price sounds really, really good. :D
Thanks rp2s. I visited the website and just finished reading thru the entire list of 136 reviews rated @ "9.1 out of 10". But even here the deception can be effective IF you don't actually read the reviews - either 5 stars or the minimum 1 star. There are only 16 1's but they are enlightening, detailed, articulate, intelligent and painful to read. The 5's are one or two lines full of bad grammar and repetitiveness. Looks like this company thinks it knows how to game all the systems.
Thanks for the tip - I'd say it's must-read stuff if you want to learn first-hand how a scam works.
Everyone's sure helped me, I hope others pay attention.
jerryc41 wrote:
If you get one, get one for me, too. If it works out okay, I'd be glad to hand deliver the cash to you anywhere in the world. A new U. S. A. D800 for that price sounds really, really good. :D
It's not a USA D800. Gotta be grey, VERY grey market. They had a "new" 1DX for $5500 a while back, but no warranty at all! Probably had no software in it either! :lol: :roll:
rp2s
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
No problem Raz, glad to help.
Raz Theo wrote:
Thanks rp2s. I visited the website and just finished reading thru the entire list of 136 reviews rated @ "9.1 out of 10". But even here the deception can be effective IF you don't actually read the reviews - either 5 stars or the minimum 1 star. There are only 16 1's but they are enlightening, detailed, articulate, intelligent and painful to read. The 5's are one or two lines full of bad grammar and repetitiveness. Looks like this company thinks it knows how to game all the systems.
Thanks for the tip - I'd say it's must-read stuff if you want to learn first-hand how a scam works.
Everyone's sure helped me, I hope others pay attention.
Thanks rp2s. I visited the website and just finis... (
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Raz Theo wrote:
But even here the deception can be effective IF you don't actually read the reviews - either 5 stars or the minimum 1 star. There are only 16 1's but they are enlightening, detailed, articulate, intelligent and painful to read. The 5's are one or two lines full of bad grammar and repetitiveness. Looks like this company thinks it knows how to game all the systems.
Good observation. It shouldn't be a surprise that marketing & advertising folks will stoop to these kinds of tricks. And it isn't just the fly-by-night types who do it.
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