Scooter,
Sorry I accidentally hit send before I had the opportunity to say sorry for the long reply, and I would take their refund,(as I'm concerned that even though they "got caught", they may ONLY have inferior, and/or damaged lenses) so may just send you another such one.
Also wanted to say, should you put in an offer on Greentoe.com, be aware that they do NOT really go by the lowest online price, and if you let them know you found it elsewhere(even an authorized, reliable dealer for that brand, the Greentoe representitives will ignore what you tell them(even though their emails tell you to "let them know if you find a lower price online) or they will tell you to offer based on the lower price you found, then the DEALERS they do business with will ignore the lowest online offer you have found, and quote the same Lowest Online Price as Greentoe.
Also, at the bottom of their emails, it says if you have further questions, email or call them, and gives a phone number. However, when you call the phone number, the message says please EMAIL us, NOT accepting phone calls at this time. I called at a reasonable time, when someone should have been easily available to answer the phone,(not super early in the morning, late at night, or what might have been likely lunch time, and was careful to observe time differences in calling.
I had originally found good reviews for Greentoe, and had mentioned on the email contact on their site that I had seen the Tamron 70-300 mm lens on B&H Photo, a reliable,(based on reviews here on the forum and Googled) Authorized Canon Dealer, and most likely an Authorized Dealer for Nikon, and Tamron too, for $129, although Greentoe was listing the Lowest Online Price at $159.95. A Greentoe.com rep emailed me, and told me to base my offer on the $129 price. When I offered based on that price, and wrote the Lowest Internet Price I had seen on B&H Photo under the offer's Anything else we should know" question, a dealer came back with a counter offer of the same "Lowest Price Online" as Greentoe.com, at $159.95, STILL stating that as THE Lowest Online Price, although it is not.
I believe I DID offer too low, but feel this dealer could have been MUCH MORE flexible, and still have done well on the transaction.
Between making the offer, and getting the counter offer back, I Googled Greentoe.com again, went to a different site, and they had several bad reviews, some of which the customers said they got damaged merchandise, the dealers they got it from were not only unwilling to work with the customer regarding a refund, or exchange, but also rude. These customers also stated that Greentoe.com drops their customers like a hot potato if there are any problems with the purchase, and CANNOT be gotten hold of, and do NOT return the customers' email messages.
So again, sorry for the second long email, however, just wanted to share my experienced of these sites, for people to be aware.
To be fair, some people have had good experiences with this Greentoe.com, however, after feeling ignored price wise by both the rep and the dealer, and hearing about customers getting ripped off with damaged merchandise, I am not likely to try them again, and will just stick with B&H Photo, or my nearest camera shop, who I Know are reliable and knowledgeable.
PhotoNat
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