Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/01/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's pretty much my list as well, although I'd have to add that Tamarkin has been good to me too, if a bit expensive overall. SMILE is the biggest bunch of crooks I have ever dealt with - tried to tell me that OM-3Ti was made in Malaysia if it was under list price, and made in Japan if over list price ;-) Yea, Olympus had a manufacturing facility in Malaysia for the OM-3, because they sold so many they couldn't keep up in their one plant in Japan... - - marc On Jan 20, 2004, at 1:46 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote: > I deal only with: > > B&H > Adorama > Robert White > HK Supplies > Cameraquest > > If they don't have it, I don't buy it. > > At 02:53 PM 1/20/2004, you wrote: >> Jeffery, you lucked out smile photo is part of "scum of the earth >> stores", >> even tristate is shaky. Lately I have avoided the big super stores >> and have >> been buying from the mom & pop store that have presence on internet. >> So far >> go experience and better prices and availably than superstores on new >> items >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> regards, mehrdad >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jeffery >> Smith >> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 12:14 PM >> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Dealing with Helixcamera.com >> >> >> That is one of those places I avoid. I have had only ONE decent >> experience >> with a questionable mail-order place (Tri-State filled my order >> without >> incident). My most recent incident was with Smile Photo. They list >> things >> on their web site that they do not have in stock, and will NOT tell >> you >> much shipping is until you hit the [PURCHASE] button with all of you >> credit >> card information submitted. They never had stocked the item I was >> ordering, >> and didn't bother to let me know that they were ignoring the order. >> When I >> finally inquired, they were very abrupt in telling me that they didn't >> stock that item (well, why the hell is it on your web site with a >> price >> tag?). >> >> I'd try to get my money back and run. >> >> Jeffery >> >> At 12:48 PM 1/20/2004, you wrote: >> >Dear Group - sorry is this is a tad bit off-topic, but I need some >> >overseas advice. >> > >> >After some valuable advice form the list (and pain-seeking hours of >> >wading through the list archive), I decided that my kit would live >> >inside a Domke J-803. Although some suggestions were made about the >> >difficulty in delivering, I found one, ready for on-line ordering on: >> > >> > www.helixphoto.com >> > >> >I ordered and payed (Paypal) for this item (USD 98.46, including >> >shipping) on Jan-7. After receiving automated replies from both Helix >> >and Paypal, things turned silent. >> > >> >On Jan-12, I sent out a mail, kindly asking for confirmation of my >> >order and an expected date of delivery. >> > >> >This was promptly answered with a message indicating that the >> specific >> >item was not in stock, and asking if I wanted to wait for two weeks >> to >> >back order. >> > >> >On the same day I replied that I did want to wait if they were >> positive >> >about being able to deliver at all. I did not want to wait just to >> find >> >out that it is not coming after all. No answer came. >> > >> >On Jan-14 I sent a reminder, because a reaction to the previous was >> >never issued. No answer came. >> > >> >On Jan-18 I have again mailed them to say that I am concerned about >> my >> >order and the money that I have payed. As you might have guessed, no >> >answer has come to date... >> > >> >I am just interested to learn if anyone here has dealt with these >> >people before? >> > >> >Also any suggestions on how to handle this would be welcomed too. >> > >> >Thanks a lot! >> > >> >-- >> > Erik van der Meulen <e.van.der.meulen@avondel.com> >> > >> > (currently looking at Artisan & Artist bags ;-)) >> >-- >> >To unsubscribe, see >> http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, see >> http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >> >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, see >> http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html