Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/01/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'll have to add KEH for used stuff. Very conservative in their rating, so there are no surprises when you get the body or lens. Also, Photovillage has been good to me. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Marc Attinasi Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 7:30 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Dealing with Helixcamera.com 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html