[Leica] Screwed by KEH / lookikng for an alternative

[jsmith342 at gmail.com (Jeffery Smith)]

I spoke to someone at KEH last year who confirmed that the web orders are
almost an afterthought. Phone orders always get first priority, so something
can get sold out from under you if they don't get back to the web order list
for a day or two.

Just about every place has something good about it and something bad about
it. Kevin Cameras has an enormous selection, but his prices are super-high,
and I have seen him selling the exact same item in multiple auctions on ebay
(simultaneously).

http://www.ritzcam.com/

Sandy Ritz is a good guy.

I've also had good experiences with George Ury.
http://www.georgeury.com/

I've never had a bad experience with KEH (and I have probably bought 50
items from them), so don't write them off *too* quickly. Just use the phone
instead of ordering on the web.

Jeffery

On Jan 2, 2008 1:12 PM, Javier Perez <summarex@hotmail.com> wrote:

>
> I can't believe this.
> I placed an online order for a non working Minolta CLE. I paid with my
> card and checked out fully expecting to get the camera in about two days.
> Instead I get a note from KEH the next day or the day after saying that
> the ca,mera had been sold. I complained that I was the one it should
> have been sold to and I tell tham that I witnessed the item disappear from
> their stock list immediately after I placed the order. I get back an
> argumentative letter. It sez the camera was ordered on line an hour before
>  but goes back on the stock list or stays on it because of a computer
> glitch. To make things worse, they acknowledge that they give preference
> phone orders over online orders.
>
> I can't believe that an outfit this pricey would have done this to me. I
> don't even know if I believe their excuse. I've been dealing with these
> people
> longer than I can remember and this is what I get for it. I shoulda
> suspected somethingf was amiss a few months back when I ordered an as is
> camera
> and I got a receipt without a serial number printed on it! I can't even
> prove I bought the thing!
>
> Anyway I was wondering if any of you guys know of outlets besides ebay
> where I might get a decent selection abt better prioces than those KEH
> people.
> Every place I used to buy from is closed!
>
> Javier
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Jeffery L. Smith
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