Rebate - NOT!!!!!!!

Ok I'll call them a shista then.:p

mpix345 wrote in post #11891117
Come on now, it would be a scam if Canon offered a rebate but then had some trick whereby they could avoid paying out the rebate. Offering something at price X with rebate Y really cannot be a scam. It may or may not be a good deal, but that's just life.

Canon does what most of us do - try to keep the most money possible in their pockets. We consider ourselves savvy consumers if we diligently research all the deals and offers that are available, but we consider Canon to be greedy if they do things to improve or protect their profit margin. Doesn't seem too fair to me.

Joe.Kelley wrote in post #11891160
Isn't the raising of prices to match the price of rebates on the day that the rebates come out, year after year, just plain old price gouging? not by Canon but by the retailers. I really have a problem with rebates anyway but to have to go through the hassle and extra cost to pay the same price that I was paying last week and to know that when the rebate ends that the retailers will bring the costs down to that same level just irks me. I would love to see a petition to Canon stating that we would either like to see them pressure the retailers to at least give us the consumers half of the rebate or ask that Canon ends their rebate program since it is being abused by their retailers.

Did you read the post by Helen from Adorama?

Methodical wrote in post #11889652
Everyone may not be aware of the scam. Yes, I call it a scam.

According to that rumor site there's a double rebate if you buy with a body, however, I noticed the 1D4 price went up by $200 also. So this may not be true either.

yea... the body prices are the same as before, maybe even MORE expensive in some cases. However, if you get the body AND lens, your lens with the double rebate will be a little cheaper than normal.

mpix345 wrote in post #11891529
Did you read the post by Helen from Adorama?

Mea culpa Mea culpa

I read ... no scanned to quickly I was upset @ having to shell out $200 more for a rebate that I would not get any benefit from now I see that my anger should be pointed @ Canon

I'm going to continue to look for a good used or refurbished 1D4 right now. I know they are out there. I saw one(refurbished) on Canon's site, but it doesn't come with the charger and other stuff, but that would not be too bad since I already have the 1D3, but I think about the resale value of it though. Decisions, decisions.

ilumo wrote in post #11891791
yea... the body prices are the same as before, maybe even MORE expensive in some cases. However, if you get the body AND lens, your lens with the double rebate will be a little cheaper than normal.