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Aug 07, 2013 11:15 |  #1

http://www.closeoutdig​ital.com …uct_id=2563&dep​t_id=10002 (external link)


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Aug 07, 2013 11:25 |  #2

http://www.scambook.co​m …w/105565/Closeo​ut-Digital (external link)

http://www.ripoffrepor​t.com …an-Jose-California-994933 (external link)

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Aug 07, 2013 11:25 |  #3

Scam/bait and switch sites come and go all the time, just search the domain plus the word scam to check out any site.

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Aug 07, 2013 11:30 |  #4

good info...thanks. A friend asked me about it and I'd never heard about it.

What about www.rythercamera.com (external link) ?


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Aug 07, 2013 11:31 |  #5

There has been many discussions over on the marketwatch board around ryther recently. I am not sure what the final consensus was.

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/forumdis​play.php?f=89


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Aug 07, 2013 11:43 |  #6

CatchingUp wrote in post #16188430 (external link)
How can this outfit sell bodies at these prices?

The short answer is - just because the website says they are, doesn't mean they actually do.

Also - have you seen the prices for "accessories"..? $280 for a battery? (And yet $299 for a 580EXII??!) $600 for a 5-year guarantee? $90 for a USB2 card reader?

This is classic bait-and-switch territory - avoid at all costs.



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Aug 14, 2013 17:59 |  #7

What exactly is bait switch?


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Aug 14, 2013 18:05 |  #8

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=292688, go down about 1/2 way for my analogy of bait and switch. Googling for the detailed description yields this: http://en.wikipedia.or​g/wiki/Bait-and-switch (external link).


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Aug 17, 2013 17:08 |  #9

One day when I have some free time - I'm going to try buying from them just to hear their pitch.


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