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Nov 21, 2013 07:02 |  #16

"The company do not accept pickup due to the protection of our warehouse "

That right there should tell you all you need to know.


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Nov 21, 2013 07:04 |  #17

Seems legit.....




  
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Nov 21, 2013 07:05 |  #18

So Best Buy, Costco, B&H, Adorama, all who also deal in huge quantities can't get the same price break and a price break that's literally pennies to the dollar? Hmmm... The guy has about $7000 worth of equipment listed for $2700. That's some price break. :)


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Nov 21, 2013 07:14 |  #19

"The price is cheap due to our direct purchase from Canon manufactural company in japan , we get our stock directly from them in bulk so they supply us discount factory price ."

So does B&H and there is no way the mark up is that much.

They are open 9-5 EST. Does England operate on EST?


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Nov 21, 2013 07:25 as a reply to  @ guitplayer's post |  #20

This is probably the same 'company' that sends scam emails on the behalf of your 'friends' claiming that they are stranded in a foreign country with everything stolen, and asking you to wire them some money to get back to US.




  
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Nov 21, 2013 07:26 |  #21

Scam written all over it.
The UK works on GMT not EST , there is a 5 hour difference and no UK company would open Monday THROUGH Friday, they would open Monday UNTIL Friday, the phone number given is a mobile not a landline.


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Nov 21, 2013 07:31 |  #22

It's either a scam or it's hot (stolen). Most likely a scam with the Moneygram-only payment method.


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Nov 21, 2013 07:56 |  #23

Much too cheap, must surely be a scam..

Cheapest I've seen so far is www.portusdigital.com (external link)

I'm seriously considering ordering some stuff from them in the new year..


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Nov 21, 2013 08:18 |  #24

That's a total scam. I'll take five IF I can show up with cash and pick it up in person.

Wire transfer money? Not a prayer in hell.


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Nov 21, 2013 08:21 |  #25

troutfisher wrote in post #16468939 (external link)
Scam written all over it.
The UK works on GMT not EST , there is a 5 hour difference and no UK company would open Monday THROUGH Friday, they would open Monday UNTIL Friday, the phone number given is a mobile not a landline.

just a little more - number is a Universal number and is owned by Magrathea Telecommunications - and found the following regarding the numbers they rent out to people on a scam warners website

"The phone number shows this info:

Original network provider* Magrathea Telecommunications Limited

This company provides many phone options, like redirect phone numbers that don't require the owner actually be in the country "


So scam scam scam writen all over it


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Nov 21, 2013 08:22 as a reply to  @ tickerguy's post |  #26

i want you to know that am aware of the various atrocities propagated over the internet but please this is not of such,this company have been running its business for many years now and we have gain a lot legal backings and accreditation's,so you have nothing to be skeptical about,all you have to do is to succeed the requirement and your items shall be forwarded to you via Fedex/DHL or UPS.

The guy writes like an idiot. Anyone that spends that much time trying to convince me they are not a scam, is a scam.


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Nov 21, 2013 08:36 |  #27

guitplayer wrote in post #16468916 (external link)
They are open 9-5 EST. Does England operate on EST?

English Standard Time? :)


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Nov 21, 2013 08:40 |  #28

milleniumking wrote in post #16468897 (external link)
Seems legit.....

definitely.
Send them the $$$ and tell us what happened... ;)


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Nov 21, 2013 08:44 |  #29

Yno wrote in post #16469058 (external link)
English Standard Time? :)

No such thing,we operate on GMT ( Greenwich Mean Time) or BST ( British Summer Time ( GMT+1)


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Nov 21, 2013 09:25 as a reply to  @ troutfisher's post |  #30

I was just kidding. But didn't GMT get replaced by UTC years ago?


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