Canon 800mm for under £1000 !!!!

Any dealer can go either way, though with this one: Sometimes orders don't ship, or come but its the wrong thing and is sent back, or is sent on a different shipping company than you ordered originally. Or they never get your order yet send confirmation you do.

I only order from photosource, B&H and adorama...the rest have more or less inconsistent service.

Though I see people bashing adorama...so to each their own.

I wonder how many orders they are going to have to cancel this morning?

--Evan

I did check for some advice on legal forums about whether a business has to sell at the price advertised but unfortunately this doesn't help:

Not necessarily, no. There is a 'palpable error' clause in UK law which says that a business does not have to honour prices falsely advertised as a result of gross error or sabotage. For instance if something was meant to cost £199, but due to a printing error was advertised as costing £1.99 - in such a situation a business can claim a palpable error. If there is no evidence that a communication error was made, they have to honour that price or refuse the sale completely, a failure to do one of the two wil put them in violation of the trade descriptions act - unless fineprint specifies otherwise (which it often does, ie it'll often say something like 'prices are a guide, we reserve the right to determine price at time of purchase').

In the UK NO. Everything that is for sale in legal terms is called "an invitation to treat". Shops do not have to sell things at the advertised price, the price may have been changed maliciously, either by the person buying it or an accomplice working in the shop.

They seem to have done the right thing and removed the item from sale. Never mind, I mean, it only costs another £9000+ at Warehouse Express

Well, I never expected them to actually ship any for that price, but I have actually seen some places let a few things ship for crazy prices before, as lost leaders and promotions. So it was worth giving it a try. What the heck, what do you have to loose.

--Evan

camerageorge wrote in post #7175616
'Good Morning

Unfortunately due to a computer error the price of the items you have ordered is incorrect and we have had to cancel your order.

I am very sorry for any inconvenience

Reece'



Email from Calumet a minute ago. It was worth a go...

Those scammers! Bait and Switchers

haha they are how dare they!

Same here - Thought I'd try my luck! - Ah well back to work on Monday......

George,

Also, they have many disclaimers on their site saying that they reserve the right to correct pricing errors, etc. I'd also be curious as to how the UK laws apply to an American based company (based in Chicago)

I'll look into it...

None of the 100 lenses that I ordered shipped. Going to call my waaaambulance now.

Actually, ordered just one for better luck. Still did not work.

Made me chuckle...