Re: where do the cheap SLRs come from?

"Frank Arthur" <Art@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
news:PXyHj.37087$by3.33958@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> A non USA warranty could mean that if your camera stops working you may 
> not be able to get it repaired by the factory rep. even if you offer to 
> pay for repairs.
> If you compare prices you MUST consider "all things being equal". Your 
> camera shop sales person has given you an honest warning. If you are not

> an experienced camera buyer you can easily get stuck badly on Ebay or
some 
> unscrupulous camera store promising low prices.
>

I am a firm believer that you get what you pay for. I will NOT post the 
links, but I recently saw some cameras advertised on the net for less than

half the price that a legit store sell them for.
The markup on those items, even after incentives, doesn't approach the 
difference. Just think what may be wrong?
Well, first they remove all accessories from the box and then say the only

way you can buy the camera is with those accessories, which they sell for 
far more than you could buy them at a legitimate store.
Others have had the unhappy experience of receiving the wrong camera, by 
"mistake."
Other places have a reputation for selling used equipment as new. etc.
Just out of curiosity I called one of them as said I was coming down to
pick 
up the camera. I was told the camera could not be picked up, but could
only 
be ****pped mail order.  I do not want the aggravation.

-- 
Peter