Tomoko;
It seems to be an unfortunate fact of life that almost every camera
dealer in New York is basically a THIEF.
I had not heard of Photographic, but I had was burned by Cambridge
camera 11 years ago and learned my lesson. Which is: don't buy from any
store except ** B&H or Adorama **. And sometimes even Adorama will try
to get away with little things.
If you paid by credit card, call the bank immediately and dispute the
charge. You may have to fight to get your money back. Especially the
$49.00 "Special Delivery." Good luck.
George
Tomoko Yamamoto wrote:
>
> Fellow Olympians!
>
> I just discovered today that I made a mistake of ordering an Olympus item from
> Photographic Photo & Video in New York City.
>
> Instead of sending me an Olympus Teleconverter, B300, they sent me a Phoenix
> 2X
> Teleconverter which has a price of $59.99 and charged me $49.00 for special
> delivery! to make up a total to $108.99. I was originally told that the
> shipping was $8.00 and the item was $99. There was something strange about it
> when I ordered because the salesman asked me for which camera I wanted a
> teleconverter for even though I asked for an Olympus teleconverter. This
> teleconverter might work with an Olympus digital camera, but this is not a
> B300
> I wanted.
>
> I learned belatedly that there is a place to consult before you order any
> items
> from any mail-order camera places.
>
> http://photo.net//neighbor/opc.tcl?category_id=0
>
> I have yet to call Photographic Photo & Video about this problem, but from
> what
> I have read on them, what I experienced is typical of their sales tactic,
> bait &
> switch.
>
> Tomoko Yamamoto
> mailto:tomokoy@xxxxxxxxx
> http://www.charm.net/~tomokoy/
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