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Photo Forum / Film Photography / 35 mm / June 2005CCI Camera City Inc?
Does anybody has any comment about buying form CCI Camera City Inc? I would not give them my credit card numbers. They have been pretty distasteful for several decades.  Signaturehttp://www.chapelhillnoir.com home of The Camera-ist's Manifesto The Improved Links Pages are at http://www.chapelhillnoir.com/links/mlinks00.html A sample chapter from "Haight-Ashbury" is at http://www.chapelhillnoir.com/writ/hait/hatitl.html > Does anybody has any comment about buying form CCI Camera City Inc? > Does anybody has any comment about buying form CCI Camera City Inc? If you have money to burn (lose), call them today! > Does anybody has any comment about buying form CCI Camera City Inc? I once tried to buy a lens from them. They had the lowest advertised price and I thought if I was persistant and careful I could get them to honor it. I was wrong. After extensive wrangling on the phone, I eventually got them to ship at close to the advertised price. I actually RECEIVED (in three sucessive shipments, with returns inbetween) 1. The wrong lens 2. The right lens, but clearly shopworn, and missing box, caps, and warranty. 3. An entirely empty shiping box. I eventually had to have the credit card company do a chargeback, and never bought from any mailorder company (except occasionally B&H) again. Complete crooks. > > Does anybody has any comment about buying form CCI Camera City Inc? > > I once tried to buy a lens from them. They had the lowest advertised > price and I thought if I was persistant and careful I could get them to > honor it. f.cking stupid photographers strike again! > I was wrong. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > warranty. > 3. An entirely empty shiping box. You're so stupid it I can smell it over the internet... > I eventually had to have the credit card company do a chargeback, and > never bought from any mailorder company (except occasionally B&H) > again. > > Complete crooks. Another example of why photographers are so so stupid: They belive the advertisements of equipment prices of mail-order dealers, and refuse to patronize their local dealers. WHY ARE YOU SO f.cking STUPID? > Does anybody has any comment about buying form CCI Camera City Inc? > Another example of why photographers are so so stupid: They belive the > advertisements of equipment prices of mail-order dealers, and refuse to > patronize their local dealers. > > WHY ARE YOU SO f.cking STUPID? Hey, pinhead - I OWNED a camera store back in the 70's and 80's, and all I heard was how much money everyone saved shopping NYC mail order. I knew it was impossible, but after I left the business, I decided to try - just once - to see if they were right. And you know what? As expected, the dealers (I tried others, as well) were complete scumbags. It was impossible to actually get those prices, and CCI was the worst. The jerks who kept waving their Popular Photography ads at me were just that - jerks. > try - just once - to see if they were right. And you know what? As > expected, the dealers (I tried others, as well) were complete scumbags. > It was impossible to actually get those prices, and CCI was the worst. B&H. Adorama. That's where it is real and honest. BTDT. Signature-- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. KEH & Midwest Photo, where I've gotten my best bargains. Buydig.com has been getting good reports. There are other good places. But if it seems too good to be true, it likely is. Collin Because, Mike, people have a "hope" that's not always rational. But I'd rather they have some "hope" of something and be a little naive than the option of living a hopeless life. The recognition of one's vulnerability is a valuable commodity. Collin |
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