Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:28:10 -0800
Reply-To: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: NVC ... but just in case you were thinking of a cheap $$
camera ... Camera dealers online and addressed in New York State
fraudulent
In-Reply-To: <d3b2fe670911201231h106b1d3bwed04dffdf57efe2e@mail.gmail.com>
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dear camera sorts
i used profeel http://www.profeel.com/ to make a purchase of a video camera
4 years ago
i purchased a Panasonic DVC Pro20 .. the price was great and customer
service was excellent
up-sell was only for items required and priced competitively
yours
On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Peter DiFalco <peter.difalco@gmail.com>wrote:
> I know people who've been snookered by these crooks. They are the
> worst sort of people and it's clear from the number of DBAs their
> businesses have that they were attempting to be slippery and
> anonymous. It's wonderful that in our Vanagon hobby/lifestyle we are
> not cursed, by and large, by the same kind of commercial vermin. I
> personally appreciate the way this community goes out of its way to
> praise the better dealers and hold accountable those who fail to make
> good on promises.
>
> -Peter
>
> On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 9:10 AM, Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > from video magazine (online)
> > see list below story
> >
> > We have received word that seven different New York-based e-commerce
> sites
> > selling camcorders have settled with the New York State Attorney
> General’s
> > office<
> http://videopia.org/index.php/read/shorts-mainmenu-235/493-no-sleep-til-crooklyn.html
> >for
> > engaging in fraudulent business practices. (Two of these companies are
> > going out of business completely. Of the remaining five, two are leaving
> New
> > York State, but all have agreed to be bound by New York law and be
> monitored
> > by the New York Attorney General’s office.)
> >
> > According to New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, “These companies
> > engaged in the worst kinds of consumer fraud, from classic
> bait-and-switch
> > schemes to blatant lies and bullying sales tactics.” These tactics
> included
> > advertising at extremely low prices and then trying to upsell
> accessories,
> > but if the person ordering turned down the accessories, the product that
> > they were trying to order was claimed to be backordered, or the company
> > would simply cancel the order.
> >
> > We have received reports from readers who have been burned by
> unscrupulous
> > mail order companies in the past, so we hope that this settlement
> agreement
> > ultimately makes it easier for customers to find good deals from
> legitimate
> > merchants.
> >
> > If you have dealt with one of the listed
> > companies<
> http://hdguru.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/list-of-bait-and-switch-e-tailers.pdf
> >,
> > you may be able to get restitution; claims will be administered by the
> New
> > York Better Business Bureau <http://newyork.bbb.org/>. The window for
> claims
> > will be open from July 1 to December 31.
> >
> >
> >
> > Untitled
> > INVESTIGATION OF ON-LINE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS MERCHANTS
> > List of company addresses and d/b/a names for restitution funds:
> > ● 1 Way Photo: J&V Marketing, Inc., One Way Photo, 1 Way Photo,
> > 1wayphoto, Lenses n’ More, LensesNMore, 1WAYPHOTO.COM, and
> > LENSESNMORE.COM.
> > § Address: 5409 18th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11204.
> > ● 86th Street Photo: 86th Street Photo, Inc. and Y.E.S.
> > International LLC d/b/a 86th Street Photo & Video, My Wireless Deal,
> > Wise Tronics, Wisetronics, 86PHOTOVIDEO.COM, and WISETRONICS.COM.
> > § Address: 2845 86th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11223.
> > ● Best Price Cameras: C&M Photo Corporation and J&K Cameras, Inc.
> > d/b/a Best Price Cameras, Century 21 Electronics, Enterprise Photo,
> > Infiniti Cameras, Infiniti Photo, Infinity Cameras, Mr. Accessory, New
> > World Electronics, New World Camera, Photo Dynasty, PhotoDynasty.com,
> > Razz Photo, Sharp Digital Direct, Shop Digital Direct,
> > BESTPRICECAMERAS.COM, BESTSTOPCAMERA.COM, CENTURY21ELECTRONICS.COM,
> > EASTCOASTDISTRIBUTOR.COM, ENTERPRISEPHOTO.COM, INFINITICAMERAS.COM,
> > INFINITIPHOTO.COM, INFINITYCAMERAS.COM, JANDKCAMERAS.COM,
> > MRACCESSORY.COM, PHOTODYNASTY.COM, RAZZPHOTO.COM, and
> > SHOPDIGITALDIRECT.COM.
> > § Address: 1965 McDonald Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11223.
> > ● Broadway Photo: Broadway Photo LLC, A&M Photo World LLC, Camera
> > Addict LLC, Camera Kings, Digital Liquidators LLC, Millennium Camera
> > LLC, Preferred Photo LLC, Prestige Camera LLC, Qwest Camera LLC, Regal
> > Camera LLC, Top Choice Digital Enterprise LLC, Top Choice Digital World
> > Inc., Wild Digital LLC, BROADWAYPHOTO.COM, BWAYPHOTO.COM,
> > BROADWAYPHOTO.NET, BROADWAYPHOTOVIDEO.COM, AMPHOTOWORLD.COM,
> > CAMERAADDICT.COM, CAMERAKINGS.COM, DIGITALLIQUIDATORS.COM,
> > PREFEREDPHOTO.COM, PREFERREDPHOTO.COM, PREFFEREDPHOTO.COM,
> > PRESTIGECAMERA.COM, QUEST4CAMERAS.COM, REGALCAMERA.COM,
> > TOPCHOICEDIGITAL.COM, and WILDDIGITAL.COM.
> > § Address: 337 East 89th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11236.
> > ● Camera Whiz: Camera Whiz, Camera Wiz, Digital Expo, Digital
> > Nerds, Digital Superdeals, I.N.S. Digital World, INS Digital World, J&J
> > Digital, Regal Cameras, Stargate Photo, Inc., Starlight Camera,
> > Starlight Camera & Video, Technon Digital, TechOnDigital, Wawa Digital,
> > ACCESSORIESLAND.COM, CAMERAWHIZ.COM, DIGITALEBUYS.COM, DIGITALEXPO.COM,
> > DIGITALNERDS.COM, DIGITALSUPERDEALS.COM, INSDIGITALWORLD.COM,
> > REGALCAMERAS.COM, STARGATEPHOTO.COM, STARLIGHTCAMERA.COM,
> > TECHONDIGITAL.COM, THECAMERAWHIZ.COM, THEDIGITALNERDS.COM,
> > THEDIGITALEXPO.COM, and WAWADIGITAL.COM.
> > § Address: 83 Avenue O, Brooklyn, NY 11234.
> > .
> > ● Foto Connection: Foto Connection and FOTO CONNECTION.COM, INC.
> > d/b/a 1 Stop Camera & Computer, 1 Stop Camera & Electronics, 4 U
> > Digital, Digital Net Shop, EPhoto Club, Fotoconnection, INOAX, One Stop
> > Camera & Computer, One Stop Camera & Electronics, Rite Buys, Superior
> > Deals, Inc., The Wiz Store, TVs Depot, 1STOPCAMERA.COM, 4UDIGITAL.COM,
> > DIGITALNETSHOP.COM, EPHOTOCLUB.COM, FOTOCONNECTION.COM, GBSSHOPPING.COM,
> > GREATBRANDSSHOPPING.COM, HOMEGOODZ.COM, INOAX.COM, INAOX.COM,
> > ONESTOPCAMERA.COM, RITEBUYS.COM, SUPERIORDEALZ.COM,
> > THENEWCONNECTION.COM, THEWIZSTORE.COM, THE WIZSTORES.COM, and
> > TVSDEPOT.COM.
> > § Address: 1122 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11234.
> > ● Sonic Cameras: GZ Group, Inc. d/b/a Sonic Cameras and
> > Page 1
> > Untitled
> > SONICCAMERAS.COM.
> > § 3505 Quentin Road, Brooklyn, New York 11234.
> >
> > --
> > roger w
> > From Proverbs:
> > Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: a
> > servant who becomes king ...
> > ----------------------------------------------------------
> > Explore printed work at: http://www.prliving.ca/
> > View the growing list of video work at:
> > http://revver.com/find/video/?query=LastonLastof&search_on=owners
> > and ... older work at
> > http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7135104650374818257
> > http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3259745150182742364
> >
>
--
roger w
From Proverbs:
Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: a
servant who becomes king ...
----------------------------------------------------------
Explore printed work at: http://www.prliving.ca/
View the growing list of video work at:
http://revver.com/find/video/?query=LastonLastof&search_on=owners
and ... older work at
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7135104650374818257
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3259745150182742364
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