

| Subject: | Re: NVC ... but just in case you were thinking of a cheap $$ camera ... Camera dealers online and addressed in New York State fraudulent |
| From: | Roger Whittaker |
| Date: | Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:28:10 -0800 |
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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