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Nikon D810 price - Abes of Maine??


5 years 1 week ago #639974 by Cliff
Everyone else sells this camera for around $2700-$2800.  Abes of Maine has this for $1589  https://www.abesofmaine.com/Nikon_D810_DSLR_Camera_Body_Only_1002651.html

 Have these guys joined the grey market swap meet?  

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5 years 1 week ago #639989 by Nikon Shooter
The difference in price is waaaay less than grey market
offerings for that awesome tool. Is it used… or a demo?
Light is free… capturing it is not!
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5 years 1 week ago - 5 years 1 week ago #640064 by Shadowfixer1

Cliff wrote: Everyone else sells this camera for around $2700-$2800.  Abes of Maine has this for $1589  https://www.abesofmaine.com/Nikon_D810_DSLR_Camera_Body_Only_1002651.html

 Have these guys joined the grey market swap meet?  

They have joined the scum bag internet sellers. You can order the camera and they will contact you trying to sell you the rest of the stuff that should come with it. They will then try to sell accessories you don't want or need. If you don't buy the extra goodies, magically the camera is no longer available. Check their ratings. They are not good. Just like the old saying goes, if it sounds too good to be true, it is. There is no free lunch.
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5 years 1 week ago #640120 by Alvin Pignotti
What?  Really?

How is that even 

1.  legal?

2. scalable?  Meaning, they must have an army of customer service people making such calls.  

Maybe (and I'm just speculating) this is the only way the small guys are able to compete against Amazon?  Unless they have been doing this for long time, then that's just a different story.  

Got me, shame to hear this even exists.  
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5 years 1 week ago #640272 by ThatNikonGuy
I bought a Nikon D90 from Abes back in the day, they were a good company then.  Looks like they made a wrong turn somewhere along their way.  
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5 years 1 week ago #640372 by Cara Wilkins
OMG that much price difference, how can the flags not be coming up in front off you?
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5 years 1 week ago #640453 by Kenta
OMG just turn away and leave that alone, if it smells like a turd, it likely is.  
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5 years 1 week ago #640621 by Overread
Possibly a good store forced to pull these stunts to compete against Amazon.  Got me, but I wouldn't touch this camera, something is very fishy.  
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5 years 6 days ago #640682 by garyrhook

Overread wrote: Possibly a good store forced to pull these stunts to compete against Amazon.  Got me, but I wouldn't touch this camera, something is very fishy.  


Possibly, but only because of ignorance. If folks would look around a bit, they'd realize that every authorized vendor sells any given Nikon camera body (and lens?) for the same price. There's never a way around that, other than gray market. Nikon sets the price and dictates sales.

Canon does the same thing, I think?
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5 years 6 days ago #640755 by icepics
Randy's right, they've had a bad reputation for a long time, probably since before Amazon was even around. Maybe they were a reputable company when they started out and were actually in Maine - now being Abe's in New Jersey! (I think, unless they moved again.)

I think you're right, Gary, that the camera manufacturers determine the pricing of new items so it's the same everywhere. If it's a lower price it must be older stock on sale, or gray market, etc.
Sharon
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5 years 3 days ago #641062 by Conner
LOL I wonder how many people actually buy into these ads?  I think anyone with half a brain would pick up on this.  
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4 years 11 months ago #642126 by Scotty

ThatNikonGuy wrote: I bought a Nikon D90 from Abes back in the day, they were a good company then.  Looks like they made a wrong turn somewhere along their way.  


That's sad.
When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.
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4 years 11 months ago #642591 by Juan Anthony

garyrhook wrote:

Overread wrote: Possibly a good store forced to pull these stunts to compete against Amazon.  Got me, but I wouldn't touch this camera, something is very fishy.  


Possibly, but only because of ignorance. If folks would look around a bit, they'd realize that every authorized vendor sells any given Nikon camera body (and lens?) for the same price. There's never a way around that, other than gray market. Nikon sets the price and dictates sales.

Canon does the same thing, I think?


Yup, same way all around.  
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