A bad experince with Ace Photo Digital Has anyone else had a bad experince with this seller?I recently ordered a Sony HDR-XR200V camcorder from Ace Photo Digital at an unbeatable price of $134.99 but they cancelled the order the next day and said the product was sold out but then re-posted it at $734.99 When I inquired into this and requested they honor the earlier price they danced around first they responded my email was unclear , next they addresed it as a billing issue telling me I was not charged because they didn't ship it to me --no kidding!They decided to attack me personally by claiming that I am confused, they provided a link to a stupid little pocket flash camera and claim that is what I ordered. If they had shipped that out it would have been a open and shut case of Bait and Switch! I have reported them to the New York Better Buisness Bureau and to Amazon for rule violations. A bad experince with Ace Photo Digital Has anyone else had a bad experince with this seller?I recently ordered a Sony HDR-XR200V camcorder from Ace Photo Digital at an unbeatable price... » Read More A bad experince with Ace Photo Digital Has anyone else had a bad experince with this seller?I recently ordered a Sony HDR-XR200V camcorder from Ace Photo Digital at an unbeatable price of $134.99 but they cancelled the order the next day and said the product was sold out but then re-posted it at $734.99 When I inquired into this and requested they honor the earlier price they danced around first they responded my email was unclear , next they addresed it as a billing issue telling me I was not charged because they didn't ship it to me --no kidding!They decided to attack me personally by claiming that I am confused, they provided a link to a stupid little pocket flash camera and claim that is what I ordered. If they had shipped that out it would have been a open and shut case of Bait and Switch! I have reported them to the New York Better Buisness Bureau and to Amazon for rule violations. « Show Less
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There's NO WAY a Sony HDR-XR200V could be sold for $135. If that's what it said, then it was an operator mistake, pure and simple, and I would've cancelled the order as well. Mistakes do happen (both Walmart and Staples released typos on online ads this past Christmas, and informed their customers, who were ordering the incredibly-priced electronics, that refunds would be given, and the items could not be purchased at those prices.Sorry if you don't agree... but nobody's perfect. You won't get a $600 discount on this camera... sorry.(BTW - I just bought this camera at B&H; for around $598... it's currently $649.. STILL cheaper than Amazon. go there instead..) There's NO WAY a Sony HDR-XR200V could be sold for $135. If that's what it said, then it was an operator mistake, pure and simple, and I would've cancelled the order as well. Mistakes do happen (both Walmart and Staples released typos on online ads this past Christmas, and informed their customers, who were ordering the incredibly-priced electronics, that refunds would be given, and the items could not be purchased at those prices.Sorry if you don't agree... but nobody's perfect. You won't get a $600 discount on this camera... sorry.(BTW - I just bought this camera... » Read More There's NO WAY a Sony HDR-XR200V could be sold for $135. If that's what it said, then it was an operator mistake, pure and simple, and I would've cancelled the order as well. Mistakes do happen (both Walmart and Staples released typos on online ads this past Christmas, and informed their customers, who were ordering the incredibly-priced electronics, that refunds would be given, and the items could not be purchased at those prices.Sorry if you don't agree... but nobody's perfect. You won't get a $600 discount on this camera... sorry.(BTW - I just bought this camera at B&H; for around $598... it's currently $649.. STILL cheaper than Amazon. go there instead..) « Show Less
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Just saw that Tigerdirect has this exact same camcorder for $500.00 after Bing Cash Back.. I am really tempted but still prefer purchasing from Amazon.com instead of Tigerdirect. If only Amazon would match the price.
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Ditto only I saw it on DealNews.I'm impressed with the camcorder but not with Amazon's BS.Thanks for making a statement that I can follow up on.
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Wow, so you had to return a fake cx-300 sent directly from Amazon?Yes, I agree that Amazon customer service is first rate, but I am also conscious about my gas price (about 15 mins. ride back and forth from post office). More feedback like this would be appreciated. Thanks Hord Jr.!
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This sucks. I pre-ordered this a couple of weeks ago and I'm getting the following message today when I check status of my pre-order. The following item will arrive after December 25, 2008. 1 of: Aiptek Action HD GVS 1080P High Definition Camcorder with 5x Optical Zoom [Electronics] Sold by: Amazon.com, LLC
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I had many people look at the one I had and not one person could get it to download to a disc. I needed it for weddings. I sold mine and bought a Nikon. To each his own, maybe I had a bad one that I was not aloud to return? When a camera shop and many other videographers could not make it work I sold it!Have a good time with itLaura
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I was just wondering the same thing! I purchased ours for around $658 from J&R; on here back in January. Now it's more than double that. Why have they stopped production? This is an amazing camcorder.
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I was about to buy a camera at AJrichies. The price was more than $25 less than the same model anywhere else, and with no shipping charge I would save even more. When I looked at the prices of the accessories I became very suspicious - easily 3X more than what I would pay going to a local computer superstore or even a big box retailer. Having had a bad experience with another low price online retailer, I decided to check company reviews BEFORE I ordered. The negative reviews confirmed my suspicions.
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I asked a sales rep at Best Buy about this camera and he told me Sony was discontiuing this camera. Which to be honest is a load of hooey! Not only that but they seem to be out of almost all of their sony products. Maybe they aren't going to carry Sony anymore... Who knows? Best Buy doesn't carry it but Ciruit City does and that's just how it goes sometimes with electronics... they don't carry all the same models and brands of items. This gives the customers more of a variety of products at their disposal.
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Yes that happened to me too. I thought it was a user error, but after reading reviews, it seems to happen to half the users. This camera is the worst purchase someone could make. Send it back asap with your receipt and make a copy!!! I took too long so Pentax wouldn't fix it for me. PS. I only took the camera to 10 feet.
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I hope its not to late, post was May 13th, and its the end of June. When the HX5V first came out it was $350, I pre-order mine through sonystyle, I got a discount though. I've never had any problems with my camera and I've had it since March 2010. I don't blow any pictures up, I just take them and put them on my computer, then a back up hard drive, I've never had any poor quality pictures. I can't upload photo's here, but if you want to see, I can send a few.
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Either he was a scammer or someone got a sweet deal!Last week the 5D body & accessories were listed for $1600! The 5D with the 24-105 L lens was listed for $1800! Wizard of Math was the seller of both. His profile said that he had been with Amazon for a number of years. The listing was weird because he sold nothing but kids toys!The listing was only up for a day! Once again, was it a scammer or did someone get a sweet deal?!If it wasn't for the fact that I own the 30D, I would've been so tempted!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you buy a lot from amazon? Electronics? Any problems? Either he was a scammer or someone got a sweet deal!Last week the 5D body & accessories were listed for $1600! The 5D with the 24-105 L lens was listed for $1800! Wizard of Math was the seller of both. His profile said that he had been with Amazon for a number of years. The listing was weird because he sold nothing but kids toys!The listing was only up for a day! Once again, was it a scammer or did someone get a sweet deal?!If it wasn't for the fact that I own the 30D, I would've been so tempted!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you buy a lot from amazon? Electronics? Any problems?
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M. Guerrero...well said. All very good points. However, you forgot to mention that Best Buy is among the "Bait & Switch" royalty, being notorious for having items priced in their sale papers or website that are misleading at best and could be more accurately described as fraudulent. Such a store will never get my business. I do frequent local electronics stores that have an opportunity to compete for my business and I am willing to pay a little more for the service they offer on my purchases.
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Can you tell me about the results? I still haven't done the actual ordering, I'm still researching. I want to make sure I get a good camera. I have a Canon PowerShot and I'm happy with the pictures. That's why I wanted to stick with a brand I was familiar with.
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I am wondering the same thing. This camera has been for sale on amazon since the beginning of the month and there were 3 reviews as of last Thursday.
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Here's today's email from "Kevin Qui" dear sir, what happens to payment? I received confirmation that the package has already arrived in your town. I received a notice from Amazon that says: waiting to be validated payment .....Hold your breath Kevin, you may get it when the camera arrives at my house in "like new" condition and it can actually be registered at Canon for warranty... LOL
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I've been checking out some packages on eBay as well--be sure to Google the store name. I saw "cheap" packages from Barclay's Photos and there are numerous complaints about that store (which has changed its name a few times on eBay) about calling to confirm your order and then trying to upsell, horrible customer service, slow shipping, etc. The one eBay store that looks promising is Cameta Camera. They've had 170k+ positive feedbacks, are a real brick n mortar store, have their own warranty on top of the manufacturers and their prices are also very reasonable.