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Old 09-29-2006, 08:16 AM
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DO NOT BUY AT BWAYPHOTO.COM, A&M, Royal Camera, Digital Liquidators...etc............

These guys are also A&M, Royal Camera, Digital Liquidators, and other names.

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http://www.newyork.bbb.org/reports/b...age=1&id=68047

They are located in Brooklyn ,N.Y. Their ads show unbelievably low prices, they throw in tripod, cases, memory card holders, extra memeory cards, film etc. It looked too good to be true and I got screwed by them. They bait-and-switched me and then charged over $300 more on my credit card than was agreed on the phone.

What a cheat business they are. Today, I call Credit card company and dispute charge from them.
Please away from them.
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Old 09-29-2006, 09:57 AM
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Wow, did you let your credit card company know?
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Old 09-29-2006, 12:47 PM
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I read some reviews on bwayphoto.com and there were a variety of ratings. Some people loved their service and some said they are HORRIBLE

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Old 09-29-2006, 02:34 PM
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Do the bad ratings outnumber the good ones?
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Old 09-30-2006, 12:32 AM
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NEVER and NEVER buy at BWAYPHOTO.COM

The best way is to stay away from those NY Crooks, they are typically in Brooklyn. T

Please read this, one of the Victims
"Liars, fraudulent practices, mean people. That pretty well summarizes B-Way Photo. I'd pegged the camera I wanted for Christmas and told my wife where she could purchase it at the best price. She logged-on and ordered it...so far, so good. She gets a reply message to contact our CR card company to confirm the "Ship To" to a different address. This done, she calls an 800 number to confirm. This is where the problems started. Rep claims camera comes with "...only a 20-minute battery..." Wrong-O Buck-O. Longest battery life on the market. 3 times he asked to "upgrade" the battery. My wife declined 3 times. Guess what? $49.99 "Free Battery Upgrade" in the shipment. And, just like one of the reviewers below, the 16MB memory card that was supposed to be part of "what's included" was missing. This is fraud folks. My phone call to secure a Return Authorization was a customer service nightmare. My request was met with more lies and mean and aggressive attitudes for which the rep tried to blame me. "Customer centric" is not in their lexicon. In fact, it is a foreign language. Tried contacting management to no avail. Have thought of contacting NY AG's office."

check this out !
http://www.resellerratings.com/selle...1.html#reviews
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Old 09-30-2006, 01:14 AM
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I read some reviews on bwayphoto.com and there were a variety of ratings. Some people loved their service and some said they are HORRIBLE

Any comment?
Be careful upon reading reviews for this company. They are all FAKE. They are created to throw you off from their old bad reviews and hoping you don't catch them. Read the reviews carefully!

Resellerrating.com has detected 50+ fraudulent "Very Satisfied" reviews for this merchant. They suspended their account and no longer accepting new reviews for Broadway.

I wish I read resellerrating before I placed an online order with them. This company is a scam. Their prices seem great, but it's not worth the hassle of dealing with the scam.
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Old 09-30-2006, 01:38 AM
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NEVER and NEVER buy at BWAYPHOTO.COM

The best way is to stay away from those NY Crooks, they are typically in Brooklyn. T

Please read this, one of the Victims
"Liars, fraudulent practices, mean people. That pretty well summarizes B-Way Photo. I'd pegged the camera I wanted for Christmas and told my wife where she could purchase it at the best price. She logged-on and ordered it...so far, so good. She gets a reply message to contact our CR card company to confirm the "Ship To" to a different address. This done, she calls an 800 number to confirm. This is where the problems started. Rep claims camera comes with "...only a 20-minute battery..." Wrong-O Buck-O. Longest battery life on the market. 3 times he asked to "upgrade" the battery. My wife declined 3 times. Guess what? $49.99 "Free Battery Upgrade" in the shipment. And, just like one of the reviewers below, the 16MB memory card that was supposed to be part of "what's included" was missing. This is fraud folks. My phone call to secure a Return Authorization was a customer service nightmare. My request was met with more lies and mean and aggressive attitudes for which the rep tried to blame me. "Customer centric" is not in their lexicon. In fact, it is a foreign language. Tried contacting management to no avail. Have thought of contacting NY AG's office."

check this out !
http://www.resellerratings.com/selle...1.html#reviews
How do these kind of businesses stay open? Wonder why the NYC or the State of New York haven't taken action so far. Could it be that no one thinks to file complaints with law enforcement? Until the law does take action, I guess our job is to make sure the word gets out!
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Old 09-30-2006, 01:39 AM
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Wow, did you let your credit card company know?
I filed a Dispute with AMEX, of course.
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Old 09-30-2006, 08:49 AM
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Opps..I searched google and find this picture. I wish I did more research before I made my purchase.

This is the store front of A&M Photo World LLC (AMPhotoWorld.com), a.k.a. Broadway Photo (BwayPhoto.com), and Digital Liquidators (DigitalLiquidators.com)

http://donwiss.com/pictures/BrooklynStores/h0006.htm
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Old 09-30-2006, 09:26 PM
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Wow that picture is scarey. Who would you guys recommend people use for a good deal then?
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