51, Report:
#347486
Posted Date:
Jul 04 2008
86photovideo.com, 86th Street Photo And Video If you do not buy accessories they are out of stock! New York Internet
We ordered a low priced on a camera. We should have knwon something was up when they required our three digit authorization code. The order was accepted and confirmed. They sent a follow up email to call and provide missing info. They indicated out month of credit card expiration wa...
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86th Street Photo And Video
Categories: Cameras & Video
52, Report:
#346043
Posted Date:
Jun 30 2008
86th Street Photo And Video Do not buy from this company New York New York
I ordered from this company after noticing a great deal on a Garmin Nuvi 760. Two days later I was requested to confirm my mailing address which essentially was a ploy to try to sell me additional accessories that were not needed for the product, but I was told they were necessary...
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86th Street Photo And Video
Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau
53, Report:
#343798
Posted Date:
Jun 24 2008
86th Photo And Video Wisetronics Company lies, cheats, falsifies documents Brooklyn New York
AVOID THIS COMPANY AT ALL COSTS! It goes by the name 86th Street Photo and Video and also Wisetronics.
I found this company via a search for GPS prices. I should have known the price was too good to be true, but I fell for it anyway. I received an email saying they were missin...
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86th Photo And Video Wisetronics
Categories: Miscellaneous Electronics
54, Report:
#342859
Posted Date:
Jun 22 2008
86Th Street Photo Video Camera purchase withheld after not purchasing addition accessories. New York New York
86 th Street Photo sold a camera for a low price then contacted me that I needed to verify the order. In that process I was encouraged to purchase accesssories. When I declined, the item I purchased then became out of stock with an ever increasingly lenghthy lead time. However the s...
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86Th Street Photo Video
Categories: Cameras & Video
55, Report:
#342828
Posted Date:
Jun 22 2008
86th Street Photo & Video; Sales; Jason _; Bait & switch Brooklyn New York
Found URL by Googling Camera Sales. Printed out Sales sheet; http://86photovideo.com/products.asp? product_id=18821 6/11/08
Sony Cybershot DSC-H50 Camera (Silver).
List Price $399.95
Our ...
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86th Street Photo & Video
Categories: Cameras & Video
56, Report:
#341046
Posted Date:
Jun 17 2008
86th Street Photo & Video Adds accessories to order after refusing to purchase them. New York New York
I ordered a Garmin 660 for my husband for Father's Day ($289.00). My order confirmation did not have what I ordered or how much. I thought that was kind of odd, but didn't think much of it. A few days later I got an email stating:
In order to further verify your order, we will ne...
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86th Street Photo & Video
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
57, Report:
#340286
Posted Date:
Jun 14 2008
86th Street Photo - 86th Street Photo And Video Wouldn't sell me the camera since I wouldn't buy overpriced accessories Internet
A week ago I ordered their very low priced camera on line. Six days later I get a voice mail requesting that I call them. I call and Greg asks if I want to buy a battery to go with the camera. He was rather rude, obviously used to getting irritated customers, and I was irritated ...
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86th Street Photo And Video
Categories: Cameras & Video
58, Report:
#339907
Posted Date:
Jun 13 2008
LowPriceDigital Phony Reviews Nationwide
I fell for the phony consumers reviews. Luckily, I was able to cancel my order (I hope) with 86th Street Photo & Video after I received the infamous bait and switch call - one of their so-called 5-star
certified merchants. Good Luck.
Anonmous
Tallahassee, FloridaU.S.A.
Entity
LowPriceDigital
Categories: Cameras & Video
59, Report:
#339900
Posted Date:
Jun 13 2008
86th Street Photo & Video About the Not Included Memory Card New York City Nationwide
I too was drawn in by the low price, and the apparently high consumer rating of the company, and ordered a GPS unit. [I found the company by the way through Lowpricedigital.com which obviously uses phony ratings.]
A couple of days later they called to confirm information and inf...
Entity
86th Street Photo & Video
Categories: Miscellaneous Electronics
60, Report:
#339353
Posted Date:
Jun 11 2008
86th Street Photo & Video Backordering, Upselling Scam Artists Brooklyn New York
What a sham!!!! I wait 4 weeks on a Canon Powershot G9 that was backordered for 3-4 weeks. After about 30 minutes on hold I am told that it will be a few more weeks!!!! They are a bunch of upselling scam artists. Avoid Avoid Avoid.
Gary983
Rochester, MinnesotaU.S.A.
Entity
86th Street Photo & Video
Categories: Cameras & Video
61, Report:
#338528
Posted Date:
Jun 10 2008
86th Street Photo And Video Bait and switch company/RIPOFF SCAM ARTIST!!! Internet
This company will lure you in with their low advertised pricing and In Stock advertising. Once you order though they will try and sell you accessories that are extremely over priced. Once you decline the accessories they will say your item is on back order for 4-6 weeks. Thye are un...
Entity
86th Street Photo And Video
Categories: Cameras & Video
62, Report:
#337384
Posted Date:
Jun 05 2008
86th Street Photo And Video outright liars and scam artists New York? Internet
850$ for a 1400$ camcorder? oh dont you want a batterie? and charger? doesnt it come with one ? no! so i cancelled my order , then looking deeper into their shady web site i see that was all lies. now my brother tells me they bait you up , sell you all the extras but never seem to ...
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86th Street Photo And Video
Categories: Audio & Electronics Shops
63, Report:
#336133
Posted Date:
Jun 01 2008
86th Street Photo & Video Low pricing is a scam! Internet
I, too, was fooled by the low prices of 86th Street Photo & Video. When I tried to buy a digital camera, I received a phone call saying I needed to contact them about my order. They assured me it was in stock, he was looking at it, and it was ready to ship.
The man tried VERY ...
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86th Street Photo & Video
Categories: Cameras & Video
64, Report:
#335707
Posted Date:
May 30 2008
86Th STREET PHOTO Will not sell at advertised prices NY NY
Do not order from 86St Photo Video, they will not sale at advertised price.
A few days after order was placed for in stock merchandise I received the first of several calls attempting to sell overpriced accessories to go with the item I ordered. When no additional items were orde...
Entity
86Th STREET PHOTO
Categories: Cameras & Video
65, Report:
#334895
Posted Date:
May 26 2008
86th Street Photo And Video Price advertised is ploy New YOrk Internet
This company uses scam techniques to interest you. I tried to purcase a Garmin 760 gps they advertised for $150 less than anyone else. First attempt to telephone them resulted in a 20min wait and then a disconnect. Second attempt resulted after another 20 min. wait. When I refuse...
Entity
86th Street Photo And Video
Categories: Electronic Manufacturers
66, Report:
#333183
Posted Date:
May 17 2008
86th Street Photo And Video False advertising of items as in stock and low priced, a misleading ploy. New York
I wanted to buy a GPS for my wife so I went to the Lowpricedigital website (http://www.lowpricedigital.com/item.asp) and saw that the one I wanted (Garmin Nuvi 660) was advertised by 86th Street Photo for the lowest price and was listed as IN STOCK. I ordered the unit online. The da...
Entity
86th Street Photo And Video
Categories: Miscellaneous Electronics
67, Report:
#333077
Posted Date:
May 17 2008
86th Street Photo & Video High priced accessories Brooklyn New York
I purchased a GPS unit from this business. The unit itself had a low, attractive price. After I placed my order a rep from the company called me to verify the expiration date of my credit card. When I got on the phone, the person verifying my information complimented me on my pur...
Entity
86th Street Photo & Video
Categories: Miscellaneous Electronics
68, Report:
#329707
Posted Date:
Apr 30 2008
86th Street Photo Video Cheated the Customer New York New York
I placed my order online for a digital camera which was followed by a phone call to confirm my order. The salesman (Steve, extension 203, if you want to call him) then pressured me to buy a battery which I did not need. The salesman next pressured me to buy an expensive memory card...
Entity
86th Street Photo Video
Categories: Cameras & Video
69, Report:
#328439
Posted Date:
Apr 24 2008
86th Street Photo & Video SCAM... RUN AWAY... New York Internet
This place is a SCAM. They advertise low priced cameras and then if they are unable to up-sell you on over-priced accessories, they will indefinitely place your item on 'backorder'. I ordered a Canon S5 online (it was 'in stock' when I called to verify) in Feb and suddenly when I di...
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86th Street Photo & Video
Categories: Cameras & Video
70, Report:
#323236
Posted Date:
Apr 03 2008
86th. Street Photo Price scam with hard sell...sent to the back of the delivery line New York New York
I orded a Canon S5 IS digital camera on March 29 2008 from these guys off the internet....no accessories; they were too high priced. Order was comfirmed, but next day I get an E-mail from them saying I omitted some credit card info. Yeah right! But I filled in the blanks anyway. Cla...
Entity
86th. Street Photo
Categories: Cameras & Video
71, Report:
#322940
Posted Date:
Apr 02 2008
86th St Photo & Video Deceptive selling practices, tries to sell overpriced accessories, then claims out of stock New York Internet
Just like others that have experience deceptive selling practices that complaint here. I ordered a Canon Digital camera SD1100IS since they were the lowest price on the internet for $159. Then I get a confirmed email that order was place. Then I get a message that I need to call ...
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86th St Photo & Video
Categories: Cameras & Video
72, Report:
#321386
Posted Date:
Mar 26 2008
86TH PHOTO & VIDEO Could be 86TH PHOTO & VIDEO False Advertisement Nationwide New York New York
I submitted this order for a Garmin 760 navigation system priced at $355.00 on Mar 20, 2008, I received an e-mail stating, Dear Robert R
Thank you for your order from 86th Street Photo & Video - Order # 53xxxx-W.
Your order is currently:Processing ..., and I received a call Marc...
Entity
86TH PHOTO & VIDEO
Categories: Internet Fraud
73, Report:
#320855
Posted Date:
Mar 25 2008
86th 86photovideo.com Ripoff Upsell or No Sale Internet
I bought a camera from 86th Street Photo & Video (www.86photovideo.com) for an unbelievably low price. I noticed that the accessories were a bit pricey though, so I did not buy any accessories. A couple of days later, I received an email from [email protected] asking for me t...
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86photovideo.com Ripoff
Categories: Cameras & Video
74, Report:
#320203
Posted Date:
Mar 22 2008
86th Street Photo And Video Didn't send ordered item, and impossible to contact Internet
I ordered a digital camera from 86th Street Photo and Video on Feb 14th, 2008. I received an email the next day requesting that I call to verify the order, which I did immediately. I was asked if I would like to buy expensive accessories such as batteries or SD cards, which I declin...
Entity
86th Street Photo And Video
Categories: Cameras & Video
75, Report:
#319713
Posted Date:
Mar 20 2008
86th Street Photo & Video bait and switch, scam, liar, rude New York Internet
My story, alas, mirrors all the ripoff reports listed here. If only I'd found this site first.
I was trying to buy a Canon Powershot G9 camera. Full retail $499, offered by 86th Street Photo for $299 to $319 over the past week. But it's not merely that they try to upsell you with...
Entity
86th Street Photo & Video
Categories: Cameras & Video