Canon XL1S on Amazon.com at DVinfo.net

Tony Hall · July 14th, 2004, 05:19 PM

Has anyone ever bought a camera from the used/new section of amazon.com and received it without problems? Also, have you been screwed by this?

There's a couple of XL1S's on amazon.com for less than 2k that are supposedly brand new. I emailed them and asked why and here's what they wrote:

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Hello

Dear Tony

The camera is brand new in box,NTSC format,Full Accessories.
I had 2 Canon Xl1s+full accessories but i sold one and now i have just the other one for sale.
I bought the camcorders 1 week ago from Romania Electronic&Camera Shopping Store (the second largerst electronics and digital cameras store from my country Romania, that exported electronics, camcorders and digital cameras to US+Canada) that went bankrupt and i`ve got a great deal buying the Canon Camcorders and a couple of digital cameras.

-3 Year US Warranty-

Items Included with the Canon XL-1S:

XL1S Camcorder Body
Zoom Lens 16X XL 5.5-88mm IS II
BP-930 Battery Pack
CA-910 Compaqct Power Adapter
DC-900 DC Coupler
SS-1000 Shoulder Strap
WL-D3000 Wireless Controller
SP-100 Shoulder Pad
S-150 S-Video Cable
STV - 150 Stereo Video Cable
Lens Hood

If you are really intersted mail me as soon as posible and we will proceed with the shippment and payment.UPS/Fedex/DHL 2 day air insured.

Looking forword to hear from you.

Best Regards
Sincerely
Cristian
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

If this is a scam, how do they get away with it? Amazon.com says that there's a safe purchase guarantee.

I just looked at the site again and since yesterday they have taken down all four cameras for sale in the used/new section of amazon.com... that's funny maybe they just now decided to crack down on it.

I would like to hear any expiriences for future reference.

Aaron Koolen · July 14th, 2004, 06:59 PM

I"m not an online s/h buyer expert but just there are a lot of "deals" from places like Romania that are known to be bogus.

Remember the golden rule

"If it sounds too good to be true - IT IS!"

Just don't bother - give up - don't waste your fingers clicking around the sale. It's just not worth it.

Aaron

Daniel Runyon · July 15th, 2004, 12:43 AM

Tony,
I know for sure that is a scam. I bid on that many months ago and got the same form letter from them, and then my auction was cancelled by Ebay due to seller fraud. I even started getting bounced emails from fraud.aol.com off of them. Man, he sold that other camera and just had this one left back in november or thereabouts!

Tony Hall · July 15th, 2004, 01:12 AM

Hey, thanks for the input... I don't think there's anyway that I would have gone through with it anyway, but I was just hoping to hear that it was legit somehow, lol!

How do these scumbags get away with this stuff?

Oh well.

Ryan Mattos · July 16th, 2004, 04:41 PM

Thats pretty funny because that person listed two cameras and i tried to buy the other one. I was really sketched out about the whole purchase with him being from Bucharest, an area notorius for internet scams. And when he said he wanted a wire transfer i thankfully pulled the plug. How can he keep listing on amazon?

July 14th, 2004, 05:19 PM	#1
Tony Hall Major Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: springfield, OH Posts: 344	Canon XL1S on Amazon.com Has anyone ever bought a camera from the used/new section of amazon.com and received it without problems? Also, have you been screwed by this? There's a couple of XL1S's on amazon.com for less than 2k that are supposedly brand new. I emailed them and asked why and here's what they wrote: <<<<<<<<<<<<<< Hello Dear Tony The camera is brand new in box,NTSC format,Full Accessories. I had 2 Canon Xl1s+full accessories but i sold one and now i have just the other one for sale. I bought the camcorders 1 week ago from Romania Electronic&Camera Shopping Store (the second largerst electronics and digital cameras store from my country Romania, that exported electronics, camcorders and digital cameras to US+Canada) that went bankrupt and i`ve got a great deal buying the Canon Camcorders and a couple of digital cameras. -3 Year US Warranty- Items Included with the Canon XL-1S: XL1S Camcorder Body Zoom Lens 16X XL 5.5-88mm IS II BP-930 Battery Pack CA-910 Compaqct Power Adapter DC-900 DC Coupler SS-1000 Shoulder Strap WL-D3000 Wireless Controller SP-100 Shoulder Pad S-150 S-Video Cable STV - 150 Stereo Video Cable Lens Hood If you are really intersted mail me as soon as posible and we will proceed with the shippment and payment.UPS/Fedex/DHL 2 day air insured. Looking forword to hear from you. Best Regards Sincerely Cristian >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If this is a scam, how do they get away with it? Amazon.com says that there's a safe purchase guarantee. I just looked at the site again and since yesterday they have taken down all four cameras for sale in the used/new section of amazon.com... that's funny maybe they just now decided to crack down on it. I would like to hear any expiriences for future reference. __________________ Tony "Good taste is the enemy of creativity" - Picasso Blog: http://www.tonyhall.name

July 14th, 2004, 06:59 PM	#2
Aaron Koolen Trustee Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 1,727	I"m not an online s/h buyer expert but just there are a lot of "deals" from places like Romania that are known to be bogus. Remember the golden rule "If it sounds too good to be true - IT IS!" Just don't bother - give up - don't waste your fingers clicking around the sale. It's just not worth it. Aaron __________________ My Website Meat Free Media

July 15th, 2004, 01:12 AM	#4
Tony Hall Major Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: springfield, OH Posts: 344	Hey, thanks for the input... I don't think there's anyway that I would have gone through with it anyway, but I was just hoping to hear that it was legit somehow, lol! How do these scumbags get away with this stuff? Oh well. __________________ Tony "Good taste is the enemy of creativity" - Picasso Blog: http://www.tonyhall.name

July 15th, 2004, 12:43 AM	#3
Daniel Runyon Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The Deep South Posts: 168	Tony, I know for sure that is a scam. I bid on that many months ago and got the same form letter from them, and then my auction was cancelled by Ebay due to seller fraud. I even started getting bounced emails from fraud.aol.com off of them. Man, he sold that other camera and just had this one left back in november or thereabouts!

July 16th, 2004, 04:41 PM	#5
Ryan Mattos Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 38	Thats pretty funny because that person listed two cameras and i tried to buy the other one. I was really sketched out about the whole purchase with him being from Bucharest, an area notorius for internet scams. And when he said he wanted a wire transfer i thankfully pulled the plug. How can he keep listing on amazon?