Taucher
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Yea, turns out I ordered from one of the horror story camera shops. It was from radioactivedeals.com, who had the camera for only $620.00. A great price, but it turns out they won't actually sell it. Here is the full story:Ripnrob:Hey Taucher
where did you order your c8080 from. Im very interested in this camera too but im a little nervous with all the HORROR stories I have been reading about.Seems to be alot of dishonest Camera stores out there.(and Im sure there are plenty of honest ones too )Please let us know if your purchase is a pleasant one.
Thank You Ripnrob
On Tuesday night I ordered a new digital camera (Olympus C8080 wide zoom) from an online store. The price was $175 less than I found it at any other outlet. I check the status of my order online on Wednesday morning and it says that the order is being processed will ship UPS ground 7-12 business days. Last night I come home from work and my wife tells me there is an e-mail message to call them, so I do. This guy gets on the phone and tells me they need the security number on the back of my credit card to process the order (there was no place to enter this # on their web form). Then he starts asking me about the camera and how much research I did. He starts talking about the "special promotions available since I am a new customer" and offers me some special pricing on a high capacity battery and additional memory. I agree that these are things I want anyway, so I order the battery and a 512 Mb memerory card. Then he starts to tell me about these filters that attach to the lens. Three of them for a special price of only $199. Now I want to try the camera out first so I tell him, no don't want the filters. He start going on about how if I get the filters, I will have purchased three accessories and I 'll be get a free upgrade in shipping. (original order is free shipping in 7-12 business days) this will give me 5-7 day ground shipping. (at this point, no indication from him that the camera is not in stock, as he is offering me even faster delivery time if I order 3 accessories) I refuse the filters once again. he pushes the issue, explaining how many customers don't realize how benificial they are and end up ordering them a week later. So I say, " I appreciate the offer and understand your point, I do not want the filters at this time. Let's drop the subject". He pushes the issue yet again and I yell into the phone "DROP IT" yet he continues. I tell him if he doesn't stop I will cancel the order. He relents and says he will process it now. A few seconds later he informs me the order will ship in 14-21 business days. WTF I ask him "is this what happens when you don't order the filters?"

Your order status: BACKORDERED ! !

regret to inform you your item was oversold and will not be available for 4-6 weeks.


I'm starting to regret dealing with this company and think that before the day is over I will be cancelling this order. I think it will be better to pay more and get it from a respectable company. I checked their ratings on resellerrating.com and it turns out that this is the companies MO. If you don't buy enough extras, they simply don't ship to you! they figure eventually you will get frustrated and cancell your order. Lesson learned, order cancelled, I try again somewhere else. I have seen it at a reputable online retailer for $820.00, but I'm not going to reorder until I find out a little more about the housings and compatible strobes. My wife and I will use our old Sea & Sea MX-5 II for our june dive trip, which will buy us some time before our next trip.