message below). That was the very first message I got from a human being at
Carman's.
At first, I was tempted to reply they can come over here and get the flash whenever they can, because I don't want to waste more time, package stuff, gasoline to UPS, and so on.
Alternatively, I can ship them an old shoe (a true shoe, not a flash shoe) via UPS (they pay shipping, I suppose).
Or I can ship the actual flash back, with good care in doing the package and so on (provided that they pay shipping). I'm not sure this is a completely good thing, because then they can try frauding another customer with the wrong flash.
Any advice?
Dario
============================================================== Hi Dario, I'm sorry about the lack of communication concerning your flash. If you could please package the flash securely and return it on our UPS account #<snip> ==============================================================
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dario Bonazza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 6:36 PM
Subject: Re: Beware of ProDigital2000 aka Carman's!
Paypal has just informed me that I won my action against Carman's, and I'll get refund of the whole amount I paid them ($215) within 5 working days.
So now I'm starting again looking for a Sigma EF500DG Super. Any suggestions for a trustworthy source at good price? B&H maybe?
Dario
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dario Bonazza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 9:30 PM
Subject: Re: Beware of ProDigital2000 aka Carman's!
Apparently I won the first round. Too easy, since Carman's just decided to give up their indefensible action to claim unpaid item (see ebay message below). So, what's next?
Dario
Dear dariobonazza,
eBay member prodigital2000 has indicated that payment has been received for item #7503677104, SIGMA EF500 DG SUPER FLASH f/ PENTAX *IST D NEW. As a result, the Unpaid Item dispute for this item has been closed. No action will be taken against your account as a result of this process.
Regards,
eBay
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dario Bonazza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 8:40 AM
Subject: Beware of ProDigital2000 aka Carman's!
Hello all,
Following the largely diffused opinion that the Sigma EF500 DG Super is the best flash unit for the D, I was looking for one for some time. I ended up buying one on ebay from Prodigital2000/Carman's Foto Source.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7503677104&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1
I paid them via Paypal the same day the auction closed (April 4th). Price 175 US$ S/H to Italy 40US$ Total 215 US$ I received item last April 7th via UPS.
The flash was the older EF500 Super, not the DG, hence no P-TTL, no exposure compensation, etc.
I emailed them 4 times in 5 days for complaining. Each time I received an automated response just acknowledging me they received the message, but no human reply at all.
Then I started a Paypal refund request.
They replied with Ebay "non paying buyer" action. I can proof I paid them, and they only ship items after receiving payment from buyer, hence this is pure crap!
PLEASE BEWARE OF SUCH JERKS!
I'll keep you informed on how things will develop.
Dario Bonazza
