Bestpricecameras.com is the hugest scam on the internet and i knew it before I got off the phone. Their prices are ridiculously low so I called. After getting the price, I gave them my shipping address, however I did NOT purchase any warranties or accessories. They said, "No problem", and said they would let me know when the TV would arrive within a few days. I said "OK" and ended the phone conversation. I suddenly realized that there was no confirmation numbers, no tracking numbers, nothing! That seemed strange to me that they would commit to sending out a huge item to a warehouse without any committment or credit card number...think Amazon or Ebay, etc., etc., etc. I called back immediately to check on my "order".

Sure enough! No record of any order and an irritating sterotype from Brooklyn who was practiced in excuses and abuses.

These guys make money on accessories and warranties and if you don't buy, they can't purchase the items for the prices you have ordered it for. Like all the other would be buyers at Bestpricecamers.com, if you don't buy the accessories you will NOT get the main product. Period! What a scam!

I hope this additional posting added to all the others on BestPriceCamera.com contributes to helping others avoid this business.

As everyone seems to have noticed they have no interst in selling their well priced cameras, but rather their overpriced "packages".

Knowledge is power. Thank you all for you postings!!!

I noticed the Nikon D40 was almost half the price compared to reputable camera stores. It was good that I read the comments on this website about the scam. To get even with this company, I tried to place an order with bogus information and it successfully gave me an order number. I think it is worth it if everybody do this to BestPriceCameras.com(considering the enormous time and grievances that they did to other people they scammed!). We can also play tricks with BestPriceCamera.com by telephone order then just hang up if they notice that we are playing games. If thousands of us just order with bogus information, then we are draining their resources. Maybe they will close their business for lack of manpower.
Thanks.

Good grief, people! I've never seen so many people being ripped off and THE COMPANY IS STILL IN BUSINESS!!! If these were bank robbers, at least they would have relocated to Cuba or something. If you have find a scam, REPORT IT TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU IMMEDIATELY!!!!

I was on the VERGE of pressing the Order button to get a camcorder from BestPriceCamera.com, and then I find out that you guys have all already discovered they are a ripoff! This is what the Internet is for, but YOU HAVE TO TELL SOMEBODY!!

I don't know why, but apparently the New York attorney general's office can't stop the massive amount of fraud from dozens of companies operating out of Brooklyn. I can't believe they're powerless, but obviously they are. I suggest a new tactic: Get them delisted from Google, and any other search engine they appear on. Complain directly to Google. At some point, Google will have to explain why they're allowing crooks to advertise on their site, or delist them. I noticed they don't come up in Yahoo - maybe Yahoo just has a more stringent anti-crook policy.

Anyway, their business will die if they don't get any traffic. Google is their weak link.

Sadly, I just purchased a Nikon D-200 with an 18-200 VR lens and all the extras from Bestpricecameras.com. This company and more specifically, SAM, returned every phone call and email I sent prior to the placement of my order. After the order was placed, he and the company have NEVER returned a single one of my calls/emails. My order was supposed to arrive today (for which I paid an extra $60)and nothing has arrived as of 2:14 PM, and probably will not. I made the mistake of ordering before checking out the credentials on this website, so I guess I deserve what I am going to have to go through to get my $2600.00 refund. I have already contacted my credit card company and placed the order in dispute. As soon as it arrives, I am NOT accepting the order, not opening the order and returning it to sender. This company is a JOKE and a HOAX, sucking in good, honest people and ripping them off! DO NOT BUY FROM THEM PLEASE!

This is the duplication of my filing on BBB against thenewconnection.com.

Think twice when buying on http://www.thenewconnection.com

I bought a nikon len on this website.

When they sent me verification letter, an extra item I did not ordered (a filter kit charged by $100) was added to my buy list.

I replied them saying I REJECT this verification because I did not order the extra item they added for me.

After two days, I got the exactly same verification letter again.

I was little annoying this time, then called the phone 1-800-808-1675 mentioned in the verification letter. The guy on the other side was very rude - he made me hold without saying anything several times before I spoke less than 5 words and eventually hung up my call.

Now I have to call my credit card company to cancel this order. Even they sell me only the len I ordered, I dare not trust them for anything.

I have filed a complaint on BBB.

When I search on BBB using this URL, I got below company name as FotoConnection. I don't know whether FotoConnection is the same as thenewconnection.

This is what in the verification letter:
P.O. Box 300425, Brooklyn NY 11230 | Tel: 1-800-808-1675 | Fax: 347-402-1084 | Web: www.thenewconnection.com

I have had the same experience as many of you with bestpricecameras.com and others, most recently expecam.com - horrific! I called back after changing my mind on the camcorder I was going to purchase, so when the scammer asked me for the 3 digit number on my credit card, I ignored it and asked about the other camcorder. RUDE! Just horrible. I REALLY blame shopcartusa.com though, for encouraging purchases through these "recommended" dealers. How could they have thousands of excellent reviews? Probably because many of the buyers are not savvy as far as accessories are concerned. And parents who want to get something special for their adult children. With bestpricecameras I said I'd have to check back with them on getting the "retail" package, and contacted Sony about the way things are packaged when you choose "body only" - on an DSLR camera! So that was why I checked 2 of the other shyster companies. I could have saved a dozen hours over the past 3 days if I had found the message board about this. When something sounds too good to be true it REALLY is! It's just that it is so hard to find out which internet companies are legit!

Unfortunately I wasn't aware of these reviews until minutes after I placed my online order. I immediately sent them a "Please cancel my order" email.

To be on the safe side I'm going to call my credit card company and block any charges from bestpricecameras or infinityphoto come Monday morning.

Thank you all for your reviews.


RD

I fell for the cheap price of a digital camera and then received the high pressure up-sell call that left me uneasy. After reading the post here on epinions I sent an email cancelling my order and cancelled my credit card which had already been charged. I also called BPC to cancel the order and they rudely told me my order had already been shipped (which was a lie). I received the shipping confirmation via email a few days later. I refused shipping of the order (I have no idea what they actually sent me). I disputed the charge with my credit card company and sent them my email cancellation, the shipping confirmation email along with BPC's terms which state that customers will not be charged until the order is shipped (my card was charged a week in advance), and a copy of the posts here as well as another site detailing their shady behavior.

Although it took several months to reach conclusion, I was successful in disputing the charge. They tried to charge me a $200 restocking fee, but my credit card company denied it. I think including the stories of other victims in my dispute backup really helped so THANK YOU. I hope no one else falls prey to BPC, but if they do I hope this helps.

DON,T EVER BUY FROM BESTPRICECAMERAS.COM THEY STILL YOU!!!



i wish i had read this blog before.......i just got a cancorder from this guys bestpricecameras.com .....sony...i bought the USA kit......and this ROBBERS send me the operating guide from USA but the camera is from japan....so now i don't have USA warranty ....i was suppose to get HVR-A1U and I got HVR-A1J and i pay more money for the USA version..........i am going to report to this website from the goverment,,,,www.EConsumer.org.....is surreal that they let this things happen to us ...normal people....that place should be close already....and they should be in prison.....i came from Spain..... and in my country we are more protected from this ......we should all report this to a federal agencie.....

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SCAM... we will be reading about these guys in the papers.... GOING TO JAIL.. DO NOT BUY FROM THESE GUYS..... WOW.... WHAT I JUST WENT THROUGH..... SCAM... SCAM...
I WANT MY MONEY BACK!!!

So, with the power of Google Maps, i decided to take a look at that thenewconnection.com. And this is what i got:


http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/2497/ahhei8.png

It looks like its run right out of a house! WTH. These guys need to be stopped. Look how big (i come from philly so yeah, its big to me) the house is.

That may or not be it. I just typed in what jiangok2006 said.
Im glad i found this site. I want to say thanks to everyone. And we should all fight these guys!


I couldnt get the BPC address, but im guessing they are the same thing. Can anyone confirm it?

I too have been scammed! :( Please check out the BBB in New York at http://search.newyork.bbb.org/reports.aspx?pid=44&page=1&id=79450. They told me the order would ship and arrive to me in 2 days with the shipping I selected... still no package though!!! I had to call me credit card for them to handle it! I also went to the Better Business Bureau to complain! After all the complaints... how are they still in business... someone needs to stop them from more scams!!!