Why are all the crappy camera stores in Brooklyn allowed to stay open?

[aphex]

Are NY laws fairly lenient?

 

[Wanescotting]

huh? maybe they payed the bribe?

 

[hjo3]

Is it normally illegal to sell crappy cameras?

 

[jst0ney]

bo-da-gas

 

[AStar617]

Originally posted by: hjo3
Is it normally illegal to sell crappy cameras?

And ship them broken, if at all? Last I checked, yes.

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: hjo3
Is it normally illegal to sell crappy cameras?

Bait & switch

 

[DurocShark]

Try dealing with them via phone from out of state. :|

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: DurocShark
Try dealing with them via phone from out of state. :|

lol, that blows goat nuts I bet.

 

[KK]

Don't fvck with the bosses' cash flow.

 

[Mday]

They close, reopen under new management by family member\friend. Change names, move. Close down, reopen with same management.

I just go to B&H.

 

[loup garou]

I love how that Global Products place has full-page full-color ads in Metro and AMNY. What a joke.

 

[DurocShark]

Originally posted by: Mday
They close, reopen under new management by family member\friend. Change names, move. Close down, reopen with same management.

I just go to B&H.

Indeed. B&H is the best.

 

[rh71]

a business in crooklyn isn't really a business.

 

[richardycc]

check out their "storefront"

 

[iamwiz82]

I purchased equipment from one once. It worked out ok, but they did try to upsell me on a bunch of stuff.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: richardycc
check out their "storefront"

good stuff...

Gee I wonder why a store with such a huge sign appear shady...

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Originally posted by: jst0ney
bo-da-gas

That's the very 1st thing i thought when i saw this thread.

 

[PricklyPete]

Just don't order from someone other than B&H and you will be fine. Trying to find a deal amongst the rest is just a waste of time. Camera stuff isn't cheap...and if you find it cheap someplace (especially in NY), it is probably a scam (or normal business operations apparantly in NY).

 

[artikk]

Originally posted by: hjo3
Is it normally illegal to sell crappy cameras?

look at compaq and other crappy electronic retailers.

 

[Triumph]

So what exactly is the deal with these places? Are they just fronts for money laundering? I remember seeing the abundance of camera dealers in Manhattan and thinking, "This market can't possibly need this many camera stores."

 

[Doggiedog]

Crappy is an understatement. It should be crooked, unscrupulous, dishonest, etc.

 

[loup garou]

Abe's of Maine isn't really that bad, I've bought from them before.