p.5 #1 · If you have used Greentoe to purchase gear....
Jumped on the Batis 135 at the $1199 price but have now been waiting for a full week for shipment. Not a massive deal breaker, especially given the price, but not what you would normally expect when your credit card is charged immediately.
p.5 #6 · If you have used Greentoe to purchase gear....
spitstickler wrote:
Has anyone bought an a6500 kit through greentoe? ...wondering what kind of saving you may have gotten.
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They are available at the forum B&S.
p.5 #8 · If you have used Greentoe to purchase gear....
dalite wrote:
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They are available at the forum B&S.
I've mostly seen body only a6500's for sale lately. There is currently 1 with kit lens up for sale, but after paypal fees, it's only $60 less than buying new from B&H when it's all said and done.
p.5 #9 · If you have used Greentoe to purchase gear....
prospect.jp wrote:
I'm waiting on the Sony 16-35 GM.
I'm waiting on my second Sony 16-35 GM. The first was decentered, just awful at 16, 20, and 24. I requested an exchange, but, after sending a paid return label, the seller promptly refunded my purchase price in full on receiving the return. I made another Greentoe offer, got the same price, and accepted. Hopefully number two is in spec.
p.5 #11 · If you have used Greentoe to purchase gear....
I called the dealer on my A7R iii today. They said fedex hasn’t ran to their shop all week because of a snow storm. They’re located downtown in a major east coast city, so I guess I’m skeptical, especially since they could’ve shipped Monday. I’m not in a huge hurry for the camera, but I don’t like my card being charged well before shipment.
p.5 #12 · If you have used Greentoe to purchase gear....
bradf35 wrote:
I called the dealer on my A7R iii today. They said fedex hasn’t ran to their shop all week because of a snow storm. They’re located downtown in a major east coast city, so I guess I’m skeptical, especially since they could’ve shipped Monday. I’m not in a huge hurry for the camera, but I don’t like my card being charged well before shipment.
NY did get hit hard in the last storm. Funny, because my card was not charged while waiting for the backorder.
p.5 #16 · If you have used Greentoe to purchase gear....
echelonphoto wrote:
NY did get hit hard in the last storm. Funny, because my card was not charged while waiting for the backorder.
It's a city a bit south of NY. I guess my biggest problem with the whole thing is the lack of communication on their end. If Greentoe could figure out how to communicate a little better, this would be a great service. If I order from BH, Adorama, Amazon, ect, I would've gotten an email that the shipment was delayed due to weather. Instead, I get strung along for a week, with no communication, while my bank account is $2800 lighter.
Items also should have to be in stock before a vendor can accept an offer. At least, give you that information going in. Just tell me that X company wants to sell it to you at $Z, but it won't ship for 3 weeks. Y company can ship today, but it costs you $Z+100.
p.5 #17 · If you have used Greentoe to purchase gear....
echelonphoto wrote:
I guess greentoe has recently changed their policy, because they specifally told me my card would not be charged until lens is shipped
I don’t know if I would like to wait this long.
Their policy is “You have 30 days from the date that your offer is accepted in order to make a return, with the exception of music instruments. If your order arrives damaged, missing parts, or incorrect, contact Greentoe within two days to ensure an expedited process.”
So the return window starts as soon as your offer is accepted.
p.5 #18 · If you have used Greentoe to purchase gear....
jeffbuzz wrote:
Yes, you know who the seller is but only after you complete the purchase. You get a complete receipt just as if you ordered it directly from that dealer. You do not know who the seller is when you receive a counter offer. Only after agreeing to the counter offer do you learn the seller identity. This has recently become a problem for me.
I have completed three purchases with greentoe:
First was an Irix 15mm lens that was mechanically defective. That one was arguably not the seller's or greentoe's fault. The lens was visibly new and the dealer took back the lens without issue. I continue to do business directly with that dealer.
Second was a Fuji camera that arrived with a broken anit-tamper seal on the internal packaging. The seller claimed "we did not even have it in stock and ordered it direct from Fuji for you". Fuji USA assured me that they would honor any warranty on the camera and it might have been opened for "extra QC" in Japan. I accepted that explanation and kept the camera which works fine. Only later on did I note in the fine print of the greentoe return policy that "Cameras with shutter counters over 200" cannot be returned. The camera I received showed "800" when I turned it on for the first time.
Third I ordered a Fuji lens which arrived with significant physical marks like scuffs on the barrel, scratches on the hood and debris on the glass internally and externally. I would have rated it 8+ on the used scale. If it was new then shame on Fuji. But I don't think Fuji sent it out that way. It came from the same seller as the previously mentioned camera. Now I see a pattern. My belief based on the last two experiences is that this one specific authorized Fuji dealer is actually selling their store returns and demo gear through greentoe. I noted my displeasure to both greentoe and the dealer and returned the lens.
I will never do business with that dealer directly in the future. But since I cannot know if I am agreeing to a purchase through that specific dealer I will not make another purchase through greentoe either.
The idea behind their service is great. But the anonymity of the sellers makes it impossible for me to avoid that one dealer. So one bad apple is spoiling the entire batch for me. If greentoe could provide a way to exclude specific sellers from my offers I would reconsider buying again. I doubt that will happen. The only way for me to avoid that one seller is to avoid greentoe entirely. ...Show more →
In your offer or counter offer, you can say that you offer $xxx for the product only if it does not come from Store XXX. If they accept your offer, it is with all the conditions you say, otherwise the contract is not valid
p.5 #19 · If you have used Greentoe to purchase gear....
foxwiz wrote:
In your offer or counter offer, you can say that you offer $xxx for the product only if it does not come from Store XXX. If they accept your offer, it is with all the conditions you say, otherwise the contract is not valid
Please test that theory using your own money. As far as I am concerned, a comment is not a contract.
p.5 #20 · If you have used Greentoe to purchase gear....
jeffbuzz wrote:
Please test that theory using your own money. As far as I am concerned, a comment is not a contract.
So what would an offer be in writing to Greentoe? If you say in an e-mail reply to them, "I offer $500 for camera X, only if it is NOT sold by Store X", that is an offer. They can do three things. They can accept your offer, they can reject your offer, or they can send a counter offer.
I did the exact thing when they sent a counter offer. This is basic contract law. An offer can be verbal or written. If you are not comfortable doing that, it's OK. I already did it.
