Yes, I had forgotten the Heliopan ugliness. I was and remain convinced
never to deal with the company regardless of the quality of their products.
Chuck Norcutt
Jeff Keller wrote:
> Hoya may force stores to charge a certain price either by what the
> distributor charges or other incentives. Wasn't it Heliopan that had
> an importer that went after everyone selling filters on ebay as new?
>
> If Hoya refuses to service your un-authorized import you won't lose
> much there ;-)
>
> -jeff
>
> On 12/7/06, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Sorry, not asking you to evaluate an image.
>>
>>Here's an oboy auction for a Hoya 77mm circular polarizer. Near the top
>> of the line. Seller is "besteastern" in HK, has been around for 2
>>years, has 7,000 sales and 99.6% positive feedback rating. Pretty
>>impressive actually. And at only $66.95 is a great deal. Or is it?
>><http://cgi.ebay.com/HOYA-77mm-PRO1-DIGITAL-Circular-Polarizer-Filter-DMC_W0QQitemZ290057441302QQihZ019QQcategoryZ15217QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>>
>>Now, here's the B&H ad for the same product.
>><http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=Search&A=details&Q=&sku=391185&is=REG&addedTroughType=search>
>>Note that the price at $194.95 is *** 3 times as much ***.
>>
>>Is this one of those; "If it sounds too good to be true then... " If
>>so, what's the catch? Counterfeit merchandise? If so, why so many
>>happy customers. They can't tell the difference? Real merchandise
>>slipped out the back door? Stolen merchandise?
>>
>>Comments please.
>>
>>Chuck Norcutt
>
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