posted: Aug. 12, 2008 @ 1:03p
First post from someone who calls Abes Of Maine a "Very reliable reseller"?
Sorry, I won't be nice.
Abes Of Maine is terrible. They are your typical camera shop. They advertise low prices, but usually THEY DO NOT SHIP ANYTHING when you order on the website until a high pressure salesman calls you to 'confirm' your order and push some overpriced accessory or warranty on you. They are also infamous for deceptively posting false positive reviews about themselves. Take for example this thread on reseller reviews:
Abes of main run away as fast as...
You will see lot's of real people posting about their terrible experience, but very often someone from Abes will post a false positive review. While it hasn't been deleted yet, the very last review is obviously posted by someone from Abes Of Maine. Not only did this reviewer call the high pressure call actually 'helpful', he posted the review in a different color text!
I would not recommend anyone buy anything from Abes Of Maine. At best, you will need to fight with someone on the phone for a long time, and if your lucky you might get the product at the price you originally agreed to pay. Not worth the hassle, and certainly not worth giving your business to such a dishonest company.
Another good post for info about Abes of Main post sales tactics