60D? Hard to believe this is genuine

Appears to be legit. Limited company, has been going a few years, accounts up to date etc.

But I wouldn't buy from any company that won't put their address on the web site.
 
Their address is in the Terms & Conditions section, but it is a PO Box

In the unlikely event that you have any complaints as to our service or any of the goods and services supplied to you from our site, please contact us by either:
e-mail: sales@abc-digital-cameras.co.uk
Phone: 0845 050 00 11
Fax: 0845 050 00 33
or write to:
ABC Digital Cameras
PO Box 369
Burgess Hill
RH15 5BQ
UK
 
I just tried to call them, 5 minutes on the phone listening to their crappy hold music then I got cut off.
 
I got this from ePhotoZine

Address :Sheddingdean Business Park
United Kingdom Phone :08450 501 130Website :www.abc-digital-cameras.co.uk
I got this from Lycos Shopping

Corporate address:
ABC Digital Cameras, Unit K, Sheddingdean Business Park
Marchants Way, West Sussex, RH15 8QY
Hours:
8:45 - 17:45
Company Website:
http://www.abc-digital-cameras.co.uk
Sales Phone:
0845 050 00 11
Sales Email:
sales@abcdigitalcameras.co.uk
Service Phone:
0845 050 00 11
Service Email:
sales@abcdigitalcameras.co.uk
Fax:
0845 050 00 33

Some good reviews, some bad ones too. Personally not for me!
 
Excellent price and worth a punt paying by credit card, have a feeling you might get the out of stock email though
 
Hummz considering buying one of these sell the lens on here and keep the camera
 
Dealt with these guys way back for a metz flash. They seem legit to me.
 
Ordered one on Friday. I'll keep you updated if it arrives on Mon
 
Received this email at lunch today. Gutted.

'Dear Mr Walton,

Thank you for ordering the Canon 60D + 17-55mm kit with us online. I recently tried calling to discuss, but unfortunately was unable to get through.

Unfortunately we have just noticed a genuine error in regards to the pricing of this product. The correct price is £1498.00. Please accept my apologies for this error and any inconvenience caused by this.

At this point we have not charged your card, and given the circumstances I completely understand should you wish to cancel the order.

If you would like to proceed with the order at the correct price, we would be happy to offer a discount on a memory card or bag as a goodwill gesture, however regret there is no movement on the Canon 60D + 17-55mm kit.

Again, please accept my apologies for any inconvenience caused, and if you could let me know at your earliest convenience whether you wish to proceed with the order at £1498.00, or cancel this order, I will action accordingly for you.

If you have any other queries please do not hesitate to contact me.


Kind regards,

Steven
ABC Digital Cameras'
 
Oh well, honest mistake, but gutting none the less. At least they took the time to write you an email to say why it has been canceled. I ordered with Dell a few years ago and they canceled my order without saying anything to me!
 
I'm sure i read somewhere that by law if the price has been displayed they have to sell it to you at that price.
 
ziggy©;3495795 said:
I'm sure i read somewhere that by law if the price has been displayed they have to sell it to you at that price.
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Only if they have taken the money, they are then bound.

A shop can advertise anything they want, but they are not at liberty to sell, its whats known as an invitation to treat. The contract to sell comes after the seller accepts an offer from the buyer and money is exchanged. Has ABC taken money out of his account then they would be bound to sell the items at that price.
 
Dylanlewis2000 said:
Only if they have taken the money, they are then bound.

A shop can advertise anything they want, but they are not at liberty to sell, its whats known as an invitation to treat. The contract to sell comes after the seller accepts an offer from the buyer and money is exchanged. Has ABC taken money out of his account then they would be bound to sell the items at that price.
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That is also wrong. Buried in their T&Cs will be a little clause to get them out of such a thing. I can understand it would be galling not to get something in a situation like this but companies do have to protect themselves against huge loss makers. Especially if it ends up on a site full of greedy idiots like hotdealsuk.
 
menthel said:
That is also wrong. Buried in their T&Cs will be a little clause to get them out of such a thing. I can understand it would be galling not to get something in a situation like this but companies do have to protect themselves against huge loss makers. Especially if it ends up on a site full of greedy idiots like hotdealsuk.
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No its not wrong, once they have haven taken the money they are legally bound, if not you can sue for damages.

We have to be sensibile, would you want a company to go out of business or someone lose their job for a simple mistake. The fact of the matter is that this was a price match, people have put orders in which were not accepted. It happens on HUKD and most of the time a company cannot offer the product at the misprice as people order 100 items of the product.
 
Dylanlewis2000 said:
No its not wrong, once they have haven taken the money they are legally bound, if not you can sue for damages.

We have to be sensibile, would you want a company to go out of business or someone lose their job for a simple mistake. The fact of the matter is that this was a price match, people have put orders in which were not accepted. It happens on HUKD and most of the time a company cannot offer the product at the misprice as people order 100 items of the product.
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No not quite. Companies will put in their own t+c's, allowing for mistakes, and to actually prove you have "loss of bargain" you need to be able to prove that the price that was offered could have been inferred as genuine. An example recently is a chair on the M+S website that was on sale for £1 in a certain colour. Other colours were over £1k. despite accepting orders, and taking £1 from people, they have cancelled without recourse.

I agree that you have to be sensible though, as obviously mistakes are not usually sustainable.
 
Dylanlewis2000 said:
No its not wrong, once they have haven taken the money they are legally bound, if not you can sue for damages.

We have to be sensibile, would you want a company to go out of business or someone lose their job for a simple mistake. The fact of the matter is that this was a price match, people have put orders in which were not accepted. It happens on HUKD and most of the time a company cannot offer the product at the misprice as people order 100 items of the product.
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lawrie29 said:
No not quite. Companies will put in their own t+c's, allowing for mistakes, and to actually prove you have "loss of bargain" you need to be able to prove that the price that was offered could have been inferred as genuine. An example recently is a chair on the M+S website that was on sale for £1 in a certain colour. Other colours were over £1k. despite accepting orders, and taking £1 from people, they have cancelled without recourse.

I agree that you have to be sensible though, as obviously mistakes are not usually sustainable.
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As Lawie says, its almost impossible to prove and their terms will pretty much prevent you getting anything. I have seen so many people threaten legal action and go as far as getting advice- it just doesn't work. Anyway, as has been said you win some and you lose some and nobody is going to die.
 
lawrie29 said:
No not quite. Companies will put in their own t+c's, allowing for mistakes, and to actually prove you have "loss of bargain" you need to be able to prove that the price that was offered could have been inferred as genuine. An example recently is a chair on the M+S website that was on sale for £1 in a certain colour. Other colours were over £1k. despite accepting orders, and taking £1 from people, they have cancelled without recourse.

I agree that you have to be sensible though, as obviously mistakes are not usually sustainable.
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Do you have a link to that article?
 
ziggy©;3495795 said:
I'm sure i read somewhere that by law if the price has been displayed they have to sell it to you at that price.
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I thought this too but last week when ordering a handful of samsung phones worth £150 from carphone warehouse for £7.95 each I was told that as it was an error, they could stop the order
 
Somewhere in the ad or the site you usually find the expression E & OE, which means Errors and Omissions Excepted. This is their getout clause and it's a widely used one.
 
However, under contract law if they quote a price, you pay and then they take your money then that constitutes offer & acceptance. The caveat being that you ate usually bound by the sellers t&cs unless you express anything different; this usually provides them with some kind of get out clause which is why you have to read them closely!
 
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