Cotswold and Panamoz

gramps said:
I agree; how tried and tested are the other two?
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Not very to the best of my knowledge.

I have an (untested) 18 month warranty on my recent RF70-200 f2.8 purchase from Camerasdori.

For me, the savings were worth the risk / unknowns.

At the end of the day, you pays your money and you takes your chances!
 
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Unfortunately I'm one of those people to have never owned a credit card and for that matter I never will...so PayPal is going to have to do...and like you say if you want the savings you just have to take your chances.
 
The Weasel said:
Unfortunately I'm one of those people to have never owned a credit card and for that matter I never will...so PayPal is going to have to do...and like you say if you want the savings you just have to take your chances.
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PayPal have always done right by me when I needed help. Usually just requires a phone call after doing the request online.

Credit Cards for Section 75 cover though is worth it's weight in gold.
 
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LCPete said:
Exactly, I have needed to use thier warranty and they were excellent very helpful, sorted very quickly
To be honest I wouldn’t go with anyone else just to save a few more pounds at least for anything expensive
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I'm thinking Panamoz for the A7V only like £40 more, well worth it id say, makes using PayPal an even easier choice.
 
I've found digital cameras to be incredibly reliable, so I wasn't overly concerned (Section 75 covers not honouring warranties) and I believe Cotswold Cameras use a UK based repairer, but if worried then it does make sense to use one who has more history with warranty work. Many people already seem to be cautious when it comes to grey market, so messing people around with the warranty and having reviews reflecting this would presumably be very harmful to their reputation.
 
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The Weasel said:
Unfortunately I'm one of those people to have never owned a credit card and for that matter I never will...so PayPal is going to have to do...and like you say if you want the savings you just have to take your chances.
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That's a pity because unlike PayPal, Section 75 protection with a credit card also protects against a company failing to fulfil their warranty obligations.
 
The Weasel said:
Unfortunately I'm one of those people to have never owned a credit card and for that matter I never will...so PayPal is going to have to do...and like you say if you want the savings you just have to take your chances.
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gman said:
That's a pity because unlike PayPal, Section 75 protection with a credit card also protects against a company failing to fulfil their warranty obligations.
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IIRC Using PayPal credit or their pay in 3 option gives you section 75 protection
 
From Google Ai
"Why Section 75 Does Not Apply
    • The Intermediary Rule: Section 75 requires a direct legal link between you, the retailer, and your credit card issuer. Passing funds through a third-party payment processor like PayPal severs that direct connection. [1, 2]
    • The Login Factor: Logging into a standard PayPal account to complete a purchase disqualifies the transaction from Section 75. (The rare exception is if you use PayPal Credit as the direct lender or use a pure guest checkout without logging in, which is not applicable here). [1, 2, 3]
    • International Routing: Routing the payment through PayPal Hong Kong adds an overseas entity layer, but the fundamental loss of Section 75 happens because PayPal acts as the payment intermediary"
nog said:
RC Using PayPal credit or their pay in 3 option gives you section 75 protection
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nog said:
IIRC Using PayPal credit or their pay in 3 option gives you section 75 protection
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That's true, although not what is being compared it's a good spot.
 
gman said:
I've found digital cameras to be incredibly reliable, so I wasn't overly concerned (Section 75 covers not honouring warranties) and I believe Cotswold Cameras use a UK based repairer, but if worried then it does make sense to use one who has more history with warranty work. Many people already seem to be cautious when it comes to grey market, so messing people around with the warranty and having reviews reflecting this would presumably be very harmful to their reputation.
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Exactly that. Often the cheapest suppliers of anything have to look after their reputation better because they can't handle bad publicity.
 
Sorry please can I check if Camerasdori charge for shipping? Cannot see anything under their FAO and to check the final cost you have to register on their site.

Thank you
 
Kieran_89 said:
No they don’t, all shipping is included in the price. :)
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Thank you, I think it may be that they include postage on items over a certain amount. Looking at one of the cheap lenses and the main Google pages shows plus postage of £30.
 
Thank you so much for checking, please can I be cheeky and ask if you could check is the viltrox 85mm Evo f2 for Nikon for £179 as this is what it shows on Google search.

Thank you
 

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