Camera Scam

I ordered a camera from Closeout Island online. They said they just sold the last one of that model and initially tried to sell/switch me to another camera. I declined the offer of a lesser camera and they said it would take 3 weeks for my SLR camera. I have been waiting almost two months and they said it's probably going to be another month because they're are still out of them and waiting for a shipment. Every store I walk into has the camera in stock, granted the price is much cheaper on their site BUT... Since I have ordered the camera from them they have now made it a featured item and lowered the price by $150... Why do this if you are out of them..? They said Canon regulated their prices and Canon changes the prices. I called Canon directly and they said it is a lie. Canon Said they are not an authorized dealer and there is no way it is a US product at that price. The camera retails from $1099-$1299 and on closeoutisland.com website is now $319. Waiting for this camera has cost me countless headaches with them and 2 months without a camera. I dont recommend doing business with closeoutisland.com or any of their other websites!

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Similar situation! Placed an order for a canon camera. They listed t at $129, cheaper than the $179-199 it sells everywhere else. Then I get a call and email saying that for security purposes they need me to contact them for confirmation of the order. When I call then back, they tell me that the camera comes with out a battery and the the battery is an extra $69. After talking to them for a few minuted I realized that this is totally a scam! So I cancelled my order... now I'm off to canceling my credit card too, just in case.