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As per title is there much difference between these bridge Cameras for identifying birds and has anyone used this company for purchasing equipment?
and the site receives a small commission
Beginner Nikon P900, P950 or P1000 Identifying birds?
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I had a look at the vendor website. The info suggests it is a family run business but I can't find any address. The prices are much lower than other retailers and many of the reviews are without any comment or with odd comments.
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It's difficult to find anything about this retailer.
If all you need is a close picture of a bird, any of these cameras will probably be good enough.
If all you need is a close picture of a bird, any of these cameras will probably be good enough.
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There is an address which is for a motorbike parts company:
Contact us – AndrewsFord.com – Home Electronics
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Which is this building here:
@Barry L. - there's so many red flags with this site I wouldn't go near it. The low prices are the first one, no company can have much cheaper prices on such a wide range of items so any claiming they can are likely a scam site. There are grey import sellers that can sell items a bit cheaper than UK prices but the discounts don't tend to be that big. The lack of a suitable business address and company details is another red flag with the address often being for another business entirely or some random house somewhere.
The product reviews all look completely fake and another common tell tale on scam sites is high pressure selling which is the case here, it claims a number of people have the item in their basket, that there's only a couple of sale and a ticking down timer all to add pressure to buy the item now rather than take time to think about it. There's one review on Trustpilot claiming the site is a scam although it looks like something completely different but the lack of any reviews of the site is another warning.
Unfortunately you need to be really careful when shopping online these days since there's many scam sites as well as fake review sites and other fake AI sites. I generally go by if it's too good to be true it probably is although more recently someone pointed out, if you have to ask if it's a scam website it probably is.
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Thank you all so much that might have been a costly mistake.There is an address which is for a motorbike parts company:
Contact us – AndrewsFord.com – Home Electronics
Which is this building here:
@Barry L. - there's so many red flags with this site I wouldn't go near it. The low prices are the first one, no company can have much cheaper prices on such a wide range of items so any claiming they can are likely a scam site. There are grey import sellers that can sell items a bit cheaper than UK prices but the discounts don't tend to be that big. The lack of a suitable business address and company details is another red flag with the address often being for another business entirely or some random house somewhere.
The product reviews all look completely fake and another common tell tale on scam sites is high pressure selling which is the case here, it claims a number of people have the item in their basket, that there's only a couple of sale and a ticking down timer all to add pressure to buy the item now rather than take time to think about it. There's one review on Trustpilot claiming the site is a scam although it looks like something completely different but the lack of any reviews of the site is another warning.
Unfortunately you need to be really careful when shopping online these days since there's many scam sites as well as fake review sites and other fake AI sites. I generally go by if it's too good to be true it probably is although more recently someone pointed out, if you have to ask if it's a scam website it probably is.
I have gone for a used P900 from MPB who have always been excellent with my past purchases.
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This family run business, according to their website is Motoret Ltd., which was incorporated in October 2023 as OLDING MORDEN MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED and changed its name to Motoret Ltd in January this year. The sole current director is Cranz Dela Cruz, a Filipino born in January 1997. The company moved from Edgeware to Macclesfield earlier in the year. Previous directors have been removed from the register which is unusual. They have yet to file any accounts.
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Blimey. Thats got more red flags than the mayday parade in Red Square.
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When I saw the title I thought the cameras had a feature that could identify a bird without having to reference a Collins or Helm Field guide....