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<blockquote data-quote="nickt" data-source="post: 581300" data-attributes="member: 4923">I'm not familiar with the dealers that you mention but this will start the debate of &quot;to buy or not to buy&quot; from an authorized Nikon dealer. This can translate into &quot;do I have a Nikon warranty or not&quot;? The store might offer a warranty. Some folks care about a Nikon warranty, some don't. Dealer list:<a href="http://cdn-6.nikon-cdn.com/where-to-buy/nikon_img_auth_dealers.pdf" target="_blank">http://cdn-6.nikon-cdn.com/where-to-buy/nikon_img_auth_dealers.pdf</a>The bigger problem is there are many unscrupulous camera dealers out there. Many of them in Brooklyn, NY for some reason. Venturing away from authorized dealers gets you more risk of having a bad buying experience. Unusually good prices often come with a trick (battery not included, etc) or a phone call to 'verify' your order but the call is really to up-sell you. I would google those sellers outside of the google shopping environment. In other words, just do a regular search on them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nickt, post: 581300, member: 4923"] I'm not familiar with the dealers that you mention but this will start the debate of "to buy or not to buy" from an authorized Nikon dealer. This can translate into "do I have a Nikon warranty or not"? The store might offer a warranty. Some folks care about a Nikon warranty, some don't. Dealer list: [URL]http://cdn-6.nikon-cdn.com/where-to-buy/nikon_img_auth_dealers.pdf[/URL] The bigger problem is there are many unscrupulous camera dealers out there. Many of them in Brooklyn, NY for some reason. Venturing away from authorized dealers gets you more risk of having a bad buying experience. Unusually good prices often come with a trick (battery not included, etc) or a phone call to 'verify' your order but the call is really to up-sell you. I would google those sellers outside of the google shopping environment. In other words, just do a regular search on them. [/QUOTE]

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