# camera buffs.Which one?

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**Created:** [May 2, 2008, 9:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/camera-buffs-which-one/47801 "2008-05-02T09:22:18Z")
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### Author: ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2008, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/camera-buffs-which-one/47801/26 "2008-05-02T10:35:19Z")

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> [@joelster](#):
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> Trust me on the pricing games they play, they got me too.
> 
> I bought a D40x with a 55-200mm AF-S VR lens for around 600 bucks. I was excited to say the least.
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> A few hours later I get an email saying to call a 1-800 number to confirm the order, so I figured, no biggie. I call the number and they ask me for the 3 digits on the back of the credit card to confirm the order. I tell them and then the salesman is like “So…what kind of battery did you want to go with? We have the 2-hour battery for $149.99, but right now for a limited time we have the 5-hour with a charger for $179.99”, I was like oh fuck, so I got the 5-hour…then he told me “So…what memory card did you want to go with, ya know you need the high-speed card right? We have a 1-GB card for $79.99 but right now for a limited time we have the 2 GB card for $99.99, yada yada yada”, I was not so happy, lol, then he tried to sell me an extended warranty, some filters, you name it, lol.
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> All in all, my killer 600 dollar deal turned into an $850 dollar deal.

so basically you got fucked and even overpaid for the battery and card. You didn’t HAVE to buy the other things from them.

oh well. lesson learned I suppose. I love dealing directly with Nikon.

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