Is DWI so much worse than Kogan ?

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DWI Digital Cameras (Digital World International)

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  Foma2 on 02/06/2014 - 21:02

  PS I am seriously thinking about purchasing

  http://www.dwidigitalcameras.com.au/astore/Tamron-SP-AF90mm-…
  Tamron SP AF90mm F/2.8 Di Macro 1:1 Lenses
  A$319.00

  but a bit concerned in regards to seller's reputation, etc.

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    Paul Atreides on 02/06/2014 - 21:51

    OP, just FYI there is a new version of that lens out.

    http://www.tamron.com.au/di90_f004.html

    just in case you didn't know.

    I guess looking at the two deals above (one of them is mine \o/), back in Jan, i think that could be the first time the lens has reached that low price, whereas in may, you'd expect the price of the lens to fall even further. I think the currency is around the same during these two periods.

    It also depends what time the deal is posted.

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  timmypete on 02/06/2014 - 21:33

  +3

  I bought this exact lens from DWI about 4 years ago and had no issue with the purchase, though having bought other items from Kogan, I feel they are a tad more professional.

  Two major red flags came up with DWI. First, they declared a customs value well below what I actually paid for my EF 24-105 F4L. This might have been a good thing for GST declarations on import but is absolute hell if you need to claim on insurance, not to mention that the fraudulent invoices limited how much I would have been able to deduct should I have gone down that avenue.

  Second, I use a one-off email address per website (I own my own domain name and [email protected] gets picked up by a wildcard policy). A few months post purchase, [email protected] started getting a ton of Paypal phishing emails and other spam. They don't seem to be able to keep customer records secure, and this email address (along with Adobe, and I soon suspect Ebay) is one of the major contributors to my spam training folder.

  Neither of these is necessarily a bad thing for consumers if they know how to mitigate, but they are still major red flags.

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  Ocean on 02/06/2014 - 22:43

  I am interested in this too. I am looking at a Canon 28mm f/1.8 for $475 from DWI. Its $513 from Kogan but i would prefer to buy locally if anyone has any tips.