I had an interesting little conflict today: I’ve been looking around for a while now for a Nikon 50mm f/1.4D AF Nikkor lens. I really like this lens & I’m ready to buy. I’ve been searching the web for a local shop that has one in stock.
I found one yesterday at this site: Topfoto.be. It seems they have one in stock & the price is very sharp. But I’m having serious doubts about this site. I’m not at all confident that this purchase will be a success.
Why?
Well, for starters take a close look at that frontpage: it says: “Welcome to bvba Geheugenkaart” but in the URL-bar of my browser it says: “http://www.topfoto.be/”. Furthermore: you’re looking at an “Untitled Document”.
And it gets worse once you’re inside. This whole operation does not look professional.
Now I’m wondering why I don’t have any confidence at all in this webshop? Is it purely a question of the look and feel, the design of this site. Is it the lack of attention to detail?
What factors are important to you to have confidence in a webshop?
I know someone who knows someone (ehrm, well yes, that doesn’t sound too good, does it?) who bought some gear there, and apparently they’re ok. I’ve tried to buy a digital camera there, but it was no longer in stock in the configuration I wanted. Sometimes the site isn’t updated, so you should always check by mailing or phoning them first.
But the prices are always good, that’s a fact.
But hey, check http://www.fotokonijnenberg.nl: 50 mm 1.4: 269 â?¬ How about that?
They charge 25 â?¬ for shipping however (don’t know what’s the policy at geheugenkaart). I’ve ordered there, an the service is super.
Your choise… 🙂
topfoto.be weet ik niet, maar topfoto.de is alleszins zeer betrouwbaar !
Well, SPh, in the end I did contact them via mail & everything seems ok.
My problem with their site & shop persists: it does not give a great deal of confidence… I was just thinking about what it is about an online shop that gives a first-time visitor enough “confidence” to place an order…
geheugenkaart.be is zéér goed. Scherpe prijs, goede transactie en snel geleverd. I recommend it.
Bij de hollanders kan je ook eens http://www.cornevaniperen.nl/ bekijken om de prijs te vergelijken.
Als je eens mailt of telefoneert naar de belgische winkels, vind je vaak betere prijzen. Jammer dat ze daar niet on-line adverteren.
True, the site doesn’t look professional at all.
Usuallly I ask different people (in real life, if possible) if they have any experience with a certain webshop. That’s the only opinion I trust.
The simple fact that the site looks ok, just isn’t enough for me.
But then again, dropping the ugly font and colors they’re using, wouldn’t harm anyone… 🙂