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I think this was same place I almost bought a few D40x from. I learned a lot from that incident about the camera business. Check any website that is selling commericially with the BBB first if its not an easily recognizable one like B&H or Audoroma.

They price the gray market camera's on their website (though it doesn't say non-US models) and they will try to sell you their WAY OVERPRICED accessories with misleading and false statements like "OEM batteries are meant to setup camera only and will not last longer than 15 minutes.... buy one of our batteries for $90".

I had placed order online and good thing they wanted me to call and confirm my order... wanted US model which raised the price and then their push for accessories and battery claims on phone told me this wasn't right. Canceled order immediately and looked them up on the BBB online... sure enough they have MANY complaints and it seems that the same owner runs several photo shops this way under different names. I think they dump a name once the rep has taken its toll and move on with new name. Shady is too kind for these companies.

I now deal with just B&H and Audoroma online for camera gear. I guess peace of mind is worth a little extra sometimes. ;-)