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Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Dishonest scammers
April 17, 2024

I ordered a camera and lens, they called to confirm my order 2 days after I ordered it. Then another 6 days passed for the credit card to process, then 2 days after they got my money they called claiming they had a problem. Day 9, When I tried to call, they kept hanging up on me, then when I used another phone number and got through they said the camera was out of stock and wanted me to "okay" the substitution of a "demo" floor model with a 3-year warranty. I asked for a refund instead. We'll see how that will go. I'm sure I'll have to call the credit card company and fight to get my money back.

This company and "Abe of Maine" are both losers. Probably the same company with a different facade. Don't waste your time.

Date of experience: April 17, 2024
New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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No Value RUN!
January 2, 2024

The bundle is full of items of lesser value, most of them fluff!
They send fewer items than advertised.
Out of the original carton, an item was missing!
You ship back at your expense!
Mind boggling restocking fees!

Date of experience: January 2, 2024
North Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Ordered the Sionyx Pro Explorer kit. Cost right at $1300.00. They sent me a grey market version of the pro, with all Chinese made counterfeit equipment. In an open box with the warranty and manuals taken out, and a serial number sionyx cannot find in it's database. Also, anyone looking to buy a sionyx, know these guys are not affiliated with sionyx, nor does sionyx send them any products to sale or represent them. I have no doubt the person before me caught the overseas version and sent it back.

Date of experience: August 4, 2023
Michigan
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Bad experience
October 19, 2020

Ordered camera kit from these idiots. They send it with missing items and no notifications of a short shipment not giving consumers a chance to refuse order. Offers a low ball price for the missing items citing its part of a kit. NOT MY PROBLEM. Don't send incomplete orders then blame the pandemic.

Date of experience: October 19, 2020
Arizona
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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The price quoted by SSe for a Canon 600XE-II flash is too good to be true. Received no answer when I sent an e mail concerning the above question - and there are counterfeit 600's out there.
Might even be open box, or used. I don't trust the site.

Date of experience: February 13, 2021
North Carolina
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Brought a new sony A6400 camera and the box was already opened. The lens were also already opened. None of which I suspect are truly new. The only reason why I bought from them was because they had a promotion going and they didn't even honored the promo. When I called about that they said just wait 3-5 days for a partial refund showing the promo, but that never happened. Don't buy or trust these guys.

Date of experience: September 18, 2021
California
1 review
6 helpful votes
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STAY AWAY!
July 29, 2020

I've had to cancel two orders with this company after never receiving the items nearly two months after placing my original orders. Good luck reaching their "customer service" department if you have questions. Do not order from SSE Photo Video. They will drag their feet on sending you the items you've PAID FOR, and that's only if they ever bother sending them at all. Customer service is horrendous if you're lucky to get a response from them. Trust me and the recent reviews and STAY AWAY. It's not worth the hassle.

Date of experience: July 29, 2020
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Out of stock or not?
December 13, 2021

Ordered a Canon EOS Rebel SL3. Got an email same day saying they tried to call me about shipping. No call from them. Next day got email that said my order was cancelled. Called and they said the camera was out of stock. Today I'm looking at the website and the "out of stock" camera is offered as part of a $900.00 bundle. All done with them now.

Date of experience: December 13, 2021
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Great Service and Customer Support
March 30, 2023

I ordered a cannon sx70 camera from SSE I ordered on a Saturday, I tried to call them and their mailbox was full. I had read some unfavorable reviews so I panicked! I sent a email told them we needed the camera because we were going on a little trip, not a huge purchase but it was for us we are retired and my husband has stage four cancer. Anyway long story short first thing Monday I did get a email from them they are closed on the weekends. He said if it would arrive to late they would cancel the order or ship it overnight as I had originally requested and paid for. It was here Tuesday. Perfect condition brand new all accessories that were extras. I would not hesitate to do business with them again.

Date of experience: March 29, 2023
California
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Waste of time
October 7, 2020

I placed an order on Friday and selected 2-3 day shipping. They haven't even processed my order and it's Wednesday. I tried cancelling via e-mail and I was told to call. I called and the customer service rep and he was a total douchebag. Don't even bother purchasing fromt this site.

Date of experience: October 7, 2020
Ohio
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I give this company 5 stars for great products and amazing customer service! I ordered a Canon camera and ordered a wide frame lense. They called me to fix my error because I ordered the wrong size lense. Amazing customer service

Date of experience: April 20, 2021
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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If I could give them zero star I would.

I placed an order of $260 got confirmation on email. Three day later called them to make sure they ship my stuff. Nope they said my payment still pending on Sezzle. I have to wait until my payment approved but in my bank statement show Ssephotovideo already charged. Called them next day someone pick up and said you order will ship today. On the fourth day i email them to make sure they ship my order. Nope this time they said my payment still pending on Sezzle. So I called Sezzle but they don't have any information or any of my payment. This is weird! So I call my bank and tell them it's fraud and I want my money back. Two days later I got my money back. Never ever buy any thing from them. They are scam!

Date of experience: December 6, 2020
New Jersey
1 review
9 helpful votes
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Sold Me A Used Drone
August 8, 2019

The $800 drone was 3 days late. Received my item in an opened, dirty box and it was used. Bundled items were also used. SSE issued a credit of $100. I could have bought this drone for half price used but wanted brand new and willing to pay. Too weary of sending back for replacement or refund as I'm unsure how they would handle my product or money. The whole experience was terrible.

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Date of experience: August 8, 2019
Arizona
1 review
1 helpful vote
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FRAUD
February 26, 2021

Bought a dji pocket camera bundle... got the camera and powered it up and connected it to the app and then noticed they didn't give me my lenses that I bought so I contacted them and they said they didn't have them as they were back orderd and didn't know when they would get them. So I said well I need to return it and I had to pay the shipping back which is listed... im fine with that but they got the camera back and took 69 dollar from me because they said it was activated and not new now. Well I activated it because I was suppost to have all the items which they didn't give. So basically I paid to buy it... I didn't get all they advertised and they took 69 dollars and I had to ship it another 20 dollars out... contacted them and got the run around... horrible dishonest company!

Date of experience: February 26, 2021
Tennessee
1 review
4 helpful votes
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False advertising
December 27, 2018

The TG-Tracker that this company sells with the help of Google Express, is a refurbished camera that is advertised as new. The one I received was 4 years old. Terribly packaged. It took them 20 days to decide to refund my money. Witch made it too late to reorder from someone else to get by Christmas. I can understand making a mistake with a misprint but it's not a mistake when they do not fix it. It's a scam. There is a lot of people that may not know the difference or just keep it because of inconvenience.

Date of experience: December 27, 2018
Utah
1 review
2 helpful votes
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The worst
June 6, 2019

Literally the worst. Ordered $8000 drone package. Didn't send me $1200 of my order (remote & lens) and when I called they'd just hang up and say we can't do anything. Never sent me lens, lied, stole $1200. End of story.

Date of experience: June 6, 2019
New York
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Terrible
January 28, 2021

I had brought a DJI Mavic Mini for Christmas during Black Friday and the return policy was only 30 days, so by the time I gave it as a present it was too late to return. I emailed the company to see what I can do because the person I gave it to wanted to upgrade to the 2, and they said no they can't do anything about it. I don't understand how during a pandemic they only give 30 days to return and especially a time near Christmas! Terrible I don't recommend

Date of experience: January 28, 2021
Illinois
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I bought a Sony rx0 compact camera from this site. They were sent out by USPS. And Of course, it got lost. But i contacted SSE, they said they can do nothing about it. Well. If it's not a scam, what is it.

Date of experience: February 4, 2020
Illinois
1 review
16 helpful votes
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Don't believe these fake reviews. I paid $429 for 2-Battery Ultimate Accessory Bundle for Mavic 2 Pro. No batteries were shipped. No props were shipped. What I got was about $50 worth of cheap accessories. Their address is 40 Montgomery St., Hillside, NJ *******. Also the same address as very bad photo store according to the BBB. Scam is written all over this.
Update: After many calls, got through to someone. They did finally ship the batteries, but not the props. They said I already have them, which I do not. They person I talked to was short and rude. Added 1 star for the batteries that I was owed.

Date of experience: May 22, 2020
Colorado
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Lying bastards...
September 26, 2019

Item was never is stock (said they had 5) - will never purchase from them or Walmart online again.
They are the third party resellers - extremely rude on the phone.

Walmart said it was between me and them after they took my money and charged my card.

Date of experience: September 26, 2019

Overview

SSE PhotoVideo has a rating of 1.6 stars from 69 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with SSE PhotoVideo most frequently mention customer service, credit card and next day. SSE PhotoVideo ranks 178th among Camera sites.

service
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value
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shipping
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returns
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quality
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