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Old Aug 18, 2017, 9:55 am
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aktchi
 
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Originally Posted by anrkitec
I believe I have posted before that I bought my first camera from B&H in the early 80's when I was 12 or 13. This was at a time when B&H was pretty much the only honest mail order house in NYC as Adorama [under previous ownership/management] and most of the rest were all bait-and-switch clip joints.

The late, great Herbert Keppler then instituted Modern Photography's honesty and integrity seal of approval program and stopped selling ad space to those companies that didn't change their practices and comply.
Most interesting. I'd of course have expected a few tourist traps in and around Times Square, but didn't realize that the situation across the entire NYC area was so bleak.

Last edited by aktchi; Aug 18, 2017 at 12:28 pm
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