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Buying online is always a risk. Anyone anywhere can list something for sale, and there’s often no recourse should a problem arise. Even big marketplaces like Amazon—with tens of thousands of sellers—aren’t immune to counterfeits and scams. Photographers spend billions every year so they’re an obvious target; let’s look at how to safely buy camera gear online—or at least, buy it as safely as possible.

在線購買總是有風險的。 任何地方的任何人都可以列出要出售的物品，并且在出現問題時通常沒有追索權。 甚至像亞馬遜這樣的大型市場(擁有成千上萬的賣家) 也無法幸免于假貨和詐騙 。 攝影師每年花費數十億美元，因此很明顯他們是目標。 讓我們看看如何安全地在線購買相機裝備-或至少要盡可能安全地購買。

假冒相機裝備有多普遍？ (How Common Is Counterfeit Camera Gear?)

Counterfeit camera gear is, if not common, definitely out there. What way it’s counterfeit depends on what exactly it is.

假冒的攝影器材肯定不常見，即使不是很普遍。 偽造的方式取決于其確切的身份。

Camera accessories are the most likely thing to be counterfeited. It’s estimated that up to a third of SanDisk memory cards sold are fake. That’s a hell of a lot of counterfeit cards. The reason they’re so common is that SanDisk is a soft target: their cards are super popular (we recommend them here on How-To Geek), and people can fake them by simply by slapping a sticker on a cheap generic card. The fakes have even been sold on Amazon.

相機配件是最有可能被仿冒的東西。 據估計， 售出的SanDisk存儲卡中多達三分之一是假的 。 那真是很多偽造卡的地獄。 它們如此普遍的原因是SanDisk是一個軟目標：它們的卡非常受歡迎( 我們在How-To Geek上推薦它們 )，人們只需在便宜的普通卡上貼上標簽即可偽造它們。 這些假貨甚至已經在亞馬遜上出售 。

Similarly, Canon has had trouble with counterfeiters manufacturing knockoffs of their flash units, and there have been fake Nikon battery grips. These kind of accessories are a gold mine for fakers because the products work and most people won’t be able to tell the difference. If photos write to the memory card in your camera, why would you question its authenticity? It’s only when the cheap chip inside fails that you might realize you’ve been had.

同樣， 佳能在制造假冒者生產的閃光燈組件時遇到麻煩 ，而且尼康還冒充了假電池 。 這類配件是造假者的金礦，因為這些產品有效，而且大多數人無法分辨。 如果照片寫入相機中的存儲卡，為什么還要質疑其真實性？ 只有當內部便宜的芯片發生故障時，您才可能意識到自己已經受夠了。

For larger items like cameras and lenses, the problems are a little more subtle. Cameras are expensive and technically difficult to manufacture, so they’re much harder to clone. Instead, scammers will buy a cheaper camera and change the badges, so it looks like the more expensive model. For example, the Nikon D7100 is similar enough to the significantly more expensive D610 that scammers can cheaply change a body panel and flog the 7100 on for a tidy profit.

對于相機和鏡頭等較大的物品，問題會更加棘手。 相機價格昂貴且在技術上難以制造，因此很難克隆。 相反， 詐騙者會購買便宜的相機并更換徽章，因此看起來更昂貴 。 例如，尼康D7100與價格昂貴得多的D610足夠相似，騙子可以廉價地更換車身面板并鞭打7100以獲得可觀的利潤。

You also have to be careful with gray market imports. In the best cases, the seller buys the camera cheaper overseas, somewhat dubiously imports it, and then sells it for a profit at a price that’s still lower than the RRP. You won’t get a warranty, and the camera manufacturer may look at you askance if they need to fix it at any stage, but you will get a brand new camera at a knockdown rate.

您還必須注意灰色市場的進口。 在最佳情況下，賣方會從海外購買便宜的相機，有些懷疑地將其進口，然后以仍低于RRP的價格出售以獲取利潤。 您將無法獲得保修，并且相機制造商可能會詢問您是否需要在任何階段進行修理，但是您將獲得價格低廉的全新相機。

In other cases, you’ll end up with a camera that’s been stolen. The sellers will normally change or cover up the serial number on the body so you can’t easily check and, until something goes wrong, you won’t notice.

在其他情況下， 您最終會得到被盜的相機 。 賣家通常會更改或遮蓋機身上的序列號，這樣您就很難檢查，直到出現問題，您才不會注意到。

需要注意什么 (What to Watch Out For)

There are lots of red flags that can tip you off to a fake or otherwise dodgy listing. Some of the major ones are:

有很多危險信號可能會提示您虛假或不可靠的清單 。 一些主要的是：

• A price that’s too good to be true. Cameras are expensive, and if the seller is above board, there’s only so low they can go.
  價格太高了，難以置信。 相機很昂貴，而且如果賣方不在話下，那就只能買得起了。
• If the camera or gear is offered with no box, no manual, or no warranty, then something is probably up. It might be a genuine gray market import, or there could be something more.
  如果提供的相機或設備沒有包裝盒，沒有手冊或沒有保修，則可能是有些問題。 這可能是真正的灰色市場進口，或者可能還有更多。

• If there are lots of bad reviews on the product, bad reviews on the seller’s other products, or good reviews that look fake, that’s cause for concern.

  如果產品上有很多不良評論，賣家其他產品上的不良評論，或者看起來是假的良好評論 ，那就值得關注。

• If you’re buying from Amazon and the product is listed as “Fulfilled by Amazon,” this means a third-party seller is using Amazon’s marketplace, and they are doing the packaging and posting, but they aren’t the ones selling it to you. Fulfilled by Amazon products are notorious for being rife with fakes and counterfeits.
  如果您是從亞馬遜購買的，并且該產品被列為“亞馬遜提供的商品”，則表示第三方賣家正在使用亞馬遜的市場，并且正在進行包裝和過帳，但不是將其出售給您。 亞馬遜產品充斥著大量假貨和假冒產品。
• If the listing is written in bad English, there are some simple misspellings, or the photos don’t look like they came from a multi-million dollar marketing department, it’s another sign that something might be up.
  如果清單的英文寫得不好，可能是一些簡單的拼寫錯誤，或者照片看起來好像不是來自數百萬美元營銷部門的照片，這又是一個跡象，表明事情可能會發生。

從本地或信譽良好的商店購買 (Buy Local or From a Reputable Store)

While it’s tempting to buy all your camera gear from Amazon, it’s something we can’t recommend, at least until they sort out their counterfeit and fake listings problems. In fairness to them, in any of the articles I linked to above where someone bought something fake from Amazon, the company did refund them or otherwise make things right, but it’s just not a hassle you want to deal with.

雖然很想從亞馬遜購買所有相機設備，但我們不建議這樣做，至少要等到他們解決假冒和偽造商品問題為止。 為了公平起見，在我上面鏈接的任何文章中，有人從亞馬遜購買了假貨，公司確實退款了或以其他方式使事情正確，但這并不是您要處理的麻煩。

The best thing to do is buy from a local camera shop. Many of them have online stores, and they’ll happily ship to you. The prices probably won’t be as low as Amazon’s, but you get the peace of mind knowing that you’re not being ripped off. Especially for big-ticket items, the staff in the camera shop may have some latitude to offer discounts, give you free stuff, and otherwise make up the gap between their list price and Amazon’s. The major camera manufacturers also have frequent cash back offers that they’ll be able to advise you on.

最好的辦法是從當地的照相館購買。 他們中的許多人都有在線商店，他們會很樂意為您發貨。 價格可能不會像亞馬遜那樣低，但是您知道自己沒有被剝奪，因此可以放心。 尤其是對于大件物品，相機店的工作人員可能有一定的自由度可以提供折扣，為您提供免費的東西，或者彌補標價與亞馬遜的差距。 大型相機制造商還經常提供現金返還優惠，以便為您提供建議。

If you want to buy from an online store with a huge selection of even the most niche accessories, then we recommend B&H Photo. They’re one of the largest online photography stores for good reason: they sell everything, ship everywhere, and have good prices. You’ll get a much more consistent experience than buying your camera stuff from Amazon.

如果您想從在線商店購買甚至是大多數利基配件的大量選擇，那么我們建議您使用B＆H Photo 。 它們是最大的在線攝影商店之一，這有充分的理由：它們出售所有產品，無處不在，并且價格合理。 與從亞馬遜購買相機物品相比，您將獲得更加一致的體驗。

檢查您購買的商品 (Check What You Buy)

Even if you’re certain you bought from a reputable seller—and especially if you aren’t—it’s worth giving any camera gear you buy online a quick once over when it arrives. Google “how to spot a fake [whatever you bought]” and check that yours is genuine. For example, real SanDisk cards have a gray switch and a serial number on the back; some of the fake cards have a yellow switch and no serial number.

即使您確定自己是從信譽良好的賣家那里購買的，尤其是如果不是這樣，也值得在購買時Swift給您網上購買的任何相機裝備。 Google“如何發現偽造的東西(無論您購買了什么)”，并檢查您的商品是否真實。 例如，實際的SanDisk卡背面有一個灰色的開關和一個序列號。 有些假卡的開關是黃色的，沒有序列號。

You should also check that any holograms are real and where they should be, that labels are secure, aligned, and properly printed, and that everything that should be in the box—like the manual and warranty card—is.

您還應該檢查所有全息圖是否真實，應在何處，標簽是否牢固，對齊并正確打印，以及包裝盒中應包括手冊和保修卡在內的所有內容。

For cameras, it’s also worth checking the shutter count. It should be zero (or almost zero) for a brand new camera; if it’s higher, then something is up.

對于相機，也值得檢查快門數量 。 對于全新的相機，它應該為零(或幾乎為零)； 如果更高，則說明出現了問題。

If you’re ever in doubt, contact the seller and the manufacturer.

如有疑問，請與賣方和制造商聯系。

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The photography market is worth so much money that it’s an easy target for scammers. They only have to take the smallest fraction of the smallest fraction of 1% of the business to turn a serious profit. This means that you, the consumer, have to be extra vigilant.

攝影市場價值不菲，這對于騙子來說是一個容易的目標。 他們只需花費業務的1％的最小部分中的最小部分即可獲利。 這意味著您(消費者)必須格外警惕。

翻譯自: https://www.howtogeek.com/401209/how-to-safely-buy-photography-gear-online/

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