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B&H Warehouse is burning!

PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 11:17 am
by birddog114
Hottest News!

I've got an email from friends in NYC:

" the B&H warehouse in Brooklyn NY is on fire and burning out of control.This is where B&H stocks mostly everything.Millons of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$"

If it's true than anyone have orders from B&H will expected a long delay of shipping! It's a super huge photography store in NYC!

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/news/wabc_0 ... fire.html#

PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 11:18 am
by gstark
Ouch!

PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 11:20 am
by Glen
Stock shortages coming up. I think they used to advertise as the biggest camera retailer in the world

PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 11:23 am
by birddog114
Glen wrote:Stock shortages coming up. I think they used to advertise as the biggest camera retailer in the world


Guess! how many D2x and 70-200VR in their store?

PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 11:25 am
by Nnnnsic
Damnit.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 11:30 am
by birddog114
Perhaps the digital cameras is so "Flamamble" :lol:

PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 11:41 am
by kipper
Hahah it was the Electronic Company in the same warehouse block that caused the fired. Somebody left a soldering iron on and it set fire to tv boxes.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 11:48 am
by birddog114
There will be a big game in the field, people will turn into Adorama while B&H shuts its door, I can see the guy in Adorama with the big smile on his face :wink:

PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 12:07 pm
by lukeo
Noooo.

Accident? Do they have suspects? Rampant Deviant Insane C&non users?

On a more serious note this will effect world supply, I can already see high ebay prices scaling upwards, australian prices will be out of this world for some time.

How much impact on the D2h / x do you think this will have?

PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 12:10 pm
by birddog114
yraen69 wrote:Noooo.

Accident? Do they have suspects? Rampant Deviant Insane C&non users?

On a more serious note this will effect world supply, I can already see high ebay prices scaling upwards, australian prices will be out of this world for some time.

How much impact on the D2h / x do you think this will have?


That's their main office, they have few of their warehouses in the vicinity, so the only stock in their store will be affected, other warehouses may be not. But we don't know, what're in their store?

PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 12:12 pm
by MHD
yraen69 wrote:Noooo.

Accident? Do they have suspects? Rampant Deviant Insane C&non users?
?


No, it was bondi beach topless sunbathers :)

PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 12:13 pm
by boxerboy
Birddog114 wrote:I can see the guy in Adorama with the big smile on his face :wink:


And a match in his hand? :wink:

PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 12:31 pm
by Onyx
B&H and Adorama are owned by the same family, so I doubt Adorama would be wanting to take advantage of this incident.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 12:34 pm
by birddog114
Onyx wrote:B&H and Adorama are owned by the same family, so I doubt Adorama would be wanting to take advantage of this incident.


Where have you been mate? the news was on few hours ago!
Brother in arm, are they?

PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 1:47 pm
by sirhc55
Expect to see a lot of burnt offerings on Ebay :roll:

PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 1:54 pm
by fad
mabey we might see some good sales,

PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 1:59 pm
by gstark
kipper wrote:Hahah it was the Electronic Company in the same warehouse block that caused the fired. Somebody left a soldering iron on and it set fire to tv boxes.


Law suit coming right up, sir!

PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 1:59 pm
by gstark
Glen wrote:Stock shortages coming up. I think they used to advertise as the biggest camera retailer in the world


Now they can say it was all smoke and mirrors.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 2:07 pm
by kipper
Who let him in here? :)

PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 2:47 pm
by goodrich62
All joking about fire sales aside.
They hopefully did not lose to much camera stock. They are the only large US distributor that offers both US and "Gray" market and lets the buyer choise what they want. :(
The difference is you have to return the item to them for warrenty work vs Nikon.
They get the Gray market items from other distibutors and bypass Nikon. If they lose to many of these items it could have an effect on the world supply. If you were in Hong Kong and they offered to but all available stock would you turn them down :?:
This along with Birddog's earlier post about lens shortages could turn the shortage into a serious drought :shock:
They still list the 80-400 VR both Gray and US in stock will have to see what they say tomorrow.
I just queried that one because that was on my short list for when my dear Uncle Sam gives me some of my money back :lol:
I'm sure most know their site but if not here it is impressive not only in stock carried but what they have listed as "In Stock"

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist.jsp&A=getpage&Q=RootPage.jsp

Rich

PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 2:54 pm
by sirhc55
They also list the 70-200VR both grey and US as being in stock with a price that is very competitive with HK :wink:

PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 3:00 pm
by birddog114
On B&H website, they listed the imported 70-200VR in stock, but no real stock at this present.
I have a customer in Sydney wants to get 2 x 70-200VR, they ordered from B&H two weeks ago and finally they got an email from B&H on Wed. advised as back-order, no stock and no ETA, they turned to me this morning to see if I can get those for him.
Their website is not very accuracy about their stock level, USA stock is dried out since Mid Dec., and now they've been hit by fire, so there's your guess!

PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 4:59 pm
by Glen
Onyx, you never cease to amaze me with your far flung knowledge :wink:

PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 5:12 pm
by Onyx
Glen wrote:Onyx, you never cease to amaze me with your far flung knowledge :wink:


The square root of sixty four is eight.

The ninth planet from the sun is Neptune.

The brain's receptors for pain is merely the combined activation of both hot and cold receptors.

Nokia is the world's biggest camera seller.

It is not illegal not to wear a seatbelt whilst driving in Utah.

+ other random trivia.... ;)

PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 5:17 pm
by Glen
:lol: :lol: :lol:

PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 5:23 pm
by binky
Is the warehouse in the same block as the store front? 2 work colleagues were going to be there over this weekend and they are sure going to be disappointed if it is

PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 5:24 pm
by binky
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 5:31 pm
by Onyx
Nup, this warehouse burning is reported to be in Brooklyn. Their retail shopfront is in Manhattan. (33rd and 17th - for your work colleague; just up the road from Madison Sq Gardens).

PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 5:38 pm
by gstark
sirhc55 wrote:They also list the 70-200VR both grey


Would that be a smokey grey?