As always, let the buyer beware. A slew of shady retailers has appeared who may seem to have the best prices, but it is due to one or more of the following:

• They sell you the camera without accessories. You will receive the camera and wonder why there is no battery included. Turns out the store opened the original box, took the items out, and now wants to sell them to you for double the price. Some stores will actually print in the description that the battery is not included. What you need to be looking for is the phrase all manufacturer supplied accessories included. Only then can you be certain that you're getting all you should.
• They won't sell the camera unless you purchase an accessory kit. You're trying to buy a camera but when you add it to the shopping cart it says it's out of stock. However, if you buy the camera bundled with an (always overpriced) accessory kit, it's magically available.
• Version 2 of the latter scam is that you're able to buy the camera, but the will send you an e-mail requesting you to confirm that you're the actual credit card holder. When you call they will try to sell you an (overpriced) accessory package. If you decline, they will now tell you that the camera will take an extra 3 weeks to ship. Cancel the order at this point. Do not deal with these people. They may try to intimidate you with trying to charge you a cancellation fee. Tell them you will do a chargeback and do it if they do charge your card.

So where does this leave you? Make sure you check out people's experiences on the reseller review sites. The camera dealers I have had positive experiences with so far are www.abesofmaine.com and www.beachcamera.com. They have had consistently low prices, are not running any scams and ship promptly.