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2-Pack Neewer 66-LED Dimmable 5600K USB Panel Photography Lighting Kit
$20
$43
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iphotoxx via Amazon has 2-Pack Neewer 66-LED Dimmable 5600K USB Panel Photography Lighting Kit w/ Mini Adjustable Tripod for $42.99 - $23.21 w/ promo code 54NWL1120 = $19.78. Shipping is free. Thanks DJ3xclusive
Kit Includes:
Kit Includes:
- 2 x USB LED Panel Light
- 2 x Mini Tripod Stand
- 2 x Extension Rod
- 2 x White Color Filter
- 2 x Red Color Filter
- 2 x Yellow Color Filter
- 2 x Blue Color Filter
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iphotoxx via Amazon has 2-Pack Neewer 66-LED Dimmable 5600K USB Panel Photography Lighting Kit w/ Mini Adjustable Tripod for $42.99 - $23.21 w/ promo code 54NWL1120 = $19.78. Shipping is free. Thanks DJ3xclusive
Kit Includes:
Kit Includes:
- 2 x USB LED Panel Light
- 2 x Mini Tripod Stand
- 2 x Extension Rod
- 2 x White Color Filter
- 2 x Red Color Filter
- 2 x Yellow Color Filter
- 2 x Blue Color Filter
Editor's Notes
Written by persian_mafia | Staff- Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more.
- If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available.
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Neewer is constantly pushed by staff, so safe bet there is some kickback/payment arrangement.
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Updating this posts to replies below for ease:
AnthonyG70: Or use tools such as fakespot to check seller and product grade / reputation. And camelcamelcamel to check price trend, or history.
Agree that those can be useful tools but don't assume they are fully reliable either- just as sellers have learned to take advantage of "forums" like Slickdeals, they also have become more clever on overcoming those resources.
FakeSpot and ReviewMeta type tools have become less reliable in recent years as paid reviewers and fake reviewers have learned how to craft statements in ways that don't trip red flags.
Triple Camel and Keepa usually don't register after coupon prices, so you are still comparing past "full prices" to the current "sale/promo" price.
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Although in this instance it's Official Slickdeals itself doing the shilling.
Slickdeals and Slickdeals staff do not disclose the arrangements they have with any of these companies - so it's impossible to know when a deal is being paid/promoted/boosted/etc.
Thus it's really gross case of "caveat emptor" (let the buyer beware) on Slickdeals in recently years. Profits > People seems to be the new mantra of what was once a great forum.
Keep an eye out for Red Flags:
-Generic/Unknown Brands sold by New/Low Feedback Sellers (more likely to be paying for marketing/promoting), some brands seem to use multiple storefronts to game the system
-omitted brand and seller info (makes it harder to catch repeats)
-mysterious coupon code (sometimes used as referral tracking, or at least makes you wonder how they got it)
Neewer is constantly pushed by staff, so safe bet there is some kickback/payment arrangement.
Ex: Same Staffer, Same Item, 6 weeks ago: https://slickdeals.net/f/14374874-neewer-2-pack-5600k-usb-video-lights-20-00-ac-fsss?src=SiteSe
Bottom Line:
Does any of this mean this particular post is a bad buy? Not necessarily. In fact, some of these promoted posts are great prices because these smaller companies are hungry for sales/reviews/etc.
It may well still be a good value for many. However, you have to take the post and claimed popularity with some skepticism and do your own research.
Updating this posts to replies below for ease:
AnthonyG70: Or use tools such as fakespot to check seller and product grade / reputation. And camelcamelcamel to check price trend, or history.
Agree that those can be useful tools but don't assume they are fully reliable either- just as sellers have learned to take advantage of "forums" like Slickdeals, they also have become more clever on overcoming those resources.
FakeSpot and ReviewMeta type tools have become less reliable in recent years as paid reviewers and fake reviewers have learned how to craft statements in ways that don't trip red flags.
Triple Camel and Keepa usually don't register after coupon prices, so you are still comparing past "full prices" to the current "sale/promo" price.
(*Note that I am not permitted to link directly to those resources as they are basically Slickdeals competitors - if you click-through to the product from one of those sites, THEY get the affiliate commission.)
Bottom Line:
Does any of this mean this particular post is a bad buy? Not necessarily.
It may well still be a good value for many. However, you have to take the post and claimed popularity with some skepticism and do your own research.
Or use tools such as fakespot to check seller and product grade / reputation. And camelcamelcamel to check price trend, or history. In addition to SD's add-on of course.
The Neewer products also abuse the way the Amazon review system works. I watched a product I had in my cart get merged with a completely unrelated product, then they deleted the old product. That let them transfer reviews from one unrelated product to another.
The reviews on most of their products also have a high illegitimate rating according to Fakespot. Though this specific one isn't as bad as most. On this LED panel it shows: "Amazon has needed to alter or remove up to 1174 reviews."
This might be a good price if you need super cheap LED lighting, and are okay with it breaking after the Amazon return window.
I just wanted to mention I've learned to be very cautious and suspicious of anything branded Neewer.
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