The wife got me a D300 for Christmas (yeah, lucky me), unfortunately, she got it from Broadway Photo. I didn't return the gear because Broadway Photo was going to hit me with 15% restocking fee. My wife certainly got ripped off, but I never told her that(don't have the balls). The camera was a steal alright, but the overly-inflated cheap accessories certainly made it awash. The worse part of it all, the camera is gray market, so if it breaks and is in need of repair, Nikon won't accept it.
Now about the camera itself, it is a genuine camera, not made of plastic, it just didn't come with a US Warranty.. At any rate, if I get 2 years of life from it, I'm good, then its time to upgrade to the D700.
Hope this helps.