Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]NO< NO< NO, in the current Leica Products, if there is no mylar Leica sticker than It is not covered by Leica USA for warranty, and Please the term word is called GREY, ( not white ,black or gray ) - ----- Original Message ----- From: Austin Franklin <darkroom@ix.netcom.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 11:52 AM Subject: [Leica] How can a Leica not come from an "authorized Leica dealer"? > > > If, however, something comes in without proper documentation, and is > > truly "gray," the customer is charged the normal repair rates. > > I have to believe every Leica comes from Leica in the first place, and Leica > only sells the cameras to authorized Leica dealers, I mean, if Leica sells > it to them, they are obviously authorizing them to sell it, right? So, how > can a camera exist that doesn't come from SOME "Leica authorized dealer"? > I'm missing this magical intermediate step, that somehow a camera sold BY > Leica, to a dealer, which Leica sold it to, then loses "provenance". > > The above should certainly hold true for a transferable warranty, such as > the International Warranty, and it simply shouldn't matter what happens to > the camera after it leaves the Leica manufacturing facility. > > > I mentioned some USA dealers, also, sell gray. Ray said all Leica > > products imported by Leica Camera Inc. carry a mylar sticker on the box > > saying "Officially Distributed by Leica Camera Inc." > > But...if the USA dealer sells me a non-Leica USA camera, and they ARE an > authorized Leica dealer, will they stamp and sign the warranty card, and > will the camera be covered by the International warranty? > > Austin > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html