Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Kit, I just looked at the warranty cards of my various Leica pieces, mostly purchased in Germany, and there is no restriction on resale in the German text. The only requirement is that the warranty card is stamped by the authorized dealer from whom the camera or lens was originally purchased, no matter by whom. This is for the standard 2-year warranty. My R8 came with an extended 5-year warranty, but that too has no restrictions w.r.t. the original owner. Nathan Kit McChesney | Acmefoto wrote: > Austin-- > > No, the USA Warranties (Passport and Extended) cannot be transferred. That's > why if I, as a dealer, decide to keep a camera (buy it), register it with > Leica USA, I can't then sell it to a customer with a Passport warranty. > > We can, however, provide the customer the opportunity to purchase an > extended warranty on mint condition samples, provided they are provided with > what we call a standard one year "white" warranty. These are pieces that > have not been registered, and are used by reps to demonstrate the systems. > > As for the requirement to register, yes, you must register with Leica USA > for USA Passport Protection. If you don't, there is no USA Passport > Protection Plan coverage. The camera/lens must be registered within thirty > days of purchase. > > Item 3 of the Passport Protection Plan card reads as follows: > > "3. The passport protection plan and limited warranty are not transferable." > > And on the extended warranty card registration, item 4 reads as follows: > > "2. Leica Camera, Inc warrants to the original purchaser the product herein > registered to operate according to factory specifications ... " > > The international warranty card does not make mention (in the English > translation) of transferability. I'll check into that and find out the > reason for that. > > And yes, there are some states that prohibit warranty restrictions; those > would be dealt with on a case-by-case basis. > > Kit > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Austin > Franklin > Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 10:18 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] Warranty Issues > > > Hi Kit, > > >>No, the warranty is not transferable. The warranty is valid only for the >>original purchaser. > > > Hum. I have a copy of a Leica warranty in front of me, and it does not > state any terms like that. It only says it is valid for a period of > time...with no other specification. I'll check my camera body warranty, as > it may be different, or a Passport warranty may be different as well. I > checked a lense, motor and flash warranty. Here is a copy of a lense > warranty I have: > > http://www.darkroom.com/Images/LeicaElmarit50-28Warranty.jpg > > I don't see anything in this about it not being honored no matter who owns > the lense, as long as it's within the warranty period. > > >>Since the buyer would not be registering the camera with Leica >>(you did that already when you bought it), > > > FYI, legally, you do not have to register anything for the warranty to be > valid, though some companies claim otherwise. I believe all you need is > proof of the original purchase date, according to US law. > > Regards, > > 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 > > - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch mobile: +41 78 732 1430 Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2003.htm General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html