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Subject: [Leica] Gray market
From: driggett at mac.com (Christopher Driggett)
Date: Wed Mar 16 12:08:58 2005
References: <200503161941.j2GJf90k010338@server1.waverley.reid.org> <fc0d6fc7ad7d4053eb38f62bb8add047@earthlink.net> <aeca7904424506b12fd77d09847d9555@mac.com> <b0935f1738ed9f1a6315a3494e836ea1@earthlink.net>

Feli,
        You could get it fixed from a third party but not the original 
equipment representative for that country this is what Nikon has told 
me.
Cheers,
Chris

On Mar 16, 2005, at 12:03 PM, Feli wrote:

>
> On Mar 16, 2005, at 11:52 AM, Christopher Driggett wrote:
>
>> Feli,
>>      In Nikon USA's case if you purchased something grey market in the US 
>> then they will never touch it for service no matter if it is in 
>> warranty or not.
>
> So, if you purchase a used item that was originally purchased grey, 
> you are out of luck if it needs to be serviced, even if it's out of 
> warranty and you are willing to pay?
>
>
>> If you purchased it outside of the US then they will honor the 
>> warranty.  This is usually the same for the other companies. If you 
>> are going to purchase grey market then purchase it outside of the 
>> USA.
>
> Hong Kong probably.
>
> I'm looking for a 1.4/35 Summilux ASPH. New it would break the bank, 
> but I could swing it gray or as a dealer demo...
>
>
> feli
>
>
>
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In reply to: Message from lew at speakeasy.net (Lew Schwartz) ([Leica] Gray market)
Message from feli2 at earthlink.net (Feli) ([Leica] Gray market)
Message from driggett at mac.com (Christopher Driggett) ([Leica] Gray market)
Message from feli2 at earthlink.net (Feli) ([Leica] Gray market)