Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]More than 100 transactions on my counter- including genuine and ticking omega watches and working leica cameras - no problem so far - some are lucky, some seem to be less lucky. Never rush, check feedback again and again, bid, pay, and cross your fingers while waiting. The same unfortunately tends to apply to mainstreet shops nowadays too. Yours Phil...x Vick Ko wrote: >Yeah, this one scares me. > >I lost my fear of buying camera gear over the net and ebay, but from what I >can tell, ebay is getting really scary for camera gear. > >For watches, it must be a nightmare. > >If I decide to buy, this will be with authorized dealers; I have found one >extremely trustworthy one in Hong Kong. > >Vick > > >-----Original Message----- >From: lug-bounces+vick.ko=sympatico.ca@leica-users.org >[mailto:lug-bounces+vick.ko=sympatico.ca@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Rob >McClure >Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 3:44 PM >To: Leica Users Group >Subject: Re: Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Watches - can you provide advice ... > >One must be very careful buying new watches on the internet. Most quality >manufacturers won't permit their authorized dealers to sell directly over >the net. As a result the watches sold by online sellers like world of >watches, amazon.com dealers, overstock.com, etc. are gray market. This >means they were obtained through backdoor deals in >foreign countries from dealers, distributors and who-know-who... >Sometimes the watches are "Frankenwatches", made from different components >or are factory returns. Some sellers grind off the serial number so the >origin may not be traced. Usually these gray market watches carry an >"international warranty" which is only honored by the seller or some other >third party. Some manufactures will not work on gray market watches. Ebay >is even scarier. One of the Omega newsgroups monitors the Omega auctions >and finds up to Omegas being >sold are fakes. I am sure other quality brands have the same issue. >Be careful out there! > >Rob McClure > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >