Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > > > > > At 09:10 PM 3/16/98 -0500, Paul T Collura wrote: > >. I for one would not pay one cent more for a user camera because it had the > >warranty card. If a camera is purchased and never touched THEN there > >would be some importance to the warranty card as it may qualify as new > >(although being sold once I am not sure of the legal definition at this > >point of "new"). Any lawyers out there to comment? > > Ah, but you aren't the market! I agree with you -- I am a cheapskate, and > buy used much more than new. I won't pay extra, as a normal rule, for the > cards. But there are a lot of folks who will do so, and that can mean some > more money in the pocket when the camera goes on to another home. I'm > hardly suggesting anyone PAY more for gear with the warranty cards (or > boxes, or packing material): I am simply commenting on the way the Leica > market works. > > Marc Marc, I agree with your comments but I'm curious. Are you saying that there are Leica collectors that would pay more for a handled camera ( mint, but used) with cards than without cards? I can possibly see the desirability of the warranty cards if the package is "new" but used they seem superfluous. Paul > >