Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/03

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Subject: Re: [Leica] dealers
From: "Richard W. Hemingway" <n5xrd@telepath.com>
Date: Fri, 03 Apr 1998 21:29:00 -0600

Robert

At 05:37 PM 4/3/98 +0000, you wrote:
>To disagree with most of you, Danny seems to be someone intelligent,
>polite, and fair - which is a hell of a lot more than I can say for some of
>you.  After years of buying equipment in NYC, I can honestly say that 90%
>of the problems are not the fault of the consumers, but of the dealers:

I am a long time customer of Don and I consider him a friend.  It may be
that the above and following are problems with the dealers you have dealt
with, but in all my dealings with Don ( and I might add with the few I have
had with Tamarkin):


> -inaccurate descriptions - Very close to what I received and usually much
better than I expected.

> -selling grey market items as having USA warranty  -  Warranties and
source of items was clearly set forth.

> -14-day money back guaranteed magazine ads, yet after purchase only
>exchanges are actually offered - Money paid promptly.

> -store prices different from mail order prices  - NA as to Don as he has
no store sales.
> -selling demos as brand new items

> -switch-and-bite - Never happened.

> -charging extra for additional items, originally meant to be included -
Never happened,

 >Though they are out there, a good dealer is definitely hard to find.  
>If the buyer feels cheated out of a deal, an honest dealer should make
>further ammends (provide some options, or at very least apologize) than
>just refund the money.  

I don't expect an apology - just a strict adhearance to the deal.  I have
never received less.

We each have to find the dealer (s) we feel comfortable with. Several that
have been mentioned on the LUG I have done business with and have not felt
comfortable with and will not deal with them again.

Dick Hemingway
Norman, OK