Re: [Leica] Passport

[Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>]

You don't have to send in the passport card. The dealer where you bought
the camera informs Leica NJ of the purchase. Some people keep every scrap
of paper and wrapping material so that should they wish to sell the
equipment at some point in the future, it will usually command a higher
price if the COMPLETE kit is there. Box, books, and all papers. The new
owner will not send in the passport card to "illegally" get an additional
three year warranty. It will do no good if they do as the original purchase
was logged in Leica's computer. These "box, books, and all papers"
transactions are simply a way to say "I've cared for this camera and I
cared enough to keep all appropriate material, therefore I want top dollar"
and many many people pay the extra for the works.

When I personally buy a new piece of equipment, I keep everything. Later,
when I sell that equipment, I sell it with everything that I got with it.
What I've found is that it always sells more quickly when I offer
everything. I don't ask for extra money, but it does put it at the top of
the list for getting sold. I happen to have a place to keep that stuff,
that is out of the way. So why not? It doesn't take any more effort to keep
it, than it takes to throw it away. Probably less.

Jim


At 02:37 PM 4/26/98 -0500, you wrote:
>At 10:14 AM 4/26/98 -0400, you wrote:
>
>>Just out of curiosity, did you actually send a Passport registration
>>form when you bought the camera? I recently bought a new lens with the 3
>>yr. Passport warranty but I have not sent the card as Marc and others
>>have indicated that the warranty is implicit. My question: How does one
>>inform Leica USA of ownership without sending the card? Thanks to you
>>and all and apologies if I'm re-opening a can of worms.
>
>You can't. That's like wanting to be able to sell the camera as new and yet
>use it. Not legal I'm sure. And I suppose Leica wouldn't have to honor the
>passport part. Just a warranty. Which would not have covered me for this
>repair. I guess they don't keep records of which cameras are officially
>imported for passport and which are for other countries. Otherwise they
>wouldn't have questioned mine. So I guess that would indicate you have to
>send it in.
>
> I didn't send the card in, Don Chatterton did, so that he could get the
>rebate. It was registered, just a wrong number. It happens. Though I could
>think of a few ways to Jazz up Leica's computer system so this kind of
>thing wouldn't happen again. I did a short bit as a part-time database
>designer. :-)
>
>
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>Eric Welch
>St. Joseph, MO
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