Re: [Leica] what the heck kind of leica is this?!

["Bryan Caldwell" <bcaldwell@softcom.net>]

Stan,

It may be that because the manufacturer is selling to an employee at less
than its wholesale price, they don't want the item to be eligible for any
warranty service. They may also want to restrict the ability of the employee
to resell the item at a profit. Many companies that offer heavily discounted
employee purchase options require that the employee agree not to resell
within a specified period of time and limit the number of items an employee
can purchase.

However, I have never heard that serial number removal is the policy of
Leica or Leica USA. And, as I pointed out in an earlier post, there are some
real concerns about owning a camera on which the serial number has been
clearly removed.


Bryan


- ----- Original Message -----
From: Stanley E Yoder <syoder+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, August 07, 1999 7:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] what the heck kind of leica is this?!


> Excerpts from mail: 7-Aug-99 [Leica] Leica Users digest .. by Leica
> Users digest@mejac
> > I would be concerned about the fact that the serial number was milled
off.
> > As has been discussed here before, this is a strong indication that this
> > camera was stolen at one time.
>
>     That's certainly a possibility, but perhaps the dealer was being
> truthful. Long years ago, my father got an Argus C-3 brick. As we lived
> in Ann Arbor, home of Argus, he got it through a friend of the family
> who was an Argus employee. I have it still, and all Argus logos and
> other references are removed from both the camera and the flashgun
> (however, the lens bulge on the ERC still carries the name).
>     Perhaps barrister Small can suggest some reasons for a company to
> require this. I'm thinking it may have something to do with $, in that
> the camera clearly cost the employee (and hence my father) less than if
> bought from a shop.
>
> Stan Yoder
> Pittsburgh
>