Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dans un courrier daté du 04/06/01 08:36:02 Paris, Madrid (heure d'été), Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com a écrit : > Hi Austin, > here in the UK we have had a law since the 1970's (1972 I think) called the > "sale of goods - implied terms - act". > Basically a Retailer warrants that anything he sells is "fit for the purpose > for which it is sold". The retailer is responsible for satisfying his client > and is no longer able to fob him off with "I'll check with the manufacturer" > or such like. Many clients don't know this and several shops still try it > on. The favourable upshot of this is that unscrupulous vendors and > manufacturers are pretty well a thing of the past. It is, after all easier > for a retailer to monitor the reliability of goods and stop dealing with bad > suppliers - even with very profitable lines - if it is them that pays not > the customer. > Any dealer selling grey has to deal with warranty themselves. > I won't bore you with the details but it is fair. Caveat emptor was > frequently used as a means of theft before this (less so now). > Are many other countries like this? > cheers Frank France has got the same rules . The seller is responsible for the warranty . It is his responsability and in case of a problem with my Leica , He pays for insured shipping , phone calls to Leica , and so on . JO GOODTIMES -FRANCE/ AIRBORNE RADAR TECH / LIVE FREE OR DIE will soon walk with mud covered combat boots...