[Leica] Gray market

[lew at speakeasy.net (Lew Schwartz)]

        I think Leica helps the dealers out by offering their "passport"
protection for items purchased through authorized dealers who obtain the
items from their domestic market. Even an 'authorized' dealer can offer new,
grey market stuff, but without passport protection. He is not able to decide
which items are which.
        As a user you've got to decide on whether or not the passport is
worth the difference in $$$. I assume that, since the cost of passport
protection pays for underwriting the plan, that the bottom line isn't
affected either way.
-Lew

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+lew=speakeasy.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+lew=speakeasy.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of feli
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 2:33 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: [Leica] Gray market

This has probably been discussed at some time, but how do gray market sales
affect Leica's bottom line? Do they make less money from a gray sale than a
regular one?
Is it the dealers that get screwed?

Anyone?


thanks

feli



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