[Leica] Broken Leicas

[richard at imagecraft.com (Richard Man)]

I got the M9 "pre-owned," so in fact I paid less than list price when the
other people were paying $500-$1500 premium over. No idea what the original
problem was, if any. Could even be as silly as the owner wanted a steel gray
instead.

Almost everything Leia related I own are bought either used or pre-owned.
The only exception is the new 50/1.4 ASPH and the MP (which was sold to get
the M8.u, which was sold to fund the M9...)



On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 9:36 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin at 
gmail.com>wrote:

> Just a question. What happens to all the broken Leicas that have been
> returned? As I understand it, under US law a refurbished product cannot be
> resold as "new." In the consumer electronics industry refurbished TVs,
> hi-fi
> receivers and amplifiers, video recorders that have been fixed by the
> manufacturer are sold as "B" stock and must be clearly labeled as
> refurbished. The selling price is usually a good deal below the new price.
> I
> have a house full of "B" stock Sony electronics bought at a Sony outlet
> store.  My local electronics guru tells me that the quality is often better
> than new since the weak components have been replaced and the device is
> tested more thoroughly than newly manufactured products. Is there a Leica
> outlet store somewhere? Do the broken Leicas get disassembled and the parts
> fitted to new cameras? Are they kept as spares for repairs? Are the cameras
> fixed and sent back to dissatisfied customers that want replacements?
> Enquiring minds want to know.
> Larry Z
>
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