[Leica] Broken Leicas

[jsmith342 at gmail.com (Jeffery Smith)]

I don't know about Leica, but Dell computer recycles refurbished stuff when 
a defective computer is returned. I bought a Dell laptop that went belly up 
after a week due to a short or loose connection in the hinge (that shuts the 
computer screen off when folding up the laptop). I returned it and they 
immediately sent me a VERY used and BEAT UP same model that had been 
refurbished. 

Jeffery


On Apr 16, 2010, at 11:36 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin 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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