Re: [Leica] Recovering Ted's & other stolen cameras

[Dennis Painter <dwp@deltanet.com>]

Its my understanding that Leica still accepts serial numbers of stolen
cameras and will hold the camera if it is sent to them for service.

Dennis


Howard Sanner wrote:
> 
>    Does Leica keep any kind of records about cameras reported
> stolen? The major microphone manufacturers and dealers do. In a
> parallel universe, I'm heavily involved with professional sound
> recording equipment. It is SOP, when buying a professional,
> studio-quality microphone to request the serial no. immediately.
> Knowledgeable buyers avoid any seller who can't or won't provide
> one. With the S/N in hand, one then contacts the manufacturer,
> partly to inquire about the mike's service record, but also to
> see if it has ever been reported stolen. Depending on how
> suspicious you're feeling, you might also contact the major
> dealers in and service centers for microphones. Any number of
> people have recovered their stolen microphones when they were
> sent in for service, sometimes years later.
> 
>    Anyway, it seems to me that Ted should report his stolen
> camera to Leica and to the major Leica dealers. It's worth a
> shot.