Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I can't help but to chime in here because it seems so odd that this hasn't been brought up in light of the current thread. Jim Kuhl committed fraud by selling gray market cameras as new usa cameras. This is a fact. He made counterfit documents to support this practice. He was reportedly warned by Leica and kept on doing it. One larger reputable dealer made a big stink and they finally caught him red handed doing this. This forced Leica’s hand. They stripped him of his Leica dealership and I understand that he came very close to being prosecuted. In the end Leica took mercy on him and dropped the suit. Since then, I have personally suffered an obvious case of mis grading of a 21f3.4 M lens and subsequent shoddy treatment when returning the item to him. It was an almost hostile reaction he made. It was after this aborted transaction that I discovered this longer story of his fraud. I vowed never to do business with this disreputable dealer again. I never have again. I am usually just a reader of this list, but when such a gross misrepresentation is being made I feel it my obligation to come forth. I have not dealt with Don Chatterton so I can not comment on him. I have decided largely that it is not worth going outside B&H for most gear because of these risks involved. At least I have not heard such bad things of that dealer. Ben, MN __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com/