Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There are no USA dealers that can sell you a gray market camera with ANY warranty. Period. Leica USA will charge you for these repairs. >> Frank, Most of what you said is true...however it is possible for a dealer to offer a 3rd party warranty on grey market gear. Companies such as Mack Camera will allow dealers to buy warranties or extended warranties on many kinds of equipment. However, keep in mind that Mack Camera is most likely going to fix that camera themselves if it breaks...it is doubtful if it will go back to Leica USA (or Leica Germany.) You are correct that the Leica international warranty is not technically valid if you bought the grey market camera here in the states from a dealer. If you bought it while living over seas from an authorized dealer there it is _possible_ that they will honor it. I think that is a case-by-case thing and 99% of the times they would probably do it. All this being said, I don't sell bodies grey market, only lenses as I have always felt it was against the best interests of my customers to put them through the hassles when the rare failure occurred. I have more and more found value in going to the US companies over grey market myself as the support is more important than one might think and life is just to short to fret over a camera. :-) bests, Rich photovillage.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html