Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi John, Need to correct you on this: I am supplied by the official Leica agent in Hong Kong, although my company negotiate the pricing with the factory directly. The agent here takes a cut as all middlemen do, but they provide a solid warranty service so no complaints from me! Bests, Joseph on 4/3/02 10:39 am, John Collier at jbcollier@powersurfr.com wrote: > Hi Austin, > > I am in no way trying to refer to Nikon or Mamiya only Leica. The > International Warranty (card) is still valid on grey equipment but only at > Leica AG. I have worked at the retail end of distributed products and I can > assure you that the companies watch warranty claims very very carefully. of > course with Leicas it is the distributor that has to be watched. As to > unauthorised distributors buying Leica gear, one only has to look at Joseph > Yao (sp?). While I have not myself participated in warranty fraud, I have > seen companies lose dealer/distributor status due to warranty fraud. The > business side of selling cameras is standard business model and is handled > the same regardless of what the product is. > > John Collier - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html