Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] How can a Leica not come from an "authorized Leica dealer"?
From: "Raymond H. Nason" <RNason@cameraco.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 15:27:50 -0800
References: <NABBLIJOIFAICKBIEPJJMEDHECAB.darkroom@ix.netcom.com>

NO< NO< NO, in the current Leica Products, if there is no mylar  Leica
sticker than It is not covered by Leica USA for warranty,

and Please the term word is called GREY, ( not white ,black or gray )
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From: Austin Franklin <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 11:52 AM
Subject: [Leica] How can a Leica not come from an "authorized Leica dealer"?


>
> > If, however, something comes in without proper documentation, and is
> > truly "gray," the customer is charged the normal repair rates.
>
> I have to believe every Leica comes from Leica in the first place, and
Leica
> only sells the cameras to authorized Leica dealers, I mean, if Leica sells
> it to them, they are obviously authorizing them to sell it, right?  So,
how
> can a camera exist that doesn't come from SOME "Leica authorized dealer"?
> I'm missing this magical intermediate step, that somehow a camera sold BY
> Leica, to a dealer, which Leica sold it to, then loses "provenance".
>
> The above should certainly hold true for a transferable warranty, such as
> the International Warranty, and it simply shouldn't matter what happens to
> the camera after it leaves the Leica manufacturing facility.
>
> > I mentioned some USA dealers, also, sell gray. Ray said all Leica
> > products imported by Leica Camera Inc. carry a mylar sticker on the box
> > saying "Officially Distributed by Leica Camera Inc."
>
> But...if the USA dealer sells me a non-Leica USA camera, and they ARE an
> authorized Leica dealer, will they stamp and sign the warranty card, and
> will the camera be covered by the International warranty?
>
> Austin
>
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