[Leica] M8 Kaput - the penultimate chapter

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)]

Howard,

This story gets crazier by the minute.  And you can't really put the blame 
on Leica, as so far they have not even touched it yet.  i really feel your 
pain.  I think you need to get on the phone to Leica and see if they cannot 
return it to HK since the original was registered to you at your HK address, 
which they would have on file.  I have been going through a similar thing 
trying to sell my M4-P, getting the funds to me from a buyer out of the US 
has been a real circus, but I think it is finally going to end later today 
or tomorrow.  Good Luck with this last problem.  Your going to need a 
vacation to recover from this shipping fiasco.

Gene


-------------- Original message from Howard Cummer <cummer@netvigator.com>: 
-------------- 


> Hi Luggers, 
> Well, my well traveled M8 has arrived in Solms and the package will 
> be opened up tomorrow. Leica has agreed to replace the camera but 
> with a twist. According to new German Government regulations the 
> replacement camera should be sent to the country from which the 
> broken camera came - in this case Canada. I don't live in Canada but 
> in Hong Kong so following the regulation won't put a new camera in my 
> hands anytime soon as I am returning home to HK on Tuesday - not to 
> mention the question of Canadian taxes and duties. I have sent Leica 
> copies of my HK ID and driver's licence and I hope that common sense 
> will prevail. As they say, "it ain't over until the fat lady sings" 
> Cheers, 
> Howard (in wet and cold Vancouver - packing for hot and sunny HK) 
> 
> 
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