Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That has been my experience as well. KEH and B&H are the two big shops in the US that I patronize. Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Feb 27, 2009, at 7:15 PM, rob mcclure wrote: > Marc, > > My experience with KEH has been just the opposite. Since late > 1990's (well after your experiences) I have probably bought $5000 > worth of equipment and maybe 25 orders. With only one or 2 > exceptions, the items have been better than graded and worked > perfectly. With the couple exceptions, they handled the issue > quickly. I like their 15 day any reason return and 60 day > warranty. Much safer than buying on ebay, IMHO. > > Rob > On Feb 26, 2009, at 11:19 PM, Marc James Small wrote: > >> At 06:35 PM 2/26/2009, Charcot wrote: >> >Just my $0.02 - KEH has very good prices, grading that is on the >> >button. Don't try to sell to them as they pay out bottom dollar - >> but >> >I've have nothing but praise for buying from KEH. >> >> I've refused to do business with KEH since the early 1990's after >> they sent me five mis-identified and mis-graded items. They may >> have corrected their ways since then, buy five times burned was >> enough for me. They DID take the items back and DID refund my >> money but enough was enough and I've never since considered giving >> them my business. I even asked that they quit sending me their >> catalogue, which they promptly did. >> >> If they've they improved their ways, that is great. It would seem >> a simple matter to sort out an Exakta BM lens from an M42 lens but >> that was a huge challenge for them in 1992. >> >> Marc >> >> >> msmall@aya.yale.edu >> Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir! >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information