Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I got my M8 this way, as a factory 'refurbished' model with a 1yr warranty. It was almost 1/3 the retail price. Low enough that I could probably get another one if I wanted to (and tightened the belt quite a bit.) I AM thinking of possibly selling the M8 and getting an M9 with the student purchase program before I graduate in 2011. Actually, that's really the smartest thing for me to do if I intend to keep up this digital workflow thing... Phil Forrest On Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:36:38 -0400 Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin at gmail.com> wrote: > Just a question. What happens to all the broken Leicas that have been > returned? As I understand it, under US law a refurbished product > cannot be resold as "new." In the consumer electronics industry > refurbished TVs, hi-fi receivers and amplifiers, video recorders that > have been fixed by the manufacturer are sold as "B" stock and must be > clearly labeled as refurbished. The selling price is usually a good > deal below the new price. I have a house full of "B" stock Sony > electronics bought at a Sony outlet store. My local electronics guru > tells me that the quality is often better than new since the weak > components have been replaced and the device is tested more > thoroughly than newly manufactured products. Is there a Leica outlet > store somewhere? Do the broken Leicas get disassembled and the parts > fitted to new cameras? Are they kept as spares for repairs? Are the > cameras fixed and sent back to dissatisfied customers that want > replacements? Enquiring minds want to know. Larry Z > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information