Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I believe that this was the source for the refurbished M8/8.2s.? Leica users being what they are, most looked like new, but some showed obvious use.? John Newell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith342 at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2010 9:58:49 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [Leica] Broken Leicas I don't know about Leica, but Dell computer recycles refurbished stuff when a defective computer is returned. I bought a Dell laptop that went belly up after a week due to a short or loose connection in the hinge (that shuts the computer screen off when folding up the laptop). I returned it and they immediately sent me a VERY used and BEAT UP same model that had been refurbished. Jeffery On Apr 16, 2010, at 11:36 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin 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 _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information