Klarinet Archive - Posting 000713.txt from 2000/03

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] "Price of Used Buffetts Drops by ??%" Re: [kl] A
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2000 18:13:58 -0500

At 11:48 AM 3/23/2000 -0500, Leonard George Carroll wrote:
>I agree that any Gray market dealers should be known. Rather All authorised
>delease be listed. But I stil strongly feel that voiding warranty for grey
>market is not a good idea.
>
It's difficult to list Gray Market dealers - they could literally be
ANYBODY. If they are selling "new" instruments and are NOT authorized
dealers, they are by definition Gray Market. Companies do not honor
warranties on merchandise sold by unauthorized parties for several reasons:

1. To protect the rights of their established dealer base.

2. To keep unscrupulous people from selling used goods as new.

3. To prevent counterfeit goods from being sold under their name.

Companies spend money to train the technicians for their own dealers. They
should not be expected to train everybody at their own expense. And they
certainly should not be expected to service recycled/counterfeit
merchandise. Warranties seldom extend to used goods of any type. When you
buy used, and KNOW you are buying used, one of the reasons you get the deal
is that warrantee service is NOT included, although an honest dealer will
generally provide service for a reasonable period to cover typical problems
(lost pads, etc.).
Electronics, cameras, even Mercedes automobiles show up in Gray Markets.
If you want to take your chances and save some bucks, fine. But don't go
whining to the manufacturer when something goes wrong. It was YOU who
stuck your neck out!

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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Essexville, MI 48732 http://homepages.go.com/~zoot14/zoot14.html
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