Camera warranty & ebay

[Lois]

If you buy a brand new UK camera on ebay does it affect your warranty?

[peterguk M500]

I guess it would depend on:

a) the location of the supplier (assumed to be UK)

b) supplier private individual or business

c) status of supplier if a business (official dealer or not)

[Simpo Two]

To be super-sure you could contact Nikon and ask them if eBay seller 'xxxxxx' is genuine. There's no reason why genuine dealers can't use eBay; Aspens of Hereford sell tons of Manfrotto kit that way.

[Lois]

It's an individual's company who sells mainly computer stuff but has sold canons before with good feedback.

[Simpo Two]

Good feedback merely means he shipped the stuff and it worked - it's no measure of after-sales service if it goes pop... if warranty is more important than pure price to you then try somewhere like www.warehouseexpress.co.uk

Edited by Simpo Two on Tuesday 5th January 19:10

[SMB]

anonymous said:

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You need to know if this is UK supplied by canon or a grey market import. If the later your warranty is with the seller not canon UK. Most o fthe cheapest new cameras are imports, and will state somewhere the warranty is with the seller.

[Lois]

It's the UK 450 not the rebel.

[Lois]

He's sent me a weird reply so he's out!

[RobDickinson]

I think canon only care if you have a valid clean warrenty card for the area you are in (for bodies/cameras).

Canon len's have international warrenties.

[LivinLaVidaLotus]

anonymous said:

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AFAIK they are called 450 in other places as well, such as Hong Kong - which is where most of the grey imports come from.

[14-7]

anonymous said:

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We need to know the weird reply before being able to say he's out!

[Lois]

seller said:

If you do a receipt, it will be canon warranty. Canon provides warranty service if you have two things: canon warranty card (it is inside the box) and receipt from shop where camera serial number is written.

[Simpo Two]

I don't know if Canon serial numbers are area-specific like Nikon, but UK-spec Nikons have serial numbers beginning with an 8. Anything else and it's a grey import.

[Andy M]

http://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/prod635.html

[Lois]

Andy M said:

http://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/prod635.html

[beano500]

Hey - I love that on Camera Price Buster they now do a chart of average and lowest price history!


God, I am such a

[mcflurry]

beano500 said:

Hey - I love that on Camera Price Buster they now do a chart of average and lowest price history!

Which is great until you find the camera you bought is now £100 cheaper

[Lois]

And that is why i will never use that site again!