Re: where do the cheap SLRs come from?

"S B" <sb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> People,
>
> This question may have been asked before, but I still do not understand 
> how come that brand-new SLRs (and probably other cameras) are
considerably 
> cheaper on eBay? The salesman at a photo store said with a touch of 
> disdain that all cameras sold over the internet are "grey market" and 
> never come with a warranty, even if one is promised. Well, what about 
> sellers dealing in photo equipment and having feedback ratio close to 
> 100%?
> For example, I can get a Canon 40D with 17-85mm ISU + some extras at 
> 1475.00 Canadian, while the guy in this quite reputable store asks
1688.88 
> for the same set (with no extras)? And this shop-boughten camera is made

> in Thailand anyway.
>
> Is there a difference indeed?
>
> Big thanks ahead.
>
> SB
>
>

There is such a thing as "grey market"- cameras that came onto the market 
through non-official channels. These cameras might not carry a warranty. 
Maybe you won't need a warranty, maybe you will. The price difference you 
quote, IMHO, is not enough to take the risk. It can be convenient to have
a 
friend at a local camera store. Many times I was glad I had the home phone

number of a salesman. Of course, I made sure he got a nice bottle at 
Christmas!

As for the camera being made in Thailand, that's a moot point. They don't 
make the cameras just in the country where they will be sold.