How To Tell If A Canon Camera Is Grey Market

Where do Gray marketplace cameras come from?

Where do GRAY market cameras come from?

Dec 16, 2011

Are they quality control rejects that Canon sells off to grayness market retailers? Are they more likely to have "issues" than non-Grey?

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Doug J • Forum Pro • Posts: eleven,472

Re: Where do GRAY market cameras come up from?

Dave Seeley wrote:

Are they quality control rejects that Canon sells off to grey market retailers? Are they more likely to have "issues" than non-Gray?

B&H has a proficient general explanation:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/find/HelpCenter/USGrey.jsp#DialogDiv

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Re: Where do GREY market cameras come from?

In reply to Doug J • Dec 16, 2011

Doug J wrote:

Dave Seeley wrote:

Are they quality command rejects that Canon sells off to gray market retailers? Are they more probable to have "problems" than non-Grey?

B&H has a good general explanation:

http://world wide web.bhphotovideo.com/notice/HelpCenter/USGrey.jsp#DialogDiv

Helpful, though however not very informative well-nigh how and why the market exists. It sounds similar warranty is the just meaning factor, merely that doesn't actually seem to cover the deviation in prices, if you compare third party warranty options. In the case of Canon, are these lots that are sold to foreign distributors for significantly less than they are selling to USA distrubutors.... and then resold past the foreign distributors to USA retailers?

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Ken W. • Veteran Member • Posts: 3,221

Re: Where practice Greyness market cameras come from?

Why, the gray market of grade!

In all seriousness, there is no concrete difference betwixt greyness market cameras/lenses. It really is purely items that were non destined to be sold in the country they are being sold in, and thus are do non have a warranty in that country.
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Jovo • Veteran Member • Posts: 4,200

Re: Where do GRAY market cameras come up from?

In that location is no difference in the quality and information technology merely means that information technology is not sold through Catechism in your country. In Commonwealth of australia cameras and lenses announced to exist sourced in Hong Kong or Singapore, thus bypassing Canon's Australian operations.

The main downside may exist the delay in having to render it for warranty to the country it was sourced in.

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Are they quality control rejects that Canon sells off to gray market place retailers? Are they more likely to take "issues" than not-Gray?

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Re: Where practice GRAY market cameras come from?

In reply to Ken W. • December 17, 2011

'In all seriousness, there is no concrete departure between greyness market cameras/lenses. It really is purely items that were not destined to be sold in the country they are being sold in, and thus are do not take a warranty in that land.'

I don't recall its that elementary. I think its more to practice with 'middle men' controlling the market. I've bought my entire kit off the grey market. People question the warranties and I can merely tell you this. I've never had whatever bug with my Catechism gear inside or outside the warranty menstruation! Only having said that I am very confident that if a problem does arise it'll be taken care of by the seller. Some of the greyness sellers are huge, they don't go that big by offering shoddy backup service or by ripping their customers off. I'grand interested in the claim that Canon no longer honors International warranties. I'k no lawyer but I incertitude that would hold up in a court of law, anywhere! There is a huge floating population on this planet so what are they proverb, if yous migrate from one area to some other we won't accolade our International warranty? Really? Isn't that why its called International?

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Ken Due west. • Veteran Member • Posts: 3,221

Re: Where do GRAY market cameras come up from?

These rules depend on which state y'all live in and which brand you buy.

For case, Nikon is very country specific. Gear purchased in the The states will non be covered under warranty in Canada... PERIOD. Canon (thank goodness), is a lot more reasonable with these rules. I had a Canon technician tell me that there is no such thing equally "gray market" in Canada and that it'south an American concept.

Again, it's all very country and make specific.
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Doug J • Forum Pro • Posts: eleven,472

Re: Where practice Gray market cameras come up from?

Dave Seeley wrote:

Doug J wrote:

Dave Seeley wrote:

Are they quality control rejects that Canon sells off to grey market place retailers? Are they more than likely to have "issues" than non-Greyness?

B&H has a skillful general explanation:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/observe/HelpCenter/USGrey.jsp#DialogDiv

Helpful, though nonetheless not very informative about how and why the market exists. It sounds like warranty is the just meaning factor, simply that doesn't really seem to cover the difference in prices, if yous compare tertiary party warranty options. In the case of Canon, are these lots that are sold to strange distributors for significantly less than they are selling to Usa distrubutors.... and then resold by the strange distributors to United states retailers?

I understand the reseller imports the products directly, bypassing Canon U.s. and the uplift they charge.

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