Wondering if anyone would help?

BackdoorArts

BackdoorArts

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nikond90 said:
What the hell really? It's not worldwide warranty? And who said I'm scamming? Doesn't make sense cause I'm sending the package to USA $500 worth.

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Nikon is warrantied worldwide to the original owner and requires the receipt and warranty card with warranty service. If you ship it to someone else their name is on the receipt, which may complicate warranty service. This is why I recommend shipping it to your name at the US address and not directly to the person who is actually there.

And for $212.52, that'll pay for a lot of gas, so shipping to the UPS address may be a viable option if nothing else comes up.
 
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nikond90

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BackdoorHippie said:
Nikon is warrantied worldwide to the original owner and requires the receipt and warranty card with warranty service. If you ship it to someone else their name is on the receipt, which may complicate warranty service. This is why I recommend shipping it to your name at the US address and not directly to the person who is actually there.

And for $212.52, that'll pay for a lot of gas, so shipping to the UPS address may be a viable option if nothing else comes up.
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Wow thanks a lot for your help.

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AC016

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My question is how did you end up with $212.52 of credit from Amazon.com?? If you were buying photography related items, why on earth shop on Amazon.com? I think you better clear this up before anyone goes any further with this.
 
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Rexer John

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Not suggesting for a second that the thread is anything but honest, however, people are right to be wary so don't be offended at questions being asked.

Some people buy things with stolen cards and need a cool house for the drop.
The internet is a great thing but it does let the bad guys hide behind a keyboard.
 
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AC016

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Rexer John said:
Not suggesting for a second that the thread is anything but honest, however, people are right to be wary so don't be offended at questions being asked.

Some people buy things with stolen cards and need a cool house for the drop.
The internet is a great thing but it does let the bad guys hide behind a keyboard.
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Exactly. If anyone on here gives out their personal info to this guy, they are sillier than silly putty!
 
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fotojack

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BackdoorHippie said:
Nikon is warrantied worldwide to the original owner and requires the receipt and warranty card with warranty service. If you ship it to someone else their name is on the receipt, which may complicate warranty service. This is why I recommend shipping it to your name at the US address and not directly to the person who is actually there.

And for $212.52, that'll pay for a lot of gas, so shipping to the UPS address may be a viable option if nothing else comes up.
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If you buy a Nikon in the states, the warranty is void in Canada....and vice versa. Warranties are only valid in the country the Nikon product is sold in. So even if you ship it to yourself at a U.S. postal address, getting warranty work from Canada would not be possible. You'd have to ship the camera FROM the U.S. to a Nikon U.S. repair facility
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BackdoorArts

BackdoorArts

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Good to know, but it seems a little ridiculous that if I were to be on vacation in a different country, have my camera stolen and buy another one to replace it, when I got home the manufacturer wouldn't honor the warranty. I can see the policy in order to help enforce the type of dealer protection I mentioned in the first place, and perhaps Nikon would work with owners on a case by case basis? But it seems even more extreme than just original issue of shipping.
 
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fotojack

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BackdoorHippie said:
Good to know, but it seems a little ridiculous that if I were to be on vacation in a different country, have my camera stolen and buy another one to replace it, when I got home the manufacturer wouldn't honor the warranty. I can see the policy in order to help enforce the type of dealer protection I mentioned in the first place, and perhaps Nikon would work with owners on a case by case basis? But it seems even more extreme than just original issue of shipping.
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Well that's a whole different ball of wax, Jake. I'm talking about just a regular consumer making a general purchase in order to safe some bucks on a potential good deal. I'm sure arrangements can be made in an extreme circumstance such as you mention; i.e. stolen camera, lens, etc......new one is bought in foreign country, details to be submitted to Nikon Headquarters.
 
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BackdoorHippie said:
Good to know, but it seems a little ridiculous that if I were to be on vacation in a different country, have my camera stolen and buy another one to replace it, when I got home the manufacturer wouldn't honor the warranty. I can see the policy in order to help enforce the type of dealer protection I mentioned in the first place, and perhaps Nikon would work with owners on a case by case basis? But it seems even more extreme than just original issue of shipping.
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Jake, just one thing you have to understand is that Nikon USA and Nikon Canada are two separate companies. The way it works is that both companies buy stock from Nikon Japan and then sell it back for profit but each of them is responsible for the warranty services. The warranty is paid for when you buy from one of their authorized dealer. So someone buys it in the USA, takes it to Canada for warranty service will get a "well, sorry but we did not sell you that camera, you did not buy the warranty from us so go back to the states if you want to have it fixed for free.

But, if they get a special claim like the one you mentioned (camera theft, emergency buy, etc), then maybe Nikon Canada would have to get Nikon Japan to cover for this. They probably would, but it opens a huge can of worms for the guy working for Nikon Canada.
 
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STM

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It seems to me I saw something similar to this on Craig's List where a guy was selling his D3X for $1200 and needed me to send money to the Bahamas...........
 
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§am

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I believe Nikkor lenses are covered by worldwide warranty no matter where you buy it from, but things like bodies are only covered by the local country you bought it from which may give you extended warranties of two or five years.
However, I bought my D5100 from the states, with two years warranty, but Nikon Europe will honour the warranty for a standard one year instead here for me :)
 
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