Great deals or big problems? (1 Viewer)

[ORKen]

A couple of months ago I bought a Swaro 25-50 eyepiece for my spotting scope from 6ave (6th Avenue Electronics) for $560 that normally sells for $800. Though it was not mentioned in the ad, I expected it was a grey market item and that was confirmed with a call to Swarovski. There was also a sticker on the box that basically said the same.

Yesterday I saw their ad for a 10X32 Trinovid HD for $660, which is advertised elsewhere for $999. I'm sure that it's also going to be a grey market item but if I'm saving $340 should I care? I know that it basically comes with no warranty but if I'm willing to take the chance of something going wrong with it, is there another reason not to buy it?

 

[albie...]

I have a few grey market wrist watches . I have yet to experience any issues with them .
It would not bother me to buy a grey market binocular .
I bought both of the Nikon E2's from Japan through Ebay in the last decade for approximately $440 U.S each, it's possible they were grey market . They came with a one year warranty that I knew I would never get to use as I live in Canada . If something went wrong with them I would have sent them to Suddarth Optical in the U.S for repair , a price I was willing to pay for getting a deal . They are/were well made and as most my things they were well cared for .

 

[dries1]

The Leica is not grey market, (it is a Leica product) it likely just has a different warranty than the US warranty. Leica US will service it, however likely at cost.