[Elecraft] K3 Positions - Warranty

[Craig Rairdin]

The Elecraft warranty isn't specific to the purchaser. It's a one-year
warranty from date shipped from the factory. It applies to the radio, not to
the radio in the hands of the original owner. I'm not a lawyer but I can't
find anything in Song Beverly (CA) or Magnuson-Moss (US) that would indicate
that the warranty terminates when the item is sold. In fact, it appears the
warranty applies to the merchandise for a particular period of time unless
it states that it applies only to the original purchaser.

If the original order was placed by a credit card that doubled the warranty
and the original purchaser sells the radio, why would he care if the double
warranty was lost? If the new purchaser thinks a two-year warranty is
important, then he should take that into consideration.  The reason why
credit card companies give away double warranties is because they never have
to pay them (or they do so seldom that it doesn't matter). I wouldn't let
that stand in the way of getting a K3 next week instead of next year.

Remember you're not really selling your position, you're selling your radio
after you get it. Again, Elecraft doesn't need to be involved.

Craig

-----Original Message-----
From: Thom LaCosta [mailto:lacosta at bcpl.net] 
Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 9:23 AM
To: Craig Rairdin
Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 Positions


On Sat, 8 Dec 2007, Craig Rairdin wrote:

> Just pay the owner directly and have them ship the unit to you when it
> comes. There's no need for Elecraft to be involved.

Ah....what about warranty issues?

Also, if the person with the original order paid via one of the credit cards

that doubles the warranty, will that be lost?

>
> I think it's nuts to just cancel your order when there are people here who
> would pay a premium for your position. Put it on eBay. I for one would be
> interested to see what it would go for.

If I were to sell off my K3, which hasn't shown up yet, I would:

A. Ask Elecraft if I sold it to person x, either before or after shipment,
would
    they honor the warranty.
B. If they say yes, I would then ask the credit card company if the extended
    warranty could be transfered.
C. If the credit card company says yes...then I would market it as a brand
new
    K3, factory assembled, with two-year warranty.

>
> On the other hand, the other thing I think is nuts is to sell your
position.

But no one knows if Elecraft would honor the sale of a position.

73 k3hrn
Thom,EIEIO
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