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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 9:23 AM To: Craig Rairdin Cc: [email protected] 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 Email, Internet, Electronic Information Officer www.baltimorehon.com/ Home of the Baltimore Lexicon www.tlchost.net/hosting/ Web Hosting as low as 3.49/month _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
