> By the way, does anyone know why these manufacturers
> are warning customers that purchases from unauthorized
> dealers voids their warrantee, yet they still sell to
> these unauthorized dealers? Must be to keep their
> authorized dealers happy, I guess.
Don't assume the unauthorized dealers are getting them from the manufacturers. If they are unauthorized then that probably means they are getting it from the grey/black market. They may be buying them from an authorized reseller that didn't meet their quota so they had to buy a bunch extra and needed to get rid of them. I have noticed more and more manufacturers only honoring the warranty for the original purchaser, and re-sale of the product voids the warranty. I assume they do it to cut down on costs, and to try to control the supply line/appease the authorized dealers. It, also, helps prevent dishonest resellers from selling grade 'B' stock, remanufactured units, defective returns, etc as new stock with a full grade 'A' warranty.
Michael
