I had to get a part for my Rolex (hangs head in shame) and was told that
in the UK Rolex would not permit parts to be sold except to their own
distributors, whilst in the US the law forced them to sell to anybody.
John
On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 13:10:03 -0000, Bob Shell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Dec 6, 2005, at 1:55 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
That's not a Sony thing. It's pretty standard for any electronics
company. Spares only to Authorized Service Centres. I certainly saw a
lot of that in my time as an Electronics Tech.
Not unheard of but hardly standard. When I was an electronics tech we
never had any trouble getting parts from companies whose products were
not an authorized service center. We were authorized for Sony, though...
I was a camera repairman in the 70s and 80s. As I understood it at the
time, there was a law requiring manufacturers/distributors to sell parts
to independent repair shops. I could get parts for anything so long as
the manufacturer/distributor had them. I wonder if that has changed.
Bob
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