unfilled warranty??

[zguy]

hi

saw some WTS thread that mentioned "unfilled warranty card"?

it that something good for the buyer? thot most companies require you to send in the card within 7 days after purchase. Would such a long overdue "unfilled warranty card" still be useful say 1.5 yrs down the road whe nthe equipment need repair?

 

[clive]

normally when we buy stuff we dont touch the warranty card so in the event that u have to sell the same item, the untouched warranty card is exactly as it is ie unfilled. which is as good as new. more of a psychological assurance

 

[Swalk]

Originally posted by clive
normally when we buy stuff we dont touch the warranty card so in the event that u have to sell the same item, the untouched warranty card is exactly as it is ie unfilled. which is as good as new. more of a psychological assurance

however if u read the clause behind ,it require you to produce yr receipt as well .rendering the unfilled warranty useless.We think we are smart but the company had in fact out smart us

 

[Wai]

Originally posted by Swalk
however if u read the clause behind ,it require you to produce yr receipt as well .rendering the unfilled warranty useless.We think we are smart but the company had in fact out smart us

actually since the receipt dun have serial no. written on it, so if u know someone who bought the product later than you and still have warranty, then u can use his receipt lor

I've tried and it works :devil:

 

[jasonpgc]

Some company do not require you to send in the warranty card.

However, the unfilled warranty is useless if it is not accompany with the original receipt of purchase.

On the receipt, it should indicate the Data of Purchase, and the Company's Name.

On the Warranty, it must have the same Serial No. as the Camera and there should be the Dealer Stamp and Purchase Date on it.

It either of the above is not met, the warranty is void. :devil:

So in a nut shell, ignore all claims of unfilled warranty made by the original owner during your second hand purchase. It is more important to check the physical condition and test the equipment carefully before you buy it. :bsmilie:

 

[rangs]

Originally posted by Swalk
however if u read the clause behind ,it require you to produce yr receipt as well .rendering the unfilled warranty useless.We think we are smart but the company had in fact out smart us

not really Swalk.
some companies require you to produce a proof of purchase, some others don't.
nokia, minolta and many others do not require a proof of purchase, and i'm sure there are many more like them

 

[Wai]

Originally posted by rangs
not really Swalk.
some companies require you to produce a proof of purchase, some others don't.
nokia, minolta and many others do not require a proof of purchase, and i'm sure there are many more like them

no need proof of purchase but actually they already got these information on the first day that you bought your set. the serial no. and date of purchase are recorded in their computer system

 

[ivor]

In my 2 cents opinion, I never really believe in buying used thingy with unfilled warranty card, reason being, manufacturers nowadays are becoming very smart too...

1. Each product serial is 'encoded' with the 'estimated sale date' eg. Nokia Mobile... (I have personally encountered this)

2. Most manufacturers now request the accompany of the receipt together with the warranty card as proof of purchase. eg. Olympus... (I have personally encountered this)

Then again, it is up each individual...

Originally posted by zguy
hi

saw some WTS thread that mentioned "unfilled warranty card"?

it that something good for the buyer? thot most companies require you to send in the card within 7 days after purchase. Would such a long overdue "unfilled warranty card" still be useful say 1.5 yrs down the road whe nthe equipment need repair?

 

[blizzy]

my canon a40... i didnt send in the warranty card and subsequently lost it. But i had the receipt. They registered it for me when i called. Proof of recept is what's important.

 

[Wai]

hmm...the first time when i send my 10D in to Canon....i also never show any receipt or warranty card. in fact the warranty card stilll unfilled cos I wanted to make an exchange either from Canon or AP.

luckily they never tell me warranty void cos i never send in the warranty card within 2 weeks

 

[limhousen]

blizzy is definitely correct.

I misplaced my warranty card. All they needed to see was my reciept. Got my camera repaired FOC.

 

[sabre]

Posting in of warranty is mostly probably not a problem because the warranty card can be lost during post(transit) and they will still have to honour the warranty. (I think Postal Rule on Contract law applies here).



Therefore, as long as you have your proof of purchase that will be sufficient.

 

[wantunn]

I second this.. went to Olympus and they insisted need a receipt. The trick is if you make enough of a fuss they can normally overlook this point (incidentally I finally found my receipt later).

Originally posted by ivor

2. Most manufacturers now request the accompany of the receipt together with the warranty card as proof of purchase. eg. Olympus... (I have personally encountered this)

Then again, it is up each individual...

 

[Mystix]

actually one gd thing bout unfilled warrenty is in case u sell off to another guy he can update the company with his own info. even though the company might have a tracking sys as some said and they know that ur product warrenty had already ran for maybe say 2 months at least they 2nd owner can update them with the correct personal info rite instead of goin down and company thinks he's mr A instead.

 

[vince123123]

The Postal Acceptance Rule in contracts only cover the date of acceptance of an offer thru post - it is not really relevant to anything related to documents lost in transit.

Originally posted by sabre
Posting in of warranty is mostly probably not a problem because the warranty card can be lost during post(transit) and they will still have to honour the warranty. (I think Postal Rule on Contract law applies here).



Therefore, as long as you have your proof of purchase that will be sufficient.

 

[jasonpgc]

Originally posted by vince123123
The Postal Acceptance Rule in contracts only cover the date of acceptance of an offer thru post - it is not really relevant to anything related to documents lost in transit.

Eg. If the expire date of a contact is 1 May 2003, You happen to post your mail on 29 Apr 2003. The other party recieved the mail on 2 May 2003. Under this Rule, it would still consider to be in time, as from the time the mail was posted.

Yes it has nothing to do with the discussion

 

[zod]

actually if u send it to the shop u buy from, they will send it for repair as a dealer. dun even need warranty.

tt's true for he shop that i buy at. not sure abt other shops

 

[zekai]

have to agree, most of the time it work.

yeah make enough of a fuss to render the receipt unneccesary.

 

[Shib]

Originally posted by zekai
have to agree, most of the time it work.

yeah make enough of a fuss to render the receipt unneccesary.

Some sellers are smart, they put the product serial nos on the receipt itself!

 

[newuser]

Originally posted by ivor
In my 2 cents opinion, I never really believe in buying used thingy with unfilled warranty card, reason being, manufacturers nowadays are becoming very smart too...

1. Each product serial is 'encoded' with the 'estimated sale date' eg. Nokia Mobile... (I have personally encountered this)

2. Most manufacturers now request the accompany of the receipt together with the warranty card as proof of purchase. eg. Olympus... (I have personally encountered this)

Then again, it is up each individual...

That's true not only for Nokia handphone. It's similar to batch no, each product belongs to a certain batch produced at a certain month of the year.

When the retailers or authorised distributors take in more stock from the manufacturer, like Nikon...etc

It is reasonable to assume that they have sold off the previous batch hence the need to re-supply.

So the manufacturer can estimate when you roughly bought the product though this may sometimes differ by a few months.

My Nokia phone was bought from Starhub on April 01, it had a bad crack and was sent to Nokia Care on June 02, as it was "out of warranty" being longer than 12mths from April 01.

However at Nokia Care, I told them I did not have the receipt and they checked my phone's IMEI no.

When they printed the invoice, the indicated warranty expiry is June 2002 instead, so I had an extra 2 months warranty free.

I assumed the "estimated sale date" was June 01. and the system hence computed my warranty expiry as such.