Buying Gitzo from B&H overseas. International Lifetime Warranty? Your Experiences?

Marko Matic , Aug 18, 2008; 12:26 a.m.

I live in Australia, I am planing on purchasing a Gitzo tripod from B&H. They claim to have an International Lifetime Warranty. I have requested their terms and conditions for the warranty, but I have not rceived an answer yet! Can anyone tell me how practical such warranty is in oversea countries like Australia? All repairs need to be shipped back to B&H?

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Peter Clark , Aug 18, 2008; 12:47 a.m.

Mark, forget about purchasing your gear from overseas merchants, they rip you off in price and service, I buy all my photography gear from Mainline Photographics, there in Crows Nest Sydney Australia. They sell Gitzo tripods with warranty, but I doubt weather you will ever need to use the warranty there so good. www.mainlinephotographics.com.au Ph - 02 94375800 ask for Scott.

Luis Rosales León , Aug 18, 2008; 01:04 a.m.

A 2nd thing to consider is your country taxes, they usually are calculated when your shipment arrives. Here in Mexico, they charge about 15 % of your shipment vale plus a 65 USD fee. that makes buying photo equipment from an international dealer really expensive here. Of course your country laws may vary, but its worth knowing that in advance....

Marko Matic , Aug 18, 2008; 01:08 a.m.

They are not stocking them up anymore, supposedly a bad rep with the repairs where people had to wait for extended periods of time (>1yr) to get a spare part in! He is scaring me now! Did anyone experience this?

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