New Leupold Canada Warranty

BigUglyMan said:
Korth is the sole legal importer in Canada for Leupold. Every Leupold that is in the country legally comes through Korth's doors whether you buy it at Reliable Gun in Vancouver, Bass Pro, WSS, or Coastal Marine in Mount Pearl. Korth is the point of entry and distribution point for Leupold's scopes. It seems to me that Leupold wants to ensure that their customers deal with their exclusive importer and have a single point of contact when they have service or warranty issues. Rather than Leupold having to deal with people circumventing the guys that have put in the time to become the importer, Leupold is taking steps to protect the importer. No different than the major automakers did. If you don't like it, then buy something else. I doubt that enough guys will sell off their Leupolds or swear off purchasing Leupold in protest to make a blip on their radar.
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Plus this is good for the retailers in Canada that buy from Korth, gives them added incentive to stock the product from the Canadian Dist. There are a few fellows that sell Leupold on the EE that won't have Canadian warranty.FS
 
Leupold / Korth issues

I think its about time someone stepped up to the plate and put an end to influx of counterfeit products being passed on as the real deal. Leupold has done this. Serial number and product tracking. I don't think anyone #####ing here had a scope problem. Go ahead buy European and when its hooped enjoy the fact that you avoided dealing with Korth. I will keep buying Leopold because the scopes that I puchased in the 1970's are still working as good as new.
 
Chinbullco said:
I think its about time someone stepped up to the plate and put an end to influx of counterfeit products being passed on as the real deal. Go ahead buy European and when its hooped enjoy the fact that you avoided dealing with Korth. QUOTE]

Another reason to buy anything but Leuphole. Vortex, Bushnell, Nightforce, Nikon, etc. are all top optics offering better value with lifetime warranties, regardless of being bought here or US. I will not be buying another Leupold, nor a Kimber, Sitka gear, etc. - you know, all the crazy overpriced stuff Korth distributes.
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Fassteel said:
Plus this is good for the retailers in Canada that buy from Korth, gives them added incentive to stock the product from the Canadian Dist. There are a few fellows that sell Leupold on the EE that won't have Canadian warranty.FS
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...and apparently from Bass Pro Shops? That's got to be a lot of Leupolds??!!
 
Makes a guy wonder if they aren't as worried about the one-off's that are illegally imported but stuff coming in wholesale lot to larger retailers like BassPro? (ie/ basspro has somehow found a way to bring stuff into Canada without using Korth -- think of the markup BPS is making if that's the case!) FWIW
 
Morpheus32 said:
Gents,

If you have a nightforce, leupold, US Optics, Trijicon, aimpoint etc and it was not exported out of the US properly...you don't have a warranty. All have the same policy....it has to be exported properly. Tis the issue with US made scopes. So if you have a grey market scope and you have a problem...you are out of luck. Ask some people with issues with their ACOG and can't do a thing about it....expensive paperweight.

Korth is dealing with the same issue. If it is not exported properly...you don't get a warranty...
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Therefore this statement is effective November 1st /2010 and only for Leupold optics whose serial number when tracked proves to be from a source other than from Leupold US to Korth Group Ltd. in Canada and will have its warranty voided.
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Please enlighten me where it states in the info from Korth that a scope which was legally exported/imported by someone other than Korth, manufactured after Nov.1/2010, will have the warranty honored by Korth.

Also, how would any manufacturer know if it was illegally exported ? I don't believe they get the info from US gov't authorities.

This has nothing to do with counterfeit scopes or illegally imported scopes. They want the monopoly on distribution.
 
So how is the guy who goes to the store to buy a scope supposed to know if the scope was imported and distributed by Korth. Leupold definately needs to address this problem, I don't believe it's fair to the customer who doesen't know about this issue, All he knows is that he's buying a leupold and the warranty should be good, he naturally assumes it's imported legally and why should one store who imports a leupold legally have a warranty and another store who imoprts leupolds legally but not from Korth not have a warranty. Why should the onus be on the customer to investigate whether korth imported it or not.The vast majority of folks buying a scope are buying it over the counter in good faith they have no idea who imported it. I think Korth and Leupold both need their pee pee slapped.
 
I weould think a lot of people will be upset, after buying from BPS and then finding out warranty is void? Of course, that's if BPS's are actually unauthorized dealers?
 
I was looking at a zeiss scope in the US, was unsure how warranty would work in Canada. So I called Zeiss Canada and they told me does not matter where it is purchased we stand behind our product and will honour our warranty. They did not say the warranty is void if it is not imported legally
 
ohdot said:
I was looking at a zeiss scope in the US, was unsure how warranty would work in Canada. So I called Zeiss Canada and they told me does not matter where it is purchased we stand behind our product and will honour our warranty. They did not say the warranty is void if it is not imported legally
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Yes, but if they have to send it to the US for repairs, it has to be exported properly to get it back in your hands. This is exactly the issue with Trijicon...taken in for repair but can't be returned to Canada unless exported properly...
 
Morpheus32 said:
Yes, but if they have to send it to the US for repairs, it has to be exported properly to get it back in your hands. This is exactly the issue with Trijicon...taken in for repair but can't be returned to Canada unless exported properly...
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Not to nitpick, but Trijicon doesn't have a Canadian repair center from my understanding, so this is a completely different issue.

Zeiss Canada, like Korth, could forward to the respective US repair facility who would then return it repaired to the authorized Canadian facility, which would then forward it to the owner. No need for the consumer to worry about red tape.
 
Leupold is over priced and has ben going downhill for past number of years then they pull this crap. Its all about control and I want nothing to do with any org that wants to strangle hold its customers. Have a nice life Leupold and Leupold dealers.
 
I've purchased 6 new Leupolds in the last year. Mostly Mark 4, with one VX-III, along with several used Mark 4 from the EE.

I've always been a hard core Leupold fan. I had planned on buying several more optics in the new year. Given this situation, I believe I will be looking into buying some good German glass rather than anything made in Oregon. Seems like Korth's greed has gotten the better of them!
 
With out competion for Korth this only means the end resualt will be higher prices for us the consumer. Hence this will be the begining of the end of the end for Leupolds domination on the Canadain best bang for the buck market.
So much for free trade.
 
"Yes, but if they have to send it to the US for repairs, it has to be exported properly to get it back in your hands. This is exactly the issue with Trijicon...taken in for repair but can't be returned to Canada unless exported properly..."

Not sure why that is.
I had to get my Zeiss repair a few months back. Call Zeiss Canada and they told me to send it to them and they will send it to the US to get the service done.
Was told that they have all the papers in place to get it there and back. (they do this in a regular bases) Got it back in 7 weeks.
 
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