> The big thing locally (an hour or so from New York City) is Gray Market
> products.
>
> These are big-name cameras, etc, which are the same quality one
> would normally
> buy here.  The difference is that they are sold with a warranty
> only good in
> another country, say Japan, and usually come without English instructions.

        Same thing here in Canada, although often they are sold not because they
are cheaper but because they are simply not available here. For example, I
bought a Sony Walkman with TV Audio. It is one of the only models ever made
and was not made available here in Canada.

> They are not supposed to be sold here, but they are anyway.
>
> What do you all think of this practice.

        I'm not sure what the law says (as long as they aren't smuggled in), but
morally I don't see something wrong with this practice, the consumer takes
the brunt of the risk (no warranty) and everyone gets paid the said amount.
However I do see something wrong if you buy a product gray market that IS
available in your own market, you are cheating the local distributors that
way. Just my opinion. TTYL

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