D200 warranty US, or international

I just received a Nikon D200 (body only) that I purchased from an online
dealer. How do I tell if the camera has a USA warranty or is gray market. I
specifically asked for the Nikon USA warranty camera which was considerably
higher price than the Gray market one. There were no warranty cards anywhere
in the box and the model on the box is NKD200G.

Thanks,
RJB

 

If you tell us who you bought it from we can figure out from their sleaze
index what it is. Or if you tell us what you paid, we can probably also
figure it out.

My box says D200(U)

Don <www.donwiss.com/pictures/> (e-mail link at page bottoms).

 

It was prestige camera.

 

Ah, one of the Broadway family. Did you check out their rating at
resellerratings.com first? It is:

http://www.resellerratings.com/seller1995.html

See the admin note at the top.

One low cost reputable store is selling a US warranty body for $1641. If
you paid less, you don't have a US warranty. What you paid less than this
is what you can use when you get stuck paying for a repair.

Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom).

 

If you are prepared to buy gear from Shonky Brothers you need to be prepared
for the worst and then you will never be disappointed. :-(

 

See, now you've gotten me started on this again.

Go to nikonusa.com. Enter the serial number of the camera to register
it. You will quickly be told whether it's a valid USA serial.

 

But...the name Prestige Camera sounds so, well, prestigious.

 

But he has the camera. He didn't pay the price for a USA one. He has no
claim against his credit card. And to return it he'd be hit with a
restocking fee.

My question to the OP. Which price search engine did you believe? A couple
of them are scams.

Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom).

 

No returns without Prestige's authorization. Restocking fee is a minimum of
5%. This can be found at Prestige's web site. The OP is expected to have
read this before making the purchase.

Prestige does not advertize the camera as being a US model. As you can see
here he only paid $1305 for the body.

http://www.prestigecamera.com/product~id~nkd200.htm

As I wrote before, what he saved he can use to pay for any repairs it may
need.

Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom).

 

When I purchased the camera, I called them and talked to them over the
phone. I did not pay the $1305 but paid $1499 for what was agreed to be a
Nikon USA warranty camera. If I had paid the $1305, I wouldn't be so Pxxxxed
off at them. I am willing to take the risk with the grey market camera, but
not at the price they charged me. I emailed them and will call them tomorrow
(closed on Saturday) to discuss the matter. If they agree to a refund, then
its a done deal.

 

Just to hazard a guess, the price he paid?

 

When you're dealing with a company that is a rip-off from the git-go,
the price paid means nothing.
http://www.resellerratings.com/seller1995.html
Lifetime rating of .8 out of 10.

 

Well, if you read the thread you'd know he didn't. Thanks for
your input.

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It does, however, say that the camera comes with a 1-year limited
warranty, yet the OP was provided with no warranty info in the box.
Further, I would think that if he enters the serial number on the Nikon
product reg site and he's told it's not valid, he could probably submit
that with his complaint as proof that he's been jipped out of his
warranty, and given what is in essence damaged goods.
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