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What is a “Gray Market” Camera and Why Does It Matter?

January 18, 2016 By Eric Reagan

Canon-Gray-Market-Lawsuit

For years, we’ve been talking about deals on gray market cameras and we’ve now encountered some controversy among at least one major camera company and retailers offering gray market cameras for sale to consumers. So, I figured it was time to get more specific about what the term gray market means to us all as consumers. Specifically, I’ll be focusing on US consumers since that is the law with which I am familiar.

Additionally, this article will be updated on an ongoing basis with links out to the latest news on the Canon v. Gray Market Retailers series that I have been covering. If and when other manufacturers and retailers join in the controversy, that coverage will be referenced here as well. You can scroll to the bottom of this article for a timeline and links to those specific updates. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Learn, Legal Tagged With: Canon, gray market, lawsuit, Legal, MAP, minimum advertised price, Nikon, price fixing

 

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