Billbobboy42 Loc: Center of Delmarva

According to my 6D owner's manual, the (N) designation refers to the model without Wi-Fi & GPS functions. Mine has EOS 6D (WG). And I suspect mine is a grey market, as it did not come with a warranty card. However, Canon allowed registering online in lieu of mailing the card. I did so and the online registering was accepted. Hopefully, I'll never have to find out if Canon will honor the warranty.

The scams are, indeed, out there. One of my favorites is "USA Model", which has no validation value.

Bill

odnako

Thanks to everybody for replying.
In my case the camera was advertised as NEW, USA, with USA Canon warranty, however it came w/o warranty card. The seller is NOT Authorized Canon seller.

odnako

And there is (WG) not (N) at the bottom label.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

Sounds like you had a sale from the infamous "BigValueInc", probably one of the biggest crooks ever to hit Ebay. They are not authorized retailers for anything, no matter what they claim.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

That's the kiss of death. Canon will still repair it, but not as a warranty repair. Chances are, it will never need a repair, anyway.

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

O, there is nothing wrong with your camera. It's likely grey market. All the cameras come from the same factory, assuming there is only one factory for your model. It's just as good as a USA model. Grey market just means that Canon USA was not the importer. Maybe the importer was Canon France or Canon Brazil. The Warrenty is probably good in that country/region, if you knew who it was. Maybe Canon USA can't tell you, but maybe Canon Japan could.
Maybe you could approach it a little different. Tell the company you don't care if it's grey market. Tell them you just want to know to what country you need to send it, if it needs warranty. Probably won't help, but couldn't hurt.
If it has a return period, you could return it, but most of those companies charge a hefty return fee. It may be with it, to get a proper warranty. If you saved enough money, don't worry about it. It's not likely to break down in the first 12 mos. anyway. After that you'd be paying for repair work anyway.
Good luck
SS

Screamin Scott Loc: Marshfield Wi, Baltimore Md, now Dallas Ga

Unless you buy from a reputable camera store that has an eBay presence like Adorama, Cameta, KEH, et al...

sportyman140 Loc: Juliette, GA

You know you can go on Canon's Site under refurbished and be able to get same camera for less expensive price and a full years warranty same as if new camera. refurbs are usually over stock that that company could not sell so it is returned back to Canon an sold as Refurbed gear.

Anandnra Loc: Tennessee

Sounds like you purchased it from Bigvalue Inc. They are not an authorized Canon dealer so what they do is remove the warranty card before shipping. Canon is known to be aware of such low priced deals though they try to protect their authorized dealers they somewhat condone these type of storefronts to help push more sales of their products. I have heard that in most cases Canon is somewhat liberal in providing warranty service (more so than Nikon) and will take care of any problems within the 1 year period. For your sake and all those that keep buying from such stores good luck and hope you won't be in a position where you have to test this out.

minustide Loc: San Francisco

K's a large electronics store throughout Japan was selling the 6D for $1500 last summer.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Or $50 more form Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Canon-20-2-Digital-Camera-3-0-Inch/dp/B009B0MZ8U

Musket Loc: ArtBallin'

NOT An Authorized Dealer, is a key indicator to buy elsewhere.

sportyman140 Loc: Juliette, GA

Hi Billbobboy42, Actually when I talked to Canon about my camera when I Bought it the first time the 6D actually can be bought with WFI and GPS or With just WIFI no GPS, or just GPS no WIFI or just the 6D no WFI or GPS. This is all from Canon.

flashgordonbrown Loc: Silverdale, WA

Most, if not all high quality photographic equipment is imported-the difference lies in the method of import and distribution. A product imported through "authorized channels" will have the USA warranty and availability of warranty service by the US distributor. This in no way says that the "gray market' product is inferior-it is the same product. Occasionally the packaging is different, but that is likely the only difference. I have purchased many thousands of $ worth of equipment from 'grey market' sources, and never had any issues with reliability or service. Maybe I'm just lucky, but I usually know what I want and can't be talked into something that I don't want or need. There are dealers out there that will advertise a 'low ball' price on a desirable piece of equipment and then insist on selling you accessories at an inflated price. You need to be aware, when shopping, of what accessories you need, and what the real price of them should be. If the seller won't sell you the product as advertised without a bunch of overpriced accessories, go elsewhere.

flashgordonbrown

Aaron Braganza Loc: Sydney, Australia

MT - It is always hard purchasing over the internet.
There is an on-line shop in HongKong which always seems to have fairly attractive prices and some specials. They are DWI International and ship all over the world. http://www.dwidigitalcameras.com.au/astore/Default.aspx
Would you have an opinion about this store.