02-29-2016, 01:41 PM
Dave, I once bought a scanner at a French distributor (pixmania or something like that). It came without the right drivers, bundled software was French only and could not be updated, as it was the previous version and outdated by all means. They said "you need an USB-cable, it's not included!" voilà , I had two, one from Canon and the super-expensive extra. E-mail contact was very bad, very bad English and not willing to respond within a week. Never ever again!
And for the rest I agree with Markus. These Hongkong or Singapore resellers ignore each law in Europe, each tax and if you feel confident with a service they claim to have but might turn out as hot air - go ahaead. You will just have a hard time to get your right. You just need to know, the European consumer rights don't come for free - distributors have to calculate some costs for them. If you feel better without your consumer rights, go China-shopping. If those resellers get problems, they close their eBay-shop and open a fresh one.
And for the rest I agree with Markus. These Hongkong or Singapore resellers ignore each law in Europe, each tax and if you feel confident with a service they claim to have but might turn out as hot air - go ahaead. You will just have a hard time to get your right. You just need to know, the European consumer rights don't come for free - distributors have to calculate some costs for them. If you feel better without your consumer rights, go China-shopping. If those resellers get problems, they close their eBay-shop and open a fresh one.