Leica Q3 Waitlist/Stock/Shipment

[TBW]

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On 7/6/2023 at 9:14 AM, TBW said:

I was just able to snag a Q3 on leicacamerausa!

After placing this order on Thursday, the camera was delivered on Friday. I’m extremely pleased so far. 

[petereprice]

I’ve gone to the Leicacamerausa.com website everyday for the last couple of weeks hitting refresh and have never seen it available for purchase.  Not sure how the lucky few have been able to get it online randomly like that!  i’m also on a few waiting lists with a few stores.  Hoping one of these avenues will become available within the next couple of months.  It’s hard to say.  Any tips?

[LeicaBitOfThis]

39 minutes ago, petereprice said:

I’ve gone to the Leicacamerausa.com website everyday for the last couple of weeks hitting refresh and have never seen it available for purchase.  Not sure how the lucky few have been able to get it online randomly like that!  i’m also on a few waiting lists with a few stores.  Hoping one of these avenues will become available within the next couple of months.  It’s hard to say.  Any tips?

Have they not joined the option to be emailed from Leica USA when stocks will be available from? They should update you  couple of day before as to which date and time to revisit the website to buy.

[whostaylor]

2 hours ago, petereprice said:

I’ve gone to the Leicacamerausa.com website everyday for the last couple of weeks hitting refresh and have never seen it available for purchase.  Not sure how the lucky few have been able to get it online randomly like that!  i’m also on a few waiting lists with a few stores.  Hoping one of these avenues will become available within the next couple of months.  It’s hard to say.  Any tips?

Every other tuesday at 2pm est. (should be this upcoming tuesday) You can't be even a minute late or you'll miss it. Have an account, be logged in, have all your information saved, and be ready to reenter your card info. 

 

1 hour ago, LeicaBitOfThis said:

Have they not joined the option to be emailed from Leica USA when stocks will be available from? They should update you  couple of day before as to which date and time to revisit the website to buy.

That email list isn't going to help. They sell out too fast for them to send out emails. I've been on the list since release day and I haven't gotten an email. (they've restocked 3-4 times)

[LeicaBitOfThis]

18 minutes ago, whostaylor said:

Every other tuesday at 2pm est. (should be this upcoming tuesday) You can't be even a minute late or you'll miss it. Have an account, be logged in, have all your information saved, and be ready to reenter your card info. 

 

That email list isn't going to help. They sell out too fast for them to send out emails. I've been on the list since release day and I haven't gotten an email. (they've restocked 3-4 times)

The email is sent out to pre registered interested parties about two days BEFORE the stock is available for sale on the Leica website. Leica know when their stocks will be made available and will only release on that day and time they have stated? One just needs to be ready?

At least that's how it's works in the UK....

[DQ03]

For members who got their Q3 from Leicacamerausa, does the store charge you state sales taxes? Thanks.

[jwr50]

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38 minutes ago, DQ03 said:

For members who got their Q3 from Leicacamerausa, does the store charge you state sales taxes? Thanks.

No.

[ravinj]

58 minutes ago, DQ03 said:

For members who got their Q3 from Leicacamerausa, does the store charge you state sales taxes? Thanks.

It depends on the state. For New Jersey, sales tax is charged since Leica has a physical presence here. Sample:

 

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[Miltz]

I wonder if the charge text for New York State. 

[DQ03]

Thanks jwr50 and ravinj. CA has 2 Leica stores (SF and LA). l will have to pay the sales tax then.

Edited July 10, 2023 by DQ03

[clifak]

47 minutes ago, DQ03 said:

Thanks jwr50 and ravinj. CA has 2 Leica stores (SF and LA). l will have to pay the sales tax then.

I'm not sure Leicacamerausa is the same entity as the individual stores. Tax depends on physical presence in a state or economic nexus which is a total sales amount or number of sales. For example, economic nexus in Virginia is $100k in sales or 200 transactions per tax year. If you reach that threshold in a Virginia and you don't have physical presence, you will need to charge sales tax. 

[SrMi]

17 minutes ago, clifak said:

I'm not sure Leicacamerausa is the same entity as the individual stores. Tax depends on physical presence in a state or economic nexus which is a total sales amount or number of sales. For example, economic nexus in Virginia is $100k in sales or 200 transactions per tax year. If you reach that threshold in a Virginia and you don't have physical presence, you will need to charge sales tax. 

You can try it. I logged in (address in California), added a lens to the cart, at the checkout the tax was added (I did not complete the purchase, though).

Edited July 10, 2023 by SrMi

[clifak]

4 hours ago, SrMi said:

You can try it. I logged in (address in California), added a lens to the cart, at the checkout the tax was added (I did not complete the purchase, though).

I bought my Q3 from Leicacamerausa in early June and didn't pay any tax.

[LocalHero1953]

You can tell there have been slow supplies since the first batch were sold. The forum classifieds section peaked at 6 Leica Qs being offered for sale shortly after the Q3 launch. Now there are none.

[ravinj]

9 hours ago, DQ03 said:

Thanks jwr50 and ravinj. CA has 2 Leica stores (SF and LA). l will have to pay the sales tax then.

You can add an item in the cart on the Leica USA site and see if it shows sales tax for CA. 

[SrMi]

4 hours ago, clifak said:

I bought my Q3 from Leicacamerausa in early June and didn't pay any tax.

Just to confirm, your shipping address was in California?

[clifak]

14 minutes ago, SrMi said:

Just to confirm, your shipping address was in California?

No, Virginia. My initial comment wasn't about California but detailing how taxes work for online sales. The poster made the assumption that Leicacamerausa and local Leica stores are the same entity but I'm not sure that's the case. Tax has to do with physical presence or economic nexus. If they are the same entity then having stores in the state would mean being taxed. If they are not the same, it's very likely that a state like California would already be way past the threshold for economic nexus. Same with other big GDP/high population states like New York.

Edited July 10, 2023 by clifak

[DQ03]

I just put a SL2-S bundled with a 35mm f/2 Summicron in my cart and typed in my CA address. Yes, I have to pay sales tax. But I did not proceed to check out, cannot afford this and a Q3 at the same time. 😀

Edited July 10, 2023 by DQ03

[ShrewWithPurpose]

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state to state differs, depends where you ship it. Saving over $300 to ship to PA vs CA.

 

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[Bobt]

I'm looking for thoughts on return policies from different sellers. Since I have only handled a Q2 for a moment several years ago and not a Q3, it is appealing to buy from a seller with a more lenient return option. Crutchfield has up to 60 days and will do a full refund with a low shutter count (under 300). With buying through the Leica US website, if you open the box there is 15% restock charge. However, if I can snag one via Leica it could be much sooner and I doubt that I won't be thrilled with it. Is anyone else going through similar thoughts with selecting a dealer?

Also, with all the talk on avoiding sales tax it makes me happy to live in a no sales tax state. Especially for big ticket items including vehicles.