Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/06/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 13:41:00 +0000 > > Subject: Re: Leica 250GG/Motor & other rarities > > > > On 10 Jun 96 at 20:55, Bob Sperling wrote: > > > > > Tamarkin & Company is very legitimate ... <snip> ... > > > ... Incidentally, in Sunday's NYT there is an > article that mentions him as the buyer of a GG with motor for $80,000.!!... ... To which Paul T. Collura responded ... > Stan must be making too much money off customers > like me to be able to pay $80,000.00 for a Leica rarity. > This type of bidding caraziness reminds me of the Jackie O travesty. I'm > sure that LUG members will suffer as all Leica equipment will be > considered "gold" even if in truth much of it is fool's gold in terms of > its investment potential. Hi Group - Right. It's a bit sickening. Now I have a second reason for NOT buying at Tamarkin & Co. (The other is the added 8% New York State sales tax levy.) -- Wolfgang |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| | Wolfgang Sachse Phone: +1/607/255-5065 | | Theoretical and Applied Mechanics E-mail: sachse@msc.cornell.edu | | Cornell University FAX: +1/607/255-9179 | | Ithaca, NY - 14853-1503 USA Department Secretary: 607/255-5062 | | WWW Home Page http://www.msc.cornell.edu/~sachse | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~