Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/06/13
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Hi Roger -
>
> If the person doing the bidding was an ordinary citizen,
> I would not care what he/she bid and on what. But a
> dealer has a special responsibility of not giving even
> the slightest hint of manipulating the market, especially
> for a collectible like a Leica. Exactly what Marx, Lenin
> and Stalin did (maybe not for collectibles but for other
> stuff) and maybe that's why they're smiling!
>
> Enough of this. 'Hope that all the buyers are happy
> with their purchases. Let's get back to taking pictures.
Enough of this...nuts! It *is* Leica oriented; about a premier dealer,
no less.
A dealer must be held accountable for tinkering with the market in
collectables, eh? I feel quite sure that Stan would love to have
obtained the specimen for <$80K, but he was involved in a bidding
procedure, probably the best indicator of market value, among
collectors, that exists. The fact remains that he has the same right
to purchase what he wants, when he wants, how he wants. That's the
marketplace at work. Es ist richtig!
--
Roger Beamon, Natural History Interpreter & Photographer
Docent, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
INTERNET: beamon@primenet.com