Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/01

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Subject: Re: FIE ON COLLECTORS!
From: dwp@deltanet.com
Date: Sat, 01 Feb 97 18:49:28

In <1.5.4.32.19970201225049.006d61d4@pop.microtec.net>, on 02/01/97 at
05:50 PM,
   Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net> said:

>I think that some people are guilty of being collectors without even
>knowing it.  I can recall Marc Small claiming to use all of his
>equipment, implying that he is a user, yet he also claims to sell some of
>his cameras and/or lenses for more than he paid for it.  That appears to
>be a characteristic of a collector (the worst kind, for that is what is
>driving up prices)!

>Dan C.

Prices are set by what a buyer is willing to pay.. not what a person wants
to charge. I fail to see how someone is 'the worst kind' for selling at
market price.  

Dennis Painter


Experience is a tough teacher. It gives the test before the lesson.
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