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

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Subject: Re: FIE ON COLLECTORS!
From: "C.M. Fortunko" <fortunko@boulder.nist.gov>
Date: Sat, 01 Feb 1997 21:51:08 -0700

Dennis,

I differ with you. In my opinion, prices are set by advertisers in
Shutterbug. The variance is really very small. Worse, prices offered by LHSA
members to each other are often even higher.

Best of Light,

Chris


At 06:49 PM 2/1/97, you wrote:
>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
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>
>Experience is a tough teacher. It gives the test before the lesson.
>-unknown
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