Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Stephen, All you are saying is true. However, how many IIIfs do you know that may have been the property of Indiana Jones? I really envy the fellow in Nepal. I always wanted to go there and be king. However, I would probably have to sell all of my Leica books to get a passage to India. Best of Light, Chris At 08:04 PM 2/3/97 -0800, you wrote: >Marc James Small wrote: >> >> At 07:51 AM 2/3/97 -0800, Stephen Gandy wrote: >> >> >The following are average retail West Coast Camera show prices (ie Los >> >Angeles & San Francisco) Estimates difficult because the description not >> >in standard camera terms: >> >> >IIIF body $300-400 >> >> I dissent from this valuation alone -- the others sound fine to me. But >> even an E condition IIIf bd, no st, will run $400 in today's market, and a >> IIIf rdst in E+ condition is approaching $1000 in retail value. >> > >Marc! this is a new one. you disagreed with me while you agreed with >me! > >The IIIF he found is a BD, check the number. > >Nearly ALL screwmounts after years of storage need at least a CLA, and >half of those will need new curtains. I made that assumption when >evaluating the price. > >Stephen Gandy > >