Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/18

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Subject: Re: Price reductions & Receivership
From: ABreull@aol.com
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 14:23:11 -0400 (EDT)

In einer eMail vom 18.09.1997  14:08:58, schreiben Sie:

>Patrick G Sobalvarro <pgs@sobalvarro.org> writes:
>
>     > Personally, I don't really feel that I can sympathize with dealers
who
>     > are frightened of Leica reducing their prices.  Dealers who have a
>     > large inventory of Leicas purchased at earlier, higher prices don't
>     > understand some basic business concepts.  They ought to try working
in
>     > commodities (or just at a computer store!) so that they learn about
>     > market fluctuations and inventory control.  Then they might actually
>     > learn to use their capital effectively rather than putting it on a
>     > shelf for a year or two.
>
>Patrick,
>
>I do sympathize with these dealers, who have in stock whatever I want and I
>am
>willing to pay a bit more than I have to in a photgraphic equipment
>supermarket where they have only those things which sell well.
>A couple of weeks ago we had exactly the same discussion the other way
round:
>If I decide to buy an expensive thing for my Leica, I want to have it
>immediately!
>
>christoph

...want to have it immediately, and I want to touch & feel it additionally,
before I _might_ buy it.

Alf