Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Resale value? Not an issue
From: Zeissleica@aol.com
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 07:51:30 EST

In a message dated 3/20/99 7:03:21 PM Eastern Standard Time,
mrabiner@concentric.net writes:

> This Is the first I've heard of this sentiment which I am very fond of.
>  All this buying and selling... I also say; you buy it, you keep it, you
>  marry it. You don't trade it in the minute it's not the latest thing.
>  It's yours! You have portfolio pieces that you shot with it!  
>  You can't take it with you. Let em fight it out after you're dead. 
>  All this buying and selling makes me puke.
>  I never buy something with half the idea that I'm going to trade it in
>  for something else in the not too distant future.
>  Mark Rabiner

I'm with you there, Mark!  My high end gear needs to last as long as possible.
I don't have bottomless pockets to test and try every lens/body/accessory
combo, but I *do* appreciate the comments of others who are so fortunate, so I
may make informed judgements in my decision making process.

/Mitch