Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Resale value? Not an issue
From: "4season" <4season@boulder.net>
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 22:29:23 -0700

Good point, thanks for catching that one. I forgot to mention that I'm the
one who comes around sniffing for a hardly-used bargain that's already been
depreciated. Of course, I'm not buying gear *expecting* to use it for only a
short time, oh no, I always hope I've found the proverbial "It" .

Jeff


- -----Original Message-----
From: S London <srlondon@yahoo.com>
> If you are really looking to
>try out for a short while, even something with a high
>resale value, like a Noctilux, for instance, you are
>still better off buying a used version in mint
>condition.  Why?  Because the minute you walk out of
>the camera store with a new lens, you immediate take a
>hit for depreciation.