RE: [Leica] KEH prices

["Lee, Jonathan" <Jonathan.Lee@hrcc.on.ca>]

As an example, KEH is selling used 90 Elmarit Ms for more than Tamarkin is
charging for a new grey market one.

Jonathan Lee

- -----Original Message-----
From: John Collier [mailto:jbcollier@home.com]
Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 12:44 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: [Leica] KEH prices


I would tend to agree about KEH prices being startlingly high and much more
than I paid for any of my kit; however, if you poke around on their site,
you can find some good deals. I purchased three viso adapters from KEH for
about half of what the adapters were selling for elsewhere.

John Collier

> From: Mike Johnston <michaeljohnston@ameritech.net>
> 
>Austin wrote:
>
> Personally, I use KEH as the benchmark for used pricing.  I typically  pay
at
least %10 less than KEH buying from an individual.  I'd rather buy from KEH
than pay the same from an individual.  At least with KEH, they will take it
back, no questions asked, if I don't like it, and it
> comes with a warranty
> 
> Austin,
> Jeez, I don't even LOOK at KEH any more. Their prices are often just
> slightly off new prices! In fact I think they drive the whole used
> market up unrealistically high, because their prices are so ridiculous
> and other dealers use them as a benchmark. I've actually seen used items
> (in this case an old Olympus lens) listed for MORE than the best NEW
> price I found.
> 
> --Mike
>