Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mitch, Yes, there are many dealers that sell gray market Leicas with competitive prices. However, few of them can rival Lemon in terms of stock size, knowledge, after-sales service, and more importantly sincerity to customers. I meant to say that a dealer relied upon by many customers is invaluable to Leica. It takes years of effort to build such a human relationship. Price is important, but it is not the only factor which makes people buy things. I heard that Lemon is under negotiation with Solms, because they want to continue Leica sales. Cheers, Mikiro At 5:51 AM +0200 00.3.29, Mitch Alland wrote: >Mikiro: > >>Many, including me, would not have bought Leica if >>it had not been for Lemon Co. IMO, this event will be a big >>loss to Leica. > >Yes, they were a great Leica dealer. They had a much better selection than an >"official" dealer a few blocks away in Ginza (near Yurakucho), a store that >had "Gin" (silver) in its name, and whose prices were easily 50%+ higher. One >could often find bargains buying Leica equipment in Tokyo (at Lemon) just >after the yen fell against the dollar and before the yen prices had been >raised. But there are some other grey market dealers in Tokyo that I assume >will still sell Leicas. > >--Mitch