Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 05:41 PM 7/10/00 -0700, Tom Schofield wrote: >It seems to me that this thread is going pretty far into the realm of >speculation, and I must add, WHO CARES? Why do people jump to the >conclusion that LHSA is a victim here and that Leica has done wrong? Maybe >that was part of the agreement all along, to give the LHSA an exclusive for >the first month or two, then open to dealers at the end. Maybe LHSA makes >more money off of their cut of the additional sales. Perhaps sales were >going slow, and LHSA agreed to open up to dealers to make sure they weren't >getting stuck with any. IMHO these are more likely scenarios than Leica >undermining LHSA, which promotes their cameras and encourages their sales. > >I, for one, am glad they opened up to dealers because I did not have the >cash to lay out $2750 in June (after 2 weddings in May), but could happily >put down a deposit with my dealer for a 0.85 expected in November (now >looking like December)! I figure the $50 savings and time value of money >come pretty close to breaking even with the 8.25% sales tax I'll pay. > >Tom Schofield Exactly!!! Jim