Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"B. D. Colen" wrote: > > Well, the first thing I do when I buy a new anything is rip off all the damn > wrapping and throw it away - but then I buy cameras, appliances, etc., to > use, not collect.:-)<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Hi B.D., Like you, as soon as I can get my hands on the machine everything is off and out! However, now that I hear of people paying ridiculous prices for leica boxes, wrappings and bits of paper, I kind of wish I'd kept all that junk. The problem is I'd need a warehouse to store it. :-) I get 'em to use 'em. Hell one time a Leica rep. convince me to buy a brand new M4 that had "Made in Midland" on the top plate and keep it as an investment. After one week I figured, "to hell with this I need another body for this shoot and what harm can come from just one shoot? I'll put it back in the box with wrappings!" At the moment it seemed like a good idea. :-) But I inadvertently popped it against the other 2 M4's I had hung around my neck while running and the "Midland made" never saw the inside of a Leica box ever again! :-) Big deal, as I'm a user not an investment broker. ;-) However, I understand today it would be worth many a "Canadian Loonie!" For those not familiar with Canadian currency the "LOONIE" is a one dollar value coin named after the Canadian bird, the Loon! Some how, maybe it was me that should have been called a "loonie!" ;-) ted Victoria, Canada http://www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant