Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Super Leica Deal from SWISS? Help needed here!
From: Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch>
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 23:52:28 +0200
References: <004d01c0ce50$e79b6400$0201a8c0@Workgroup>

His prices sound too good to be true, and as with most other things that sound
too good to be true, they probably are not true. Especially when one considers
that Leica is more expensive here in Switzerland than in, say, Germany. The
phone number he gives in the ad is a mobile number, another thing that usually
makes me suspicious. If I have time I will try to drive by the address later
this week and see if there is any trace of a camera dealer there.

Nathan

Frank Filippone wrote:

> There are a few people that have the same concerns about Herr Ramsden.... no
> one seems to know of this person.....As far as I can tell, no one has done
> business with him.  This does not mean that the story is not true, or that
> he ois not a legitimate business man, but a NEt-Scam is pretty easy to pull
> off and this deal is pretty good....
>
> I have contacted the Hasselblad list, the NPhotoNet list, 1  source in the
> USA for Leica Grey market, and 2 people in Europe who are checking for
> me..... no feedback to date....except a single repsonse to the Photonet
> posting, from an untraceable net address....
>
> At this point, I would not send him any money, until some independent
> reference comes through to vouch for him, and some one that I know or have
> done buusineess with....not another faceless and untraceable Net-Name....
>
> Frank Filippone
> red735i@earthlink.net

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Nathan Wajsman
Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland

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In reply to: Message from "Frank Filippone" <red735i@earthlink.net> (RE: [Leica] Super Leica Deal from SWISS? Help needed here!)