Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/21

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Subject: [Leica] Interesting MP
From: bladman99 at yahoo.ca (Dan C)
Date: Sun Nov 21 07:34:09 2004
References: <r02010400-1036-22C76E1F3AF611D9A4620003936C5BDE@[10.0.1.4]> <09C89BD5-3B2C-11D9-8E2C-00306599C552@earthlink.net> <06fe01c4cf86$6c783100$38620b44@PCX> <053d01c4cf8c$dd5e4390$6401a8c0@lan.artvader.com> <055201c4cf8e$7740af10$6401a8c0@lan.artvader.com> <75C1E4B6-3B86-11D9-8834-000A95CD9BF8@mac.com>
 
I think there were only a couple of hundred made (240?), and they were all
likely used by hard working professionals, so not that many still exist.
Collectors love that.

But it makes you think, why is a current MP worth $2795 (at BH; has the
price gone up?).

-dan c.

At 09:16 AM 21-11-04 -0500, Max Weisenfeld wrote:
>ok, I'll bite.  Why is a black paint MP worth $30k+?
>
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