[Leica] (was Coenen) now: buying Leica new vs. used - now whatever

[miki at arbos.net (MIKIRO)]

Nathan,

I also choose buying things second-hand when available. But my parents 
and wife do not always like it, even if it is more economical. It is 
hard to generalise, but I am probably right in saying more people find 
value in buying new in Asia than in Europe.

MIKIRO
Japan

Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> I have a cultural aversion to buying new. I have bought my last 3 cars 
> second-hand and anticipate to only buy second-hand in the future. 
> Example: in 2000 I bought my current car in Switzerland. The price of a 
> new one was 32,000 CHF; the one I bought was 10 months old, had 2 years 
> and 2 months remaining on the factory warranty and had been driven 
> 11,000 km. I paid 21,000 CHF for it at a local dealer. I have a strong 
> northern-European cultural preference for letting someone else take that 
> initial depreciation hit ;-)
> 
> Closer to on-topic, the last three sales of Leica equipment I have made 
> were to a guy in the Philippines with a Chinese-sounding last name, a 
> guy in Hong Kong with an Indian-sounding name, and a guy in Singapore. 
> So the alleged antipathy against buying used is apparently not a 
> pan-Asian phenomenon.
> 
> Nathan