Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/29

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Subject: [Leica] where oh where is the DMR?
From: brad at bradbrad.com (brad daly)
Date: Wed Jun 29 09:49:51 2005
References: <BAY105-DAV16AF8D57E6DEF63A826B12F7E00@phx.gbl>

yes, profit margin.  this only goes for the particular store in which  
i worked.  i can't comment on others.

best,
brad

On 30 Jun 2005, at 7:58 AM, Stephen York wrote:

> Do you mean the profit margin?  I just purchased a Leica  
> rangefinder at dealer costs from a store which was liquidating it's  
> Leica inventory, and it was about $500 less than the price for the   
> same item  from a store like B&H.  And Tony Rose (www.popflash.com)  
> is always selling his stuff at a couple hundred dollars less than  
> everyone else, and he's still making a profit.  So I figure that  
> the "normal" retailers are making about a 20% profit on Leica  
> items. This would be consistent with the price of the camera and  
> lens which I purchased at this fire sale.



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