Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And when the D4 comes out there will be a an upgrade to that buying cycle but it appears you are saying most the people buying them will be working pros not rich amateurs so there will be less BUYERS REMORSE. I don't think buying used helps with buyers remorse. As I think buyers remorse is basically somebody, anybody looking at their bank account and noticing its several thousand dollars light and then the thought is why? And if its because of a frivolous buy then you'd get all these bad vibes for sure especially if we have kids who need to go to college. And if its a working pro than sure they'll be telling their kids to study hard and get scholarships. -------------------- Mark William Rabiner Photography mark at rabinergroup.com > From: Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 01:35:18 -0700 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Used M9 prices > > I think generally the used prices for mint M9s have settled to ~$6700 > level. > Anyway, my point is really simply that for the M9, there will be buyer's > remorse, due to its cost. > > The situation is a bit different from d3X and the IDsMkXXX, I think, > because > most of the buyers for those cameras are working pro. OTOH, most purchasers > of the M9 are enthusiastic amateurs, and the M9 is attracting a lot of > attention from non-RF users. Some of those will bolt - there is a reason > why > SLR dethroned the RF back many years ago! > > Of course you know that I am a M9 lover, but I am just saying general > market > wise, the M9 will saturate its own market. If not this year, then may be in > 2-3 years. When Leica releases the M10, then there will be another round of > the upgrade cycle... > > On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 1:05 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at > gmail.com>wrote: > >> Richard, Not sure what you are trying to say here? >> I don't think that one listing establishes much of a trend ;-). I had a >> read >> in any case and the seller is the second owner, whatever claims may be >> made >> regarding warranty, it is a used camera with no receipts and is a private >> sale with unknown buyer protection and not from a dealer. >> >> Some customers for new stock at least are still waiting in various places >> and for varying times. They may disagree with you that supply has caught >> up >> with demand! >> >> Cheers >> Geoff >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >> >> NO ARCHIVE >> >> >> On 22 August 2010 17:35, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote: >> >>> Earlier this year I said by Oct, there will be used M9 selling for ~$6000 >>> and people were skeptical. >>> >>> Well, this is August and this LNIB M9 is $6400: >>> http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18756 >>> >>> >>> As I said before, the M9 is a great camera, but with the price, there >> will >>> be buyer's remorse, and people will sell them at a discount, now that the >>> supply has finally caught up with demand. >>> >>> If I am a working pro, I will snap this up in a hurry.... >>> -- >>> // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> >>> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> >>> // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> >>> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all >> previous >>> replies in your msgs. ] >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> > // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> > // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous > replies in your msgs. ] > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information