Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, read your emails rather than ranting - NOBODY ON THIS LIST BOUGHT A GOLD R3 (recently) 12th Jan 2012 Douglas Barry said 'On the R3 front, is it an investment or more a case of buy some gold paint? http://tinyurl.com/aktl4vw' 14th Jan 2012 Gary Benson said 'I've never had a desire to own a gold Leica, but I did just win the bid for a R3 Safari Edition, supposedly in new condition with all original packaging etc for approximately 1/10th the asking price for that gold Leica.' john ________________________________________ From: lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.co.nz at leica-users.org [lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.co.nz at leica-users.org] on behalf of Mark Rabiner [mark at rabinergroup.com] Sent: Tuesday, 15 January 2013 9:59 a.m. To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] R3 owners.... I'd never heard the guys name it as the past few days. On 1/14/13 3:30 PM, "John McMaster" <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > Who bought a gold R3 Mark? > > John > > On 15/01/2013, at 8:29 AM, "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > >> I think if the gold plated R3 guy had a url at the bottom of this post of >> his gallery or website with plenty of pix which indicated his love for >> photography and not just cameras I would have told him to go buy a >> platinum >> R3 for Tuesday. A silver R3 for Friday. A titanium R3 for Sunday. And a >> carbon fiber R2 for Monday. >> >> I think the LUG is not eBay helper. A thing for outside people to use as a >> resource to justify their on the fly eBay bidding of Leica products. To >> find >> out which is the most cool stuff to get. And then what to sell it for >> three >> weeks later with the lame complaint. >> >> >> On 1/14/13 2:18 PM, "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: >> >>> I think people who use their cameras often and well seldom get a majorly >>> critical word from me about anything. I can't though off the top of my >>> head >>> think of someone who uses their cameras often and well who are more >>> obsessed >>> with eBay bidding than with their own work. And that's the main thing >>> which >>> I'd ever had a problem with. >>> >>> >>> On 1/14/13 11:54 AM, "Lottermoser George" <imagist3 at mac.com> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> On Jan 14, 2013, at 2:08 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >>>> >>>>> Its hard to verbalize just how offensive this is to me >>>> >>>> It actually seems very easy for you to verbalize Mark; >>>> as you do it as regular as clock work. >>>> >>>> One may even argue that you're obsessed >>>> with human beings who buy and sell cameras; >>>> even if they "use them" often and very well. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> George Lottermoser >>>> george at imagist.com >>>> http://www.imagist.com >>>> http://www.imagist.com/blog >>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >>>> >>>> >>>>