Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/06/12
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> ... To which Paul T. Collura responded ...
>
> > Stan must be making too much money off customers
> > like me to be able to pay $80,000.00 for a Leica rarity.
> > This type of bidding caraziness reminds me of the Jackie O
> > travesty. I'm sure that LUG members will suffer as all Leica
> > equipment will be considered "gold" even if in truth much of it is
> > fool's gold in terms of its investment potential.
>
> Hi Group -
>
> Right. It's a bit sickening. Now I have a second
> reason for NOT buying at Tamarkin & Co. (The other
> is the added 8% New York State sales tax levy.)
>
> -- Wolfgang
I can't believe what I'm hearing. Stan Tamarkin is a lovely guy who
gave up other lucrative avenues in his life to pursue his love of
Leica. He started small, and by good trading practices and an ethic
that is exemplary, built the business into arguably the finest
dealership in the U.S.
He's generally competitive, one of the most knowledgeable collectors
around, has a well trained staff of also knowledgeable people and is
generous to a fault to groups within Leicadom [sic]. If his sin is
that he is wealthy enough to be the high bidder in an auction, then,
Stan, my hat is doffed to you!
Exercise your prerogative to not patronize the man, BUT, for heaven
sakes, do it for the right reasons, NOT because he is wealthy. Are
they smiles I see on the faces of Marx, Lenin and Stalin down there?
--
Roger Beamon, Natural History Interpreter & Photographer
Docent, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
INTERNET: beamon@primenet.com