Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> I have just heard that the price of a new M6, which has been selling >last week for less than $1895, will be going back up to around $2000 >again, due to the expected rise in DM to $ exchange ($=.53 DM) today. >Be careful that you get the International Passport as there has been a >great influx of "Gray Market M6s) and the usual cost to even check out >an out of warranty M6 is about $130. > >Cheers - >Marvin Moss > Hello Marvin, My Leica rep told me about a week or so ago that the $500 rebate has been extended through December 31, 1997. Personally, I am not sure that the rebate is due to the drop in the value of the DM vs. the US Dollar. Because if this was true, Leica would also be offering this or a similar rebate in the UK where the DM has also dropped vs. the Pound Sterling...which they are not doing. Best regards, Bill Erfurth ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com