Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/20

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Subject: Re: International Prices
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 18:37:51 -0500

At 04:27 PM 20-11-97 -0500, you wrote:
>  First of all - Steve Gandy & I deal with more Japanese dealers than all of
>  the rest of the LUG combined,  Steve more than I,  as I only go to one of
>  the many California camera shows a month and don't have a website like
>  Steve does.   
>
>  There are usually from 4 to 10 Japanese buyers at any large camera show
>  in the major cities of the US and the JAPANESE DON'T CONSIDER ANY
>  LEICA AFTER THE M4 to really be what they consider to be a LEICA and
>  rarely have I seen  them buy one.  There are probably more Mint M3s in 
>  Japan than in the rest of the world. 
>
Are these the same buyers who paid $2 billion for a golf course, and $80
million for a painting?