Re: [Leica] more Jim Kuehl

[Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>]

This is the way Jim Kuehl is. In all of my dealings with him, he has simply
shipped the merchandise and included an invoice. He told me that he has
never been stiffed dealing with Leica people.

Jim


At 09:03 PM 3/19/98 -0600, you wrote:
>
>An interesting experience with Jim Kuehl:   A few months ago I decided to
purchase my first Leica, an M6.  I called Jim based upon a friend's
recommendation to inquire about price, warranty, etc.  I didn't mention my
friend's name, so he didn't know a thing about me; we spoke for about
fifteen minutes, at the end of which time I decided to go ahead with the
pushes and gave him my shipping address.  He said he'd get it out FedEx
that same day.
>
>A couple of hours later it dawned on me that in my enthusiasm over the
camera, I'd neglected to give him a credit card number.  I called him back
and was stunned when he told me he'd already shipped the camera.  When I
asked how he had expected to be paid without a credit card number, he said
he figured that I'd be good for it and had just enclosed an invoice with
the camera.  And sure enough, when the camera arrived the next day,  there
was an invoice included in the box.
>
>INHO, there aren't many people around who do business like that any more!
Since then, I've bought a couple of lenses from him.  Needless to say, I
wouldn't think of doing Leica business with anyone else.
>
>Carl J. Battaglia
>(cjb@infohwy.com)
>The Woodlands,  Texas
>