Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Mint & Virginity by 3 Definitions
From: tedgrant@islandnet.com (Ted Grant)
Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 06:20:03 +0100

Marvin (hardly used) Moss wrote:

> I have seen Leicas advertised as new when they actually have been used
> as demos or just sitting on the shelf for years.  The justification for this
> seems to be that some dealers consider an item never sold to be as new.
> I disagree with this as any item just sitting on the shelf for unknown years
> will suffer some deterioration  -  just like my 75 year old virgin aunt.


Jeeeeeeesh Marvin,

Thank goodness someone has humour in here once and a while of late! :)

I just wondered if she also had an "un-used Leica?" :)

ted