Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 98-05-20 00:12:56 EDT, you write: << Given the poor state of Leica sales (come on, let's be real, Leica has perhaps, 4 real (non P/S) dealers in Oregon (the capial of mail order because we lack a sales tax) down from 15 or so in 1990) and of these dealers... Suburban has one M6 and three lenses Pro Photo has one M6 one R8 and a couple lenses Citizens has no new Leicas or lenses in stock Camera World (yes the huge mail order company) has an R7 an R8 an M6 and a few lenses >> I believe Citizens may not be a Leica dealer anymore due to lack of sales volume. Suburban dropped the R line for the same reason. Points to Jeff Alfords' coment about supporting your local dealer and paying a little more for the service. If you wish to be able to handle the lense or camera before taking the plunge, it will require your support from the local level. By the way Camera World is a very large dealer for Leica and does not give additional discounts beyond MAP. My local dealer does on occasion give me a break and I get to inspect the goods before purchase. I also get to know about trade ins on gear that I have my eye on when he gets it in. Benefits to me far excede buying grey market mail order (hassel with returns/problems) to save some money. Al