Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/03

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Subject: Re: [Leica] A Simple Question about the M6
From: "Joseph Codispoti" <joecodi@thegrid.net>
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 5:07:38 -0800

Paul,
If you were treated rudely, you SHOULD "mention names" so that others may
avoid the treatment you received. Only then will the individual awaken to
the realities of dealing with prospective customers.
Best wishes,
Joseph


- ----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Klingaman <pklingaman@hotmail.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 1999 1:58 PM
Subject: [Leica] A Simple Question about the M6


>Dear Lug List,
>
>This is my first message to the group, so please forgive any ignorance
>to list protocol or restating of known topics.....
>
>I have a simple question regarding the M6.  I was browsing around
>informational pages about the M6 when I came accross one that also deals
>leica and other rangefinders.  I won't mention any names, but the page
>in question listed a "20th production M6" for $3500.  Along with the
>listing was a link to information regarding the differences between the
>20th production and later M6's.  I read the differences and remembered
>an M6 that I was interested in buying from a local shop the prior
>evening(the camera was so beautiful, that it's permanantly etched into
>my brain).  I read the information and it seemed to me that the M6 that
>I saw for $1400 was a "20th production" model.  So I wondered, why the
>price difference?  So I called the number on the web page to speak to
>the person selling the camera to ask.  I did so in a extremely discreet
>and polite way, only to get snippy responses, and finally a "next time
>email" and hangup.  Can anyone tell me why I recieved this attitude?  Is
>the $3500 price tag justified, or is the $1400 M6 a steal?  Why was this
>person so rude to me?  I realize that the value of the camera also
>depends on the condition, but the M6 I was looking at was in MINT-
>condition, and the finder was clear and bright.
>
>Thanks for any and all help,
>
>Paul
>
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