[Leica] Re: A Simple M6 Question

[Miles Frederick Steininger <msteinin@physics.ubc.ca>]

Like that man says:


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Date: Wed, 03 Mar 1999 22:45:42 -0800
From: Stephen <cameras@jetlink.net>
To: Miles Frederick Steininger <msteinin@physics.ubc.ca>
Subject: Re: FYI

> Hi Miles,
>
> thanks for note.  as you know, there are two sides of every story.
>
> this voice called up on the phone,  he didn't have the courtesy to identify
> himself.   he asked why my 20th production M6 was priced at $3500 and his
> local shop priced a M6 at $1400.    I literally couldn't believe the
> question.   if he read the page, he should have been smart enough to figure
> that out all by himself.   after I answered him that the price was becasue of
> the early serial #, he asked me again, like the answer would change if he asked
> again.

> he talked in a confused  manner.  I wondered what was going on with the guy.
>
> In NO way did he make it clear to me that the source of his confusion was his
> local shop which supposedly claims to have a "20th Production M6."     Even
> if he had,  how can I evaluate what his local shop is doing....that is...if
> he even has the story right on what his local shop is selling??
>
> first he calls me up to ask about what his local shop is doing instead of
> asking them,  then he asks the LUG what I did, instead of asking me.
> hmm...do you see a pattern here??
>
> It takes all kinds, and anyone can complain of being treated rudely,  even if
> they weren't.   any reaction he got from me was in direct reaction to his own
> strange manner......you had to be there to understand it.
>
> Stephen 
>
> Miles Frederick Steininger wrote:
>
> > Stephen
> > You probably already know about this and what more you might not care.
> > However I thought I should bring this to you attention as I have learnt
> > so much from your web site and enjoy it. Plus when the Canadian dollar
> > gets better and I win the Lotto  ...
> >
> > Date: Wed, 03 Mar 1999 13:58:54 PST
> > From: "Paul Klingaman" <pklingaman@hotmail.com>
> > 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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> > Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 15:07:38 -0800
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] A Simple Question about the M6
> >
> > 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