RE: [Leica]What do you think of that? Not much!

["B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>]

Glad to see someone finally said this is plain English.

The only way buying a camera like this makes "sense" is if you are a
dedicated camera collector who has the resources to be able to take $22,000
and bury it in a tin can in the backyard and not loose sleep over the fact
that your money isn't making money.

B. D.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Dan S
> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 6:33 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica]What do you think of that? Not much!
>
>
> Then it proves that there really is a sucker born every
> minute...The idea
> that these things are good investments doesn't hold water.
> Doubling your value every 6/7 years is hardly a world beating
> investment
> strategy. I can think of about 200 mutual funds that can beat
> that track
> record with regularity. Also, there is often a big difference
> between what
> the buyer pays for a camera, and the amount he will REALLY be
> able to sell
> if for, increasing the risk of the investment tremendously.
>
> Since one could never actually TAKE A PICTURE with this
> camera I guess the
> collector is buying...um...status?
>
> Buy a Faberge Egg if you want collectability.
> Buy a Leica if you want to take pictures.
>
> Best wishes
> Dan States
>
>
> >
> >Dan S wrote:
> >
> > > Sorry to all you collectors, but anyone who pays that
> much for that
> >camera
> > > needs to have their head examined.
> Dan
>
>
> >
> >What if s/he sells it on to someone else who pays even more?
> >
> >--
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