Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dan: But pretty bad for camera equipment. I two year old Canon EOS anything is worth about 80% of new, sometimes more. Some of the orignal Hexars sell for nearly their new prices. Leica lenses hold much more than 70% of their value. Face it guys, the great reign of the M6 is over. The king is dead. Tom >A 30% reduction from new with warranty to used without, is excellent resale >value retention on a consumer product. >> >> Think about it. That nice M6 sold for $1800-$2000 two years ago. How >> is that holding value? >> >> [Austin] What it sold for originally was not the point, if you buy one for >> $1200 NOW, and it is always worth at least $1200, then that camera has held >> its value. Thomas Kachadurian ==================== www.kachadurian.com