Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Leica in Japan was: Leica in Canada
From: "Claes Bjerner" <claes.bjerner@pi.se>
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 08:17:17 +0200

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>From: Mitch Alland <malland@mac.com>
>To: "leica-users" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>Subject: [Leica] Re: Leica in Japan was: Leica in Canada
>Date: ons 29 mar 2000 05.51
>

> Mikiro:
>
>>Many, including me, would not have bought Leica if
>>it had not been for Lemon Co.  IMO, this event will be a big
>>loss to Leica.
>
> Yes, they were a great Leica dealer. They had a much better selection than
> an "official" dealer a few blocks away in Ginza (near Yurakucho), a store
> that had "Gin" (silver) in its name, and whose prices were easily 50%+
> higher. One could often find bargains buying Leica equipment in Tokyo (at
> Lemon) just after the yen fell against the dollar and before the yen prices
> had been raised. But there are some other grey market dealers in Tokyo that
> I assume will still sell Leicas.
>
> --Mitch>

Hopefully MAP Camera in Shinjuku will still offer grey market Leicas in
their exclusive Leica store named M7. Their prices are almost on par with
what Lemon offered.

Claes