Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Deals we shouldn't oughta have made
From: "Henning J. Wulff" <henningw@archiphoto.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 21:56:36 -0700

At 7:42 PM -0700 6/23/00, Doug Herr wrote:
>On Fri, 23 June 2000, "Walter Levy" wrote:
>
>>
>> In the spirit of the recent "Stupid photography mistakes" thread, I suggest
>> this "Deals we shouldn't oughta have made" and I'll offer my sad tale of woe
>> (or is that woeful tale of sadness?)  Sold a lovely IIIg with 5cm
>> collapsible Elmar(?) for $400 in the 80s.  The guy who bought it sent his
>> wife in while he waited in the car (probably for a quick getaway!)  She
>> plunked down the cash, grabbed the camera and was off like a shot.  $400...
>> sheesh!
>>
>> Anybody else want to step up to the plate?
>>
>> - Walter
>
>Here's another, but it's a deal I should have made.  While browning
>through the local ad paper I came across an ad describing an "old German
>camera with 3 lenses, $300".  My curiosity got the best of me and I called.
>
>The owner wasn't sure what kind of camera it was, it had been her mother's
>and had hardly ever been used.  She then looked at the camera and said it
>some script on the top of it said "Leica" and in another place was
>engraved "M3".  Once I picked my jaw up from the floor I tried to imagine
>how I could come up with $300, really quick.  Unfortunately I was more
>broke than I'd ever wanted to be and it was a choice between the camera
>and starving the kids for a month.
>

So did your kids recover without too many ill effects? ;-)

   *            Henning J. Wulff
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