Re: [Leica] re: cheap M's

[George Day <george@rdcinteractive.com>]

I'm bowing awfully low right now...

on 11/15/01 2:50 PM, Gumm, Jim at Jim.Gumm@okdhs.org wrote:

> My cheap M experience happened about a year ago. Oklahoma City has 2 camera
> stores of any note. The largest is called Epperson's. One day a firefighter
> friend of mine said that he had seen a Leica that afternoon at the store. I
> immediately rushed over to the store and, upon not seeing it, I asked the
> salesperson. Sure enough, he said, it was in back being re-evaluated. My
> heart dropped as I imagined them adding another zero or something to the
> price. Low and behold they bought out a M3 Leica serial number 1mil. plus
> with a mr-4 meter and to top it off, an Elcan 50 mm lens! And they wanted
> $150!!!!! I grabbed it and said I'd take it, at which time I noticed the
> Elcan. Shaking terribly I paid them and rushed home with my new camera. It
> was scratched a bit on top, is missing a little vulcanite and had repaired
> shutter curtains from some one burning a hole in them. The Elcan was in
> excellent condition however, and I sold it to a collector as I really wanted
> a Noctilux and this would get it. I still can not understand how the camera
> salespersons in that store possibly priced it that low. I have witnesses
> also! This is my greatest camera buy, so I know they are out there, banged
> up rangefinders that dealers think have passed their time of use.
> I have given a few parts to lug members and have always had great responses
> to my philanthropy. Once I sent a gentleman a neg carrier for a focomat I
> and he made my day with his generous response. Until I found out what their
> worth ;^). Just kidding.
> Jim Gumm
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