Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M7 update.
From: John Collier <jbcollier@powersurfr.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 08:19:15 -0700

Thank you for pointing out that profit margins on cameras are very slim. My
dealer makes about 10% on a new M body. Needless to say, it is the
accessories that keep him alive. You cannot just sell accessories though,
you have to have something to put them on.

John Collier

> From: "Frank Filippone" <red735i@earthlink.net>
> 
> Most dealers locally carry 1 or  maybe 2 variety of camera, and promise to
> special order the rest.  Inventory is, to say the least, minimal.  It makes
> no difference if Leica offers 2 or 27 different flavors of M cameras.  I do
> not see this as changing.  The markup on cameras is too slim and the
> inventory turnover for most dealers is too small.  For the big guys like
> B+H, they will just use size of inventory to beat their cost down.
>

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