Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John Collier wrote: >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. >> > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html