Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > 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. > > Dealers who specialize in mail-order business often depend on Leica's inventory instead of stocking stuff themselves. An example is when I bought my 400mm f/6.8 from a New York dealer. I sent my money and the lens was drop-shipped to me by Leica in New Jersey. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com ___________________________________________________ The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe Better! Faster! More Powerful! 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html