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

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M7 update.
From: Doug Herr <telyt@earthlink.net>
Date: 16 Jan 2002 10:55:50 -0800

>
> 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
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