Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]When I buy any piece of new photo equipment, I specify that the factory seal must be there. I do want any thing that has been taken out of the box and played with. These are called floor models or demonstrators, I think. I want one out of the storage room. Who knows what a novice can do to a camera body or lens. Even experienced photographers can drop a body or lens on the counter top or do other damage. I do want to buy new damaged goods. Doug Herr wrote: >>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 > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html