Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hey All, I was simply conjecturing that retail/"street" prices might likely be higher for the first few weeks/months after introduction. Then once the first wave of "gotta have it first" folks have bought, street prices might drift down. Cheers, PB On Tue, 19 Feb 2002 15:42:10 -0500, "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote: >Well, not every company does business the way Leica does. And I would guess >that the words "supply and demand" are as foreign to the Leica corporate >vocabulary as are the words "reasonably priced little accessories" - like >lens caps, body caps, etc. If Leica were familiar with the concept of supply >and demand, they would be cranking out the viewfinder magnifiers like there >was no tomorrow in order to meet demand. ;-) > >B. D. > >-----Original Message----- >On Behalf Of Mike Gil >Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 3:26 PM >Subject: Re: [Leica] Bessa R2 New Features > [snip] >Are you saying that Bessa would lower the >price if demand goes down but Leica does not do that. > >mike > > >--- "Paul C. Brodek" <pcb@skyweb.net> wrote: >> Thanks to John Collier for the pointer to the Bessa >> R2 intro information. A quick scan of the info & specs shows >> the following changes over the R & T: [much snipping] >> >> List price for black R2 body is 78,000yen (US$586) and 85,000yen (US$639) >> for the olive body. R list price is 68,000yen (US$511), so the R2 >> lists for 15% more than the R. At B&H prices, currently $440 for >> the R, once initial demand spikes smooth out the R2 might sell >> for just over $500. Paul C. Brodek Hillsdale, N.J. U.S.A. E-mail: pcb@skyweb.net - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html