Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] La Maison du Leica
From: "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2002 16:37:30 -0400
References: <000401c1bbd4$eef55180$dee00d50@steveuns> <5.1.0.14.0.20020222192700.04b48840@pop.andara.com>

Nathan:

This was about four years ago.  I don't know how strong the US dollar was 
then, but two years ago, the Canadian dollar exchange was better than my 
previous trip.

I think a lot of shops base their pricing on the used equipment prices they 
see in the US magazines.

Regards,

Robert

At 08:28 AM 2/23/2002 +0100, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>This is an artifact of the strong dollar, which makes European prices seem 
>more
>competitive to a visitor from the U.S. But it still does not explain the
>differences in prices between European countries, especially the ones that EU
>members and all use the Euro.
>
>Nathan
>
>"Robert G. Stevens" wrote:
>
> > When I was in Paris about four years ago I found the used equipment at
> > prices competitive to the New York shops.  I bought a couple of used lenses
> > from La Maison du Leica when I was there.  Although not a screaming deal,
> > they were competitive with prices in the USA.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Robert
>
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In reply to: Message from "Steve Unsworth" <mail@steveunsworth.co.uk> (RE: [Leica] La Maison du Leica)
Message from "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com> (Re: [Leica] La Maison du Leica)