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Subject: RE: [Leica] A little Birdie
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 11:56:24 -0500

Well, it sure doesn't do much for those hoping to see their M6s retain some
resale value - but it tells you what the margin must be like on this
equipment....BTW - what do the new and old Euro prices translate to in $$?

B. D.

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Logan
Reinwood
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 11:44 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: RE: [Leica] A little Birdie





>From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>Subject: RE: [Leica] A little Birdie
>Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 10:52:06 -0500
>
>Doesn't really sound strange at all - By dropping the price on the M6 Leica
>should be able to move more M6s than it was - and the camera was doing
>pretty well already - and won't hurt the M7 business as people who want the
>M7 WANT the M7 and will continue to want it even if the M6 price has
>dropped. The question, of course, is how many people will want the M7 after
>the initial rush.
>

I agree with you but what was strange for me is that the dropping of 30%!
which seems to be too much to remain in the catalog at that price
(for the leica business point-of-view).

logan



>B. D.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Logan
>Reinwood
>Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 10:42 AM
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: Re: [Leica] A little Birdie
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch>
> >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> >Subject: Re: [Leica] A little Birdie
> >Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 16:17:19 +0100
> >
> >As seems to be the case...several Swiss shops have cut the prices on both
> >M6 and
> >R8 by 500 CHF.
>
>I saw this morning advertisment for brand new M6  TTL for around 2000 Euro
>instead of 3000(and also old version but neww tri-elmar for 2000 Euros)
>
>If the M6 will remain in the catalog, what will be the official price, 500
>1000 Euros less than today, sounds strange.
>
>logan.
>
>
> >
> >Nathan
> >
> >Pascal wrote:
> >
> > > It would be more sense if discounts were given on anything but the new
> >M7...
> > > I don't think the M7 needs discounts at this stage...
> > >
> > > Pascal
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