Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/09

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Has Leica ever offered a student discount program?
From: Henry Ting <henryting10@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 14:25:40 -0700 (PDT)

Very good point.
As long as the used Leica demand premium $$$$, the
student will unload it in a jiffy, knowing how
resourceful they are in college.

- --- Frank Filippone <red735i@earthlink.net> wrote:
> In practical terms, if Leica offfered the "starving
> student" a deal, the
> cameras would surely be bought.  Lenses too.  But,
> it is my belief that they
> would  quickly turn up on that auction site at
> new-ish prices.  The effect
> is that the average student makes a buck, the new
> buyer gets no warranty,
> Leica does not hook a new user, and Leica loses the
> additional bucks it
> would have made by selling to the actual new
> buyer..... oh, and the local
> dealer gets screwed...
> 
> I dont;l even see how a financially  average student
> can rationalize a $1500
> camera and $1000 lenses next to the Nikon at 1/2 the
> camera body and 1/3 the
> lens prices....
> 
> For Leica, I don;t think so....
> 
> Frank Filippone
> red735i@earthlink.net
> 
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