Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html