Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted, I'm with you. The new stuff is in the stratosphere, while barely used equipment takes a much bigger price hit today. Has anyone taken a look lately at the decline in used Leica prices? Last year you'd be luck to find a really gorgeous M3 body CLAd for less than a grand. This week I've not only heard of one (WITH a MR meter), but also an M4 in similar shape with MR-4 meter for the same sub-$1000 price. The same is true for lenses. I know of a dealer who's upside-down on a number of items: a Summarex in lovely shape that, a year or so ago would have fetched $1500-1700 on THAT WEBSITE now could barely make a grand, if he were really lucky. You also see near-perfect M7s at $1600-1700 going up against brand new ones for close to $2600. It's hard to sell new equipment as an investment in lifetime enjoyment when customers see price drops that steep. As recently as last year you could invest in good condition, clean used Leica stuff and more or less get your money back when you decided to sell. That ain't the case today--and with more than 50% of the new equipment market in the US going for digital in 2003, I doubt it's going to get much better for Leica equipment. Jim Shulman Bryn Mawr, PA - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Ted Grant Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 7:06 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica: A new M lens? Look nobody needs a new lens, period! ......... Why? Because no matter what lenses some folks have already, they haven't got a clue how to use them properly and make the most of them! Besides whatever it is it'll cost a ton and the next set of postings when it's revealed will be whining, complaining, bitching etc. etc. etc. about the cost and any number of non-essential things. :-) Hey come on, I've been around here a good many years and understand the "LUG whine factor" ;-) Although a lot of you guys are very good at the whine/bitch stuff, I have to commend you as some of you are the best I've ever seen! ;-) The best thing they could do is...... drop the prices, "BIG TIME!" on everything then a pile of people would buy all kinds of things..... maybe? Even if they didn't have a clue how to use it, they'd buy it because it's cheaper! ;-) ted - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html