Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I bought my second m6 a few months ago for EUR 950,- But I haven't seen them that cheap anymore. Best regards, Michiel Fokkema Rei Shinozuka wrote: > yesterday i dropped in bergen county camera (www.bergencountycamera.com) > and i saw they had something like 9 M's (mostly M6's, there was > an M3 and an M2, and an M6J and M6 classic titanium an > M6 classic 0.85 in the box in mint condition, and two m7's. > i had never seen so many used M bodies there. The cheapest m6 was about > $1,100 and looked (though the glass case) to be in nice shape. > > -rei > > > On Sat, Sep 06, 2003 at 06:46:14PM -0700, Jerry Lehrer wrote: > >>Jim >> >>The local Leica dealers have lots of M6's from people who >>want M7's and/ or MP's. I wish they had a chrome M6, but >>they are all black. The LA dealers have chrome ones, but I >>won't drive up to see them. >> >>Jerry >> >>Jim Shulman wrote: >> >> >>>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 > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html