Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/24

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Subject: [Leica] Leica Noctilux 50mm f/1.0
From: bladman99 at yahoo.ca (Dan C)
Date: Wed Nov 24 10:23:18 2004
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When someone asks you if a lens is worth $1500, what he wants to know is
"is the market value of the lens $1500?".  If you told him, "if you pay
$1500 for it, then that is what it is worth"; you are being disingenuous at
best, especially if similar lenses are selling for $1,250.

-dan c.




At 10:03 AM 24-11-04 -0800, Frank Filippone wrote:
>What a specific item is worth is the agreed upon price between the buyer and
>the seller.  Period.  There are no other variables.
>
>What the market price is, is a different question and a different answer.
>That one uses the word.. depends...
>
>Some products are sold below market price, and others are sold above market
>price.  All products are sold at what the buyer and seller agree the product
>is worth.  Otherwise there would be no sale.
>
>Frank Filippone
>red735i@earthlink.net
>
>
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Replies: Reply from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] Leica Noctilux 50mm f/1.0)
Reply from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Leica Noctilux 50mm f/1.0)
In reply to: Message from bladman99 at yahoo.ca (Dan C) ([Leica] Leica Noctilux 50mm f/1.0)
Message from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] Leica Noctilux 50mm f/1.0)