Re: [Leica] "a la carte" & "certified pre-owned"

[rangefinder at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig)]

>>That would cannibalize their new-camera business.
>
>Didier, how would they cannibalize their new-camera business if the resale 
>price were, asy, 2/3 of new price? No, I rather think they would bring in 
>more new Leica users.

Seth,
Because many Leica aficionado would buy certified preowned's instead of new 
ones, thats my guess. But 2/3 price of a new one would be too much to 
attract many new customers, especially in these days, where, for instance, 
more and more prictures at our list's gallery are shot with R-D1's or 
20d's; and when the CV Bessa's are getting better and better and even Zeiss 
Ikon comes up with a new film RF camera.

Consider me as a new customer (one year and a half ago). I was offered a M6 
with a damaged shutter for $220 - I asked around for the repair costs and 
finally had a M6 for significantly less than $1k. Two thirds of the price 
of a new one? Never! Would have bought a Bessa R2 instead, not a Leica.

No, Leica needs new products such as a convincing digital M to survive. The 
preowned filmcamera business would give peanuts only.

Didier