[Leica] Bogus M2-R Auction

[Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie)]

There were, I believe 3 classic camera shops in Pied Bull yard. One  
is Jessops Classics, a branch of the UKs biggest camera retailer. My  
experience of them is that their prices are high for the condition  
which is generously described. I have never seen anything in there  
worth the asking price. The second went bust over 5 years ago. They  
had really interesting stock and some real jems but were unable to  
make a business of it. The other was Classic Camera, the first time I  
went there it was Leica and Minox only and they had the best stock of  
new Leica I had ever seen and some lovely old items conservatively  
described and fairly priced. I haven't bought anything there this  
century :-) until I ordered a tri-elmar from them yesterday. Perhaps  
the business has changed hands.
Frank


On 20 Feb, 2006, at 23:05, Douglas Sharp wrote:

> Is this the shop in Pied Bull Yard? If so - a few years ago there  
> was a lot of rather heated discussion in the German photo press  
> about how serious this company was. Many wrote warnings against  
> having any dealings with them - I don't know whether these were  
> just isolated complaints (mostly about price and higher quality  
> ratings than deserved)  . The magazine didn't recommend the shop in  
> their article about photo shops in London.
> Douglas