Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/30

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Leica value
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Thu Aug 30 19:37:32 2007
References: <200708302250.l7UMn80s070193@server1.waverley.reid.org> <36DFA79B-2962-4A91-A91D-1539ED5351DA@optonline.net>

On Aug 30, 2007, at 7:15 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote:

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> On Aug 30, 2007, at 6:50 PM, Sonny wrote:
>
>> Well, it depends on a lot of things.  There is a certain myth  
>> about Leicas
>> holding value.  True, they  hold more value than many othrer  
>> brands, but
>> that Leica that someone bought for $325 in 1973 (was that the new  
>> price?)
>> would have to bring nearly $1600 in today's dollars to actually  
>> retain
>> value.
>
>
> When Leica was first marketed in 1926 it cost a month's wages for  
> the average worker. It still costs a month's wages for the average  
> worker. Some things never change.

true Larry,

please,  just keep firing away and showing us those fantastic images...


Steve





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In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at optonline.net (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] Re: Leica value)