Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Vick, You might get the M8 prices by then, but I seriously doubt that you will get the stock market prices. Cheers Jayanand On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 9:38 PM, Vick Ko <vick.ko@sympatico.ca> wrote: > Yes, $3500 units aren't selling, even from reputable vendors and with > warranties. > > Street price for private sales appears to be $3200. > > You know, I'm kind of thinking / predicting / hoping: > > - there will be warrantied M8's for sale at $2750 at Dec 2008/ Jan 2009, > from reputable dealers > - there'll be $2000 / $2500 M8's selling without warranty at that time > - the stock markets will recover to levels equivalent to a couple years > ago, by then too > > Maybe by Q1-2009, I'll be back into an M8. > That's why I'm not buying back into an RD1 for now. I'll shoot film this > fall/winter, and watch the continuing plummet of M8 prices, then buy back > in > when they reach "RD1" prices. > > ...Vick > > > > > > Frank Filippone wrote: > >> Currently running at less than $3500 ( not selling at all at $3500) , a >> used M8 will get close to the mark you want as soon as the M8.2 starts >> shipping. >> >> The effect of chasing technology, don't you love it? >> >> Frank Filippone >> red735i@earthlink.net >> >> >> And no interest in M8's over $2000 >> >> Vick >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >