Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/01

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Subject: [Leica] Selling a used Leica M8: Difficult after Leica announcing the expiry of the M8/M8.2 generation?
From: richard.lists at gmail.com (Richard Man)
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 14:25:45 -0700
References: <06A29C5DE3ED4B6287B8B2C14531000E@firmanavd1uc83>

I don't know about the Nordic region per se, but certainly there is
always an initial gush of people trying to unload their "old" gear,
some to fund the new gear (M9), and some to "get rid of it" while they
still can.

No one can know in the future whether the current prices will
stabilize or get worse. Certainly, with all things electronics, the
chance of it continue to drop is greater.

A cursory look indicates that people are asking anywhere from $2200 -
$2800 for an M8, $2800-$3200 for an M8.u, and $2800-$4000 for an M8.2.
Whether they are getting that, I don't know. Your mileage may vary.

Good luck.

On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 12:46 PM, Finn Trosby <ftros at online.no> wrote:
> Dear Leica Users Group,
>
> I would appreciate some advices or comments on the following: how much
> do you assess the second hand value of a nicely kept M8 have dropped
> after Leica announced that i) the M8/M8.2 has been removed from the
> sales programme, ii) that no further upgrades will be offered and iii)
> that no other M-model based on small sensor size will be put on the
> market?
>
> Where does one find the best second hand market for Leica's in the
> nordic region?
>


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Replies: Reply from imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] Selling a used Leica M8: Difficult after Leica announcing the expiry of the M8/M8.2 generation?)
In reply to: Message from ftros at online.no (Finn Trosby) ([Leica] Selling a used Leica M8: Difficult after Leica announcing the expiry of the M8/M8.2 generation?)