[Leica] Ebay IIIg is IIIa (Elshaw etal)

[MGMcGough@aol.com]

   Gary - Remember that the camera is in Costa Rica & the store owner did
   properly call the Leica a "G" camera but he used the European designation
   for a Mod IIIa (made from 1935 to 1948).  This incident is not necessarily 
a
   scam to deceive but just shows how carefully one must read the fine print -
   A Mod "F" camera is actually a III & a Mod "A" is called Mod I.

   One of the biggest of the so called "Leica Scams" on eBay is the offering
   of the many Russian made esoteric "fantasy" pieces - and the new crop
   to hit the scene are extremely well made, probably in Poland but never
   saw the inside of a Leitz factory.

   A very well known LHSA member & Leica dealer runs an excellent 5 page
   illustrated eBay ad showing photos of the many fakes on eBay - but calling
   a IIIa a IIIg could be an innocent mistake, so again "Caveat Emptor"

   Mary Grace (de Milo)

    gary.elshaw@vuw.ac.nz writes:
> 
>  I managed to buy a IIIG this morning on ebay. The truly funny thing is i'd
>  never been to ebay before, until the LUG discussion last week where people
>  discussed how bad it is! The bad news is, I think the camera i bought is
>  possibly fictitious. I've notified the ebay security department about the
>  seller, and i'm hoping they may get some answers/assurances before me.
>