Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica prices
From: Bill Carson <poppie@fidalgo.net>
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 15:09:25 -0800

HI Art:  Please tell me, why would you want to buy a Leica lens that is
pre-owned?  If you want a bargain on a Silver M6 I have one that is
brand new, never used, NOT pre-owned, box never opened.  3 Year Domestic
warranty.  Interested?  Bill Carson

Arthur Leyenberger wrote:

> Being fairly new to all things Leica and preparing to
> purchase an M6 HiMag TTL body in the near future, in
> seems that "price fixing" is the rule. Regardless of
> whether I buy from an established Shutterbug vendor
> such as B&H or Tamarkin? or from my local camera
> store, I'm going to pay the same amount.
>
> Why is this the case? I assume Leica prohibits dealers
> from discounting. True? I've asked two different
> camera dealers if they would "do something for me" if
> I bought a lens with the body. The anser: no, we don't
> do that.
>
> It appears that my only options are to buy grey or buy
> w/o Passport warranty but dealer warranty (save maybe
> $200). Am I missing something here?
> Is passport worth the $200 or so?
>
> I have already taken the advice I've seen here to buy
> Leica lenses pre-owned.
>
> .....Art
>
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