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Subject: Re: [Leica] A little Birdie
From: "Doug Lee" <drlee9@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 12:51:35 -0500
References: <MBBBJHIBKCKEAEOKKBPOKEGDCPAA.bdcolen@earthlink.net>

So, B.D. , going to drop the price on your M6 to keep it inline? (-;

Douglas Richard Lee
Cinnaminson, NJ

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From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 11:56 AM
Subject: RE: [Leica] A little Birdie


> Well, it sure doesn't do much for those hoping to see their M6s retain
some
> resale value - but it tells you what the margin must be like on this
> equipment....BTW - what do the new and old Euro prices translate to in $$?
>
> B. D.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Logan
> Reinwood
> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 11:44 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: RE: [Leica] A little Birdie
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
> >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> >Subject: RE: [Leica] A little Birdie
> >Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 10:52:06 -0500
> >
> >Doesn't really sound strange at all - By dropping the price on the M6
Leica
> >should be able to move more M6s than it was - and the camera was doing
> >pretty well already - and won't hurt the M7 business as people who want
the
> >M7 WANT the M7 and will continue to want it even if the M6 price has
> >dropped. The question, of course, is how many people will want the M7
after
> >the initial rush.
> >
>
> I agree with you but what was strange for me is that the dropping of 30%!
> which seems to be too much to remain in the catalog at that price
> (for the leica business point-of-view).
>
> logan
>
>
>
> >B. D.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> >[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Logan
> >Reinwood
> >Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 10:42 AM
> >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> >Subject: Re: [Leica] A little Birdie
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch>
> > >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > >Subject: Re: [Leica] A little Birdie
> > >Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 16:17:19 +0100
> > >
> > >As seems to be the case...several Swiss shops have cut the prices on
both
> > >M6 and
> > >R8 by 500 CHF.
> >
> >I saw this morning advertisment for brand new M6  TTL for around 2000
Euro
> >instead of 3000(and also old version but neww tri-elmar for 2000 Euros)
> >
> >If the M6 will remain in the catalog, what will be the official price,
500
> >1000 Euros less than today, sounds strange.
> >
> >logan.
> >
> >
> > >
> > >Nathan
> > >
> > >Pascal wrote:
> > >
> > > > It would be more sense if discounts were given on anything but the
new
> > >M7...
> > > > I don't think the M7 needs discounts at this stage...
> > > >
> > > > Pascal
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