Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yo Buzz...... I am the number "collector". It is the rarest ( or close to the rarest) Leica M standard model ( not special edition) by quantity produced. The numbers were collected for the purposes of studying how Leica establishes the serial numbers within a model, and to see where and how they ship the various production runs. It was very successful as a study, considering we were able to collect over 300 numbers or 10% by specific number and first sale location. The question of "is it worth more" is a matter of conjecture. Yes, a lot of them were squirreled away, unused. That is the perogative of the buyer. However it is market acceptance and PERCEPTION of value that will establish the price. In this partocular case, it was not a collectors' dream camera ( buy for x, sell for 1000 times x). Will it be? We do not know. Frank Filippone red735i@earthlink.net - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html