Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/30

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Leica value
From: lrzeitlin at optonline.net (Lawrence Zeitlin)
Date: Thu Aug 30 19:15:53 2007
References: <200708302250.l7UMn80s070193@server1.waverley.reid.org>

On Aug 30, 2007, at 6:50 PM, Sonny wrote:

> Well, it depends on a lot of things.  There is a certain myth about  
> Leicas
> holding value.  True, they  hold more value than many othrer  
> brands, but
> that Leica that someone bought for $325 in 1973 (was that the new  
> price?)
> would have to bring nearly $1600 in today's dollars to actually retain
> value.


When Leica was first marketed in 1926 it cost a month's wages for the  
average worker. It still costs a month's wages for the average  
worker. Some things never change.

Larry Z



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