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Subject: [Leica] will you ever buy another leica body?
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Fri Sep 26 00:41:05 2008
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Vick,
strange, the special edition R7 "Partner-Aktion Deutschland 1996" is 
seldom more expensive than a "normal" R7 in s/h stores in Germany, 
although only 500 were built (the M6 with the same badging is more of a 
collectors' piece and commands higher prices).

Any explanation?

Cheers
Douglas



Vick Ko wrote:
> It's that Leica "special" thing.
>
> Back in the "good old days", any special unit would be worth more than 
> the "standard production" units.  eg. military units, factory units, 
> prototypes, etc.
>
> These days, well, who knows.   Collectors are thinning out.  New 
> collectors aren't coming on board.  So, a "school unit" might not be 
> any more desirable than standard production.
>
> ....Vick
>
>
>
> Jerry Lehrer wrote:
>> Vick,
>>
>> I know that it was used in the Leica School program.  WTH should it 
>> be worth more? Or are you John McBush in
>> disguise?
>>
>> Jerry
>>
>
>
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