Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have 2 months :-)! Yes, idle chitchat of no significance :-) Shooting is more important :-) On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 1:59 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>wrote: > Richard, I've not followed any used sales. But USD6700 is only, what 4% > discount on the Popflash price new (if they had any)? (disregarding > whatever > tax effects there are on those figures). Personally I would never purchase > a > used item over a new one for that sort of discount. Now a used M8 can > certainly be a (relative) bargain. Actually I sold mine through my dealer > for a very good price (for the buyer). It turned up interstate a couple of > weeks later and re-sold with another 25% on my dealers selling price. > That's > local market variations for you. > > For sure M9 used prices will decline at some point. I don't think that you > have proved your prediction though. Not to worry. Enjoy. > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > NO ARCHIVE > > > On 22 August 2010 18:35, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote: > > > I think generally the used prices for mint M9s have settled to ~$6700 > > level. > > Anyway, my point is really simply that for the M9, there will be buyer's > > remorse, due to its cost. > > > > The situation is a bit different from d3X and the IDsMkXXX, I think, > > because > > most of the buyers for those cameras are working pro. OTOH, most > purchasers > > of the M9 are enthusiastic amateurs, and the M9 is attracting a lot of > > attention from non-RF users. Some of those will bolt - there is a reason > > why > > SLR dethroned the RF back many years ago! > > > > Of course you know that I am a M9 lover, but I am just saying general > > market > > wise, the M9 will saturate its own market. If not this year, then may be > in > > 2-3 years. When Leica releases the M10, then there will be another round > of > > the upgrade cycle... > > > > On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 1:05 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com > > >wrote: > > > > > Richard, Not sure what you are trying to say here? > > > I don't think that one listing establishes much of a trend ;-). I had a > > > read > > > in any case and the seller is the second owner, whatever claims may be > > made > > > regarding warranty, it is a used camera with no receipts and is a > private > > > sale with unknown buyer protection and not from a dealer. > > > > > > Some customers for new stock at least are still waiting in various > places > > > and for varying times. They may disagree with you that supply has > caught > > up > > > with demand! > > > > > > Cheers > > > Geoff > > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > > > NO ARCHIVE > > > > > > > > > On 22 August 2010 17:35, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Earlier this year I said by Oct, there will be used M9 selling for > > ~$6000 > > > > and people were skeptical. > > > > > > > > Well, this is August and this LNIB M9 is $6400: > > > > http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18756 > > > > > > > > > > > > As I said before, the M9 is a great camera, but with the price, there > > > will > > > > be buyer's remorse, and people will sell them at a discount, now that > > the > > > > supply has finally caught up with demand. > > > > > > > > If I am a working pro, I will snap this up in a hurry.... > > > > -- > > > > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> > > > > // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> > > > > // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> > > > > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all > > > previous > > > > replies in your msgs. ] > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> > > // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> > > // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> > > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all > previous > > replies in your msgs. ] > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous replies in your msgs. ]