Leica M7 Soft Release Button & Lapel Pin in Ebay

[nom]

Hello friends,

 

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There is an auction at Ebay for a new "Leica M7 Soft Release Button & Lapel Pin". The seller says that Leica only made a limited quantity for the PMA show and won't be producing more. (?)

 

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Even so, can you please explain to me why this item is currently at $185 (!!!) (and God knows how high it can go during the remaining +2 days of the auction)?

 

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I was the first one that bid on this item for $20 but I never imagined that it could sell for more than $50 (and I will NOT bid any more than $20 of course!)

 

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The Ebay auction number is 1336752690

 

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Jordan.

[duncan_mcmorrin2]

Beats me!!

 

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-Duncan

 

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http://www.leica-gallery.net/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MUGers

[lucien1]

Jordan,

 

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This was discussed on <a

href="http://greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=008DfQ">

the following page</a> with pictures.

 

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As far as I know, that lapel is available via the Leica distributors.

 

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That's how I have received mine.

[schopke]

The current bid is $195.00 at 3/7/02 2:51 PM MST (MOUNTAIN STANDARD

TIME HERE IN UTAH)

[giles_poilu]

With 17 hours to go it's on...<p><a

href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?

MfcISAPICommand=ViewItem&item=1336752690">$330!!!</a>

[lucien1]

Ater all, it's seems that the lapel pin was made for the PMA show.

[eliot]

It seems my guess that the M7 soft release would sell for $ 50 was a

little off. At $ 330, I hope the new owner enjoys it. This could

finance a significant part of the difference in price between an

M6TTL and an M7!