dennis lee Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 <p>Just for the goof I went to KEH and plugged in all my Leica M gear to see where the value lies in relation to getting a new M9.<br> Including four bodies and four lenses I still come up $2,229 short for buying a new M9 body...<br> Boy, I really want a FF M9 but $7K is something real serious to think about. Maybe I should pay off my boat instead!</p> <p> </p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les_lammers Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 <p>I listed a 57 y.o. kidney on the auction site. :-)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas_sullivan Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 <p>selling to KEH is a last ditch choice, and usually only if you want to unload everything all at once.....you BUY from KEH...........and sell elsewhere. How do you think they stay in business..........buy low, sell average......and of course a very conservative rating system.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis lee Posted September 12, 2009 Author Share Posted September 12, 2009 <p>Funny Les! Yeah I get that Thomas, just goofing around ya know.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les_lammers Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 <p>Dennis,<br />Check the completed auctions in a week or so. Any ideas on how to ship it?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis lee Posted September 12, 2009 Author Share Posted September 12, 2009 <p>Why not deliver it in person? Make it a little mini VaCa and maybe make some pictures too!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas_sullivan Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 <p>yeah....i figured ya did.....and no haggling with them either.......that's half the fun of selling/buying something....lol</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter Schaefer Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 <p>Wanted to trade in my Leica R cameras at the local dealer - they weren't interested at all. They also sit like bricks on ebay - guess one can only give them away for free nowadays.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicaglow Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 <p>Dennis, it looks as though you just got it "broken in". Why would you trade it?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas_sullivan Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 <p>this is actually a good topic. i have sold some of my film stuff. stuff i actually didn't use. a lot of 35mm slr stuff. but I tend to keep all the medium format film stuff, and a few 35mm cams that I am endeared to. You really aren't going to get a lot of money for the stuff, so if it can best 35mm dslr or it's someting you just like shooting with.....i'd just keep it.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossb Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 <p>You could call/email Camera West, Monterey Ca. They have a very large Leica selection and buy used. They also are asking $6995.00 for the M9. Monterey is a wealthy town and Camera West will sell M9's like hotcakes for the first few months so you would have to get on the waiting list. There will be a lot of M8's being traded in if a person wanted a old timer camera. Odd thing to say but that is the way it is with digital. New this year and a cast off next year. They probably have several hundred thousand in Leica camera's on the shelf. Just waiting for some guy with dilated pupils to snap one up.</p> <p><a href="http://www.camerawest.com/">http://www.camerawest.com/</a></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bms Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 <p>LOL, KEH would give me ~ $1400 for a minimally used M8.... right..... I think I'll hang onto it.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_hosking Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 <p>It's annoying when people complain about their film camera's loosing value when they want to trade it for a digi.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis lee Posted September 13, 2009 Author Share Posted September 13, 2009 <p>Ha, very funny Michael, check out this bokeh!</p> <div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis lee Posted September 13, 2009 Author Share Posted September 13, 2009 <p>The fact of the matter is, I don't think I can bring myself to sell any of my old Leica gear. Maybe a mint M6 which never really got used. Not a lot of relationship there... </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis lee Posted September 13, 2009 Author Share Posted September 13, 2009 <p>Meant to mention in the last post that six inches to the right would have dropped that beautiful 21 through this crack and not onto the I-beam it so thankfully landed on. Too bad it was an original vintage chrome filter... I did keep the broken filter for 'special effects.' The good news is that this fall meant a trip to the shop, calibration and replacement of the missing registration pin for the lens shade. Happy again.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkka Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 <p>You should sell your equipment to somebody who wants it. KEH, and other camera shops, do not want it. They try to sell it as soon as they get it. You always get a better price from somebody who really wants to buy it.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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