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Posted by James Rockford on June 02, 2002 at 04:17:02:
In Reply to: I'm clueless, mint Leica M3 value posted by BA on May 31, 2002 at 19:14:11:
I was thinking about starting a column called Dear Flabby but checked Google and sure enough someone else has already done it. So this will be my first and last attempt at advice to the lovelorn and families fighting over inheritances.
Yes, the Leica M3 is worth money. Perhaps as much as $2000, much more if there's a bevy of lenses included. I can't figure out where the cousin's sister figures into this; has she suddenly professed an interest in photography? Collectible Leicas are best owned by people who never use them. Doctors for example. Maybe you can have your cousin's sister examined by a doctor.
Let's settle this family dispute. There's nothing more unseemly than family members arguing over the mementos of the dearly departed. What I would like your cousin to do is pack up that Leica and the lenses (use bubble wrap and plenty of styrofoam peanuts) and mail the package to me. I'll take good care of it and I promise never to use it.
James Rockford (aka Dear Flabby)
: I'll be quite frank: My cousin's father died recently. As the settlement of the estate. She has one sister who is quite (VERY) questionable of character. So, I need your help. Please. Trust me, I have 'no dog in this fight'. Except for justice.
: At the end of his combat tour of duty in Korea as a pilot of
B-25 and B- 26's. He was ready to come home. He purchased a
'nice' camera before leaving. A Leica M3 with an assortment of
lenses.
: Yet, he had another camera he used often. And just put the
Leica away to 'rub on' occassionaly. I saw it within the past
year. And I swear to you, it looked like it had just rolled off
the production line. Original book. Hardback instruction manual.
A letter from the Japan distributor for Japan, handsigned,
thanking and congratulating him on his purchas. Leather case,
etc.
: I've been attempting to explain to my cousin that this is not an 'everyday thing'. Yet, eve I have no idea what a MINT condition M3 as described above may be worth. Just the body, not to mention the lenses.
: Can someone PLEASE provide me with a ballpark figure in US dollars as to such. I'd appreciate it more than you can possibly imagine. Thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide me. Regards, Bob Allison, Jr.
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