M6 Prices and Values?

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I bought a minty M6 in 2017 for about US$1300.  Seemed like a good price at the time, and looks even better today.

Now, I'm looking at a second minty M6 and the seller is asking US$2300.  A guess that's the current market?

This has me wondering if the price run-up has been Covid related, and whether values will drop in the used market after Covid, or, if the prices will continue to escalate?

Please check your crystal ball and let me know what you think?

Edited April 14, 2021 by Danner

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[a.noctilux]

I see in my cristal ball :

- if Leica Camera release the new M at 3,500 €/USD, the price of old sh M6/MP/Mx would be

 a - likely stable if the rising price (MP only) doesn't reach the new M price

 b - M6 would gain less interest, so price will decrease

 c - older M would be stable as usual, or a bit increasing

 

- if Leica Camera do not offer new less expensive M , well we will know in some months

 while waiting, the sh M market will somewhat rising while people "gain" more money

[Danner]

Thanks for your thoughts.  Is there really any chance of the new, lower cost, M?  Doesn't seem very likely to me...

[logan2z]

Given what I've seen lately, $2300 is cheap for a mint M6.  Most I've seen have been over $3K.  

[plaidshirts]

1 hour ago, Danner said:

I bought a minty M6 in 2017 for about US$1300.  Seemed like a good price at the time, and looks even better today.

Now, I'm looking at a second minty M6 and the seller is asking US$2300.  A guess that's the current market?

This has me wondering if the price run-up has been Covid related, and whether values will drop in the used market after Covid, or, if the prices will continue to escalate?

Please check your crystal ball and let me know what you think?

I also got one for $1300 in 2017 - a .85 M6ttl with an MP viewfinder upgrade at that. I've seen a big increase in m6 for sale recently which seems to have stabilized or even pushed down prices ever so slightly.

Like anything else, I think it'll just depend on supply and demand - dependent on popularity of film in general more so than anything else.

Edited April 14, 2021 by plaidshirts

[Danner]

Whelp, the deal is done, looking forward to a second body with one black and one chrome 🙂

I'm thinking 100 ISO in the chrome body and 400 ISO in the black body.

[plaidshirts]

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3 hours ago, Danner said:

Whelp, the deal is done, looking forward to a second body with one black and one chrome 🙂

I'm thinking 100 ISO in the chrome body and 400 ISO in the black body.

Sounds like a good plan. I like to go one b+w and the other color neg or slide. 
Most importantly, have fun!

[BradS]

On 4/14/2021 at 10:57 AM, Danner said:

Whelp, the deal is done, looking forward to a second body with one black and one chrome 🙂

I'm thinking 100 ISO in the chrome body and 400 ISO in the black body.

...or, black & white film in the black body and color in the chrome body.

Edited April 15, 2021 by BradS
fix typos.

[earleygallery]

59 minutes ago, BradS said:

...or, black & white film in the black body and color in the chrome body.

Or black and white in the 'MonoCHROM' body and colour in the black.

[BradS]

23 hours ago, earleygallery said:

Or black and white in the 'MonoCHROM' body and colour in the black.

 

...or black in white in the black body and chromes in the chrome body.

...or load the same film in both bodies and mount a 28mm lens on one body and a 50mm lens on the other

[Danner]

I've already got a v5 50 'cron on the black body, and thinking the new chrome body will get my near-mint 1953 Summitar, for the full vintage experience :-)

 

BTW, I have been watching a lot of M6 buy/sell transactions lately, and US$2300 seems to be the approximate going-rate.

[Danner]

On 4/14/2021 at 9:08 AM, plaidshirts said:

I also got one for $1300 in 2017 - a .85 M6ttl with an MP viewfinder upgrade at that. I've seen a big increase in m6 for sale recently which seems to have stabilized or even pushed down prices ever so slightly.

Like anything else, I think it'll just depend on supply and demand - dependent on popularity of film in general more so than anything else.

@plaidshits BTW, the .85 TTLs are going for quite a bit more then the M6 classics.  Same for the 0.58 version.

[leicazz]

Every time there is a YouTube video about Leica m6, the price will increase.Every time there is a YouTube video about Leica m6, the price will increase.