eleven24 Posted May 4 Author Share #21 Posted May 4 Advertisement (gone after registration) 25 minutes ago, lykaman said: Great purchase, if you use it and it gets damaged that’s going to be a big Ouch’ It’s a digital camera, Leica found another way to move a few more cameras, the technology will like all digital cameras be old within 5 years.. Leave it sealed and on the shelf, revalue it every 10 years.. Your estate may well benefit in 30-40years.. 🍷 I've told my kids that if anything happens to me forget everything in the house and go directly to the cameras. If any of you dare to bring them to a thrift store I will come back and haunt you. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pedaes Posted May 4 Share #22 Posted May 4 (edited) 18 minutes ago, pgh said: a digital anything ever is not an investment Early Apple Macintoch's fetch good money Edited May 4 by pedaes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lykaman Posted May 4 Share #23 Posted May 4 At 83 years of age, I decided that my accumulation of cameras, watches and other artifacts (gold pens etc) are going to be a real headache for those left behind.. So I’m selling my collections.. Gold bars will benefit All after I depart this earth..🍷 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lykaman Posted May 4 Share #24 Posted May 4 2 minutes ago, pedaes said: Early Apple Mac's fetch good money Because so many have Not survived.. 🍷 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedaes Posted May 4 Share #25 Posted May 4 (edited) 3 minutes ago, lykaman said: Because so many have Not survived.. 🍷 So I will look after my pristine M9☺️ Edited May 4 by pedaes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lykaman Posted May 4 Share #26 Posted May 4 (edited) 16 minutes ago, pedaes said: So I will look after my pristine M9☺️ It’s yours, so why not!.. I read somewhere, that love for the Leica M9 is purely by the diminishing ownership.. 🍻 Edited May 4 by lykaman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeleElmar135mm Posted May 4 Share #27 Posted May 4 Advertisement (gone after registration) Isn't this the Schrödingers cat problem? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lykaman Posted May 4 Share #28 Posted May 4 5 minutes ago, TeleElmar135mm said: Isn't this the Schrödingers cat problem? It may well be 😎 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeleElmar135mm Posted May 4 Share #29 Posted May 4 vor 17 Minuten schrieb Al Brown: It is and it isn't 😁 let's Alf decide Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Ardinger Posted May 4 Share #30 Posted May 4 1 hour ago, TeleElmar135mm said: Isn't this the Schrödingers cat problem? Almost, The M11 in the box will be one that works perfectly or one that will not. Right now it is both. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Ardinger Posted May 4 Share #31 Posted May 4 2 hours ago, pedaes said: Early Apple Macintoch's fetch good money My unboxed 1987 dual floppy Macintosh SE bought in 1987 for about $2,500 new (in 1987 dollars) is now worth about $250 (in 2025 dollars) according to the auction site. It works and at least it still looks good on the shelf. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lykaman Posted May 4 Share #32 Posted May 4 Buy all the cameras, accessories, computers and add ons, watches and glittering artifacts you like, but the best investment is in bricks n mortar. 😎🍷 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwimac Posted May 4 Share #33 Posted May 4 I’m assuming that all 100 are now sold? Did you have to be physically present to get one, or could you have just ordered it if you lived in, say, Singapore? Since you already have one, I think I’d leave your special one unopened just for a few months and then put it up for sale at a premium. Depending on the answers to the two questions in the first paragraph, there may well be a pool of buyers who wanted it but couldn’t get one or couldn’t go to NYC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tseg Posted May 4 Share #34 Posted May 4 Congrats on the purchase and get whatever enjoyment you can from it, whether using it or looking at the box on a shelf... or pulling the box out of a safe a couple times a year. I "collected" watches for some time, but ultimately used them all. So they will not be worth as much when the kids hock them after I'm gone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crem Posted May 5 Share #35 Posted May 5 7 hours ago, Al Brown said: Digital Leica camera body is not an investment. Someone had to say it. word for word I was going to post this… you beat me to it. I’d say it’s more like gambling with depreciation… not appreciation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
costa43 Posted May 5 Share #36 Posted May 5 I was also about to write this. I do not think a digital M will appreciate much in the mid term to long term. An opportunity to sell for a gain will likely come early. Then as newer models are released, this will lose value although still sell for more than the standard black paint model of the M11. I say use the thing and invest the 10k elsewhere. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nthomas Posted May 5 Share #37 Posted May 5 As talking about the investment, which kind of special edition holds more price? Black paint or safari? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted May 5 Share #38 Posted May 5 20 minutes ago, nthomas said: As talking about the investment, which kind of special edition holds more price? Black paint or safari? Film 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
T25UFO Posted May 5 Share #39 Posted May 5 (edited) 1 hour ago, nthomas said: As talking about the investment, which kind of special edition holds more price? Black paint or safari? Answer: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited May 5 by T25UFO Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/420987-m11-new-york-usa-edition-use-or-keep-sealed/?do=findComment&comment=5796952'>More sharing options...
pippy Posted May 5 Share #40 Posted May 5 2 hours ago, nthomas said: As talking about the investment, which kind of special edition holds more price? Black paint or safari? Much depends on how many cameras were manufactured rather than just which colour they were painted. As Al Brown says here... 1 hour ago, Al Brown said: Old black paints up to M4 and some LHSA and other precious M6s. All film cameras... ...Black-Paint models made in relatively small batches will always be popular and tend to do well over time. This one - sold at auction around 18 months ago - is a pretty good example in that it realised over twice the upper sales-estimate; Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip. 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/420987-m11-new-york-usa-edition-use-or-keep-sealed/?do=findComment&comment=5796958'>More sharing options...
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