> > A friend has come across her father's old Leica as she clears out her > parents' > > house. From the serial number it is a 3a from 1936-ish. Working > condition is > > unknown; cosmetically it should clean up pretty well, judging from > the iPhone > > pix. There are 3 lenses, a 28mm Hektor, a 35mm Elmar, and a 135mm > Hektor. > > > > How much are these likely to be worth, and apart from Fleabay what is > the best > > way for her to sell them? > > A lot depends on whether or not they are in working condition, so she > really needs to have somebody with Leica experience take a look at > them. If by chance they are near-mint then their value to a collector > could be much greater than if they are clean users. > > If they are in good cosmetic and working condition (clean users), I'd > estimate $250-300 for the IIIa body. I don't have a good feel for the > two wide angle lenses but the Hektor 135 is probably worth $100-150. > If pressed I'd guess that the two wides are worth a bit more than that. > > If you don't use FleaBay I'd suggest listing them at > RangefinderForum.com and GetDPI.com, as many Leicaphiles hang out > there.
The Classic Camera here in London usually has a good selection on their website which should give you some idea of the retail value of the cameras - minus about 10% or so for VAT would give you some idea of the US price - they sell a lot abroad, so the prices are sort of international, depending of FX rates. <http://www.theclassiccamera.com/category_USED_LEICA_SCREW_SYSTEM_LEICA_SCRE W_CAMERAS_1.htm> I've just looked at the site, and it's showing no stock at all, not even new, so I'm guessing that their database server is down. Red Dot, also in London, has a small selection of screwy stuff: <http://www.reddotcameras.co.uk/index.php?infoBox=1&cPath=47&osCsid=7nqrec2k g6on13le2ri30qegi5#menu> Both shops are very friendly and nice to deal with. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
