Rick Womer wrote on Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:23:37 -0800 > 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. Regards, Jim ***** Jim King jamesk8...@mac.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
