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        "name": "Leica",
        "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/l/leica/"
    },
    "answer": "The Leica M2 typically sells for £750 (median of 209 recorded sales, 1998–2026; solid evidence, wide spread, version mix).",
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        "grade": "solid",
        "grade_label": "Solid",
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            "wide_spread",
            "version_mix"
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            500,
            1600
        ],
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            "1998-01-29",
            "2026-08-02"
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        },
        "basis": "Auction hammer prices with the buyer’s premium removed; eBay as sold"
    },
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        {
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            "date": "2026-06-13",
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            "id": 76332,
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            "lot": "A02816"
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            "id": 76208,
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            "currency": "EUR",
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            "basis": "hammer",
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            "version_status": "matched",
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    "sales_ledger": "https://www.cameraworth.com/l/leica/m2/sales/",
    "citation": "“Leica M2: typical sale price £750, the median of 209 recorded sales, 1998–2026, middle half £500–£1,600 (Solid, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/l/leica/m2/",
    "method": {
        "version": 1,
        "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/methodology/"
    },
    "computed_at": "2026-10-08 00:10:00.968880",
    "attribution": "Data from cameraworth.com — a public register of what cameras and lenses actually sold for. Cite the page URL and the retrieval date; see /methodology/ for how each figure is made."
}