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12 May 2022, 04:13 AM | #121 |
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The prices have gone straight up, just like the rate of inflation. Inflation is a reflection of prices going up.
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Er, yes, but when governments calculate inflation, they do not include Rolex watches in their "basket of goods", at least in the UK. It's everyday things like food. The luxury market doesn't correlate at all with potatoes.
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I remember the good ole days when we went to grey dealers and got a discount on a watch. With exception of watches like the SS Daytona.
Now the grey market is gouging us, they want prices well over msrp. I have no problem with the grays or anyone making a profit, but i am not a buyer at multiples over msrp. Anyone who does, well that is their prerogative , it is their money and can spend as they wish. Just not me. |
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The joy about the watch world though is there’s plenty of brands to enjoy. Everyone has a choice what to do with their money. Personally if I can buy at MSRP then great, if I’m spending double MSRP then I’m looking at JLC, GO, VC, Lange, Moser. |
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The market is crashing with speculators now not wanting to purchase what is offered from AD's as there is no money in it.
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12 May 2022, 07:17 AM | #127 |
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Luxury items historically have been priced even higher than inflation rates, but do follow the curve even so. I am not saying Rolex is going out of business, but inflation rates have just seen a very small drop and so have the Rolex aftermarket prices. Let’s watch and see.
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Maybe you worded it wrong but that doesn't make sense to me. The current "crash" still leaves more profit for a grey 5 minutes out the door from an AD than the AD likely makes. A tagged BNIB BLNR, for instance, will still quickly fetch a few thousand $$$ over retail.
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12 May 2022, 10:02 AM | #135 |
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Well…. As to inflation, pricing, the market, I am a Dorklehead, so couldn’t add anything even remotely useful to this discussion. As to the Gray market, here is my opinion.
I don’t see why anyone can BLAME the grays for the current pricing. One thing I DO remember from college economics class is as the demand goes up so do the prices; simple. If you are claiming the grays are all hoarding watches so they are difficult to get (and again, the price goes up) you may very well be right, but we are talking about luxury watches, not bread, milk and baby formula. If they are legally being successful by playing the capitalist game in a free market, well then good for them. |
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When I look at what I own and the value change YTD, Rolex and Lange timepieces are my best stores of value…. They don’t require property taxes like my real estate, and they haven’t dropped in the ways my investment accounts have. They’ve really held in there. My company shares are down 40% from their 52 week high. My ceramic Daytona is down 20% from their crazy highs and I got it at retail. We always wondered if people really were paying $50k for steel Daytonas when the prices were there. I think there’s a lot of envy reflected in those who post forecasting some sort of crash. They are most likely would-be flippers who never got the call so they hope the game ends since they never could play. If luxury goods drop in value because of war in Europe, lockdown in China and stagflation in the US I don’t think that’s some sort of indictment of those who enjoy and store some value in timepieces. In the current situation there is no where to hide when it comes to protecting wealth.
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12 May 2022, 12:56 PM | #139 |
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Well, I'll still be here after it happens.
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12 May 2022, 05:29 PM | #140 |
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Oh I completely agree, I don’t feel sorry for them if the prices come down to MSRP, and they may be selling for less. That too, is part of capitalism. I am also sure they will be fine, these men (and women) did not become successful in selling watches by being inflexible.
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Imagine those dealer who have accepted crypto as payment. What do those cryptos worth now? Painful!!!!
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12 May 2022, 06:01 PM | #142 |
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Yes indeed. They are just a part of the market that is most sensitive to price movements. The old adage of: sugar to shxt, don't hate the player, hate the game, comes to mind.
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A lot of people accepting crypto as payment use a service that immediately sells the crypto and converts it to cash then deposits into the owners account. The ones who don’t and risk playing the market are obviously at a huge risk for loss or potential for gain. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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They sell a luxury product. No one forces people to go to them or pay their prices. People go to them on their own free will to buy what they have and willingly pay their prices.
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Attempts to manipulate the market could be considered unethical, despite the fact it is an unregulated and unsupervised market.
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They aren’t selling bottled water during a natural disaster. They are also paying more for their inventory opposed to 4~5 years ago.
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My friend is an SA at an AD and he said he's had loads of people turning down Rolex allocations in the last couple of weeks, he said he now sometimes gets to the 4th or 5th or even higher person on 'the list' before they come and take it. Previously it always went to the first person they called. Quote:
Grey dealers aren't offering to buy at more than MRRP in many cases, and on some watches it's less. I don't really care if no one believes this, it's fact and you'll see it all unfold as the weeks go by. When I started announcing that prices were falling hardly anyone believed it, now most people believe it but some still want to argue it's not that bad. When they see it really is that bad they'll find something else to argue about. |
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Agree. But a lot of the hate toward secondary sellers stems from entitlement to luxury goods. Rational arguments do not work well against emotions.
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