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17 February 2020, 11:25 AM | #1 |
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Has anyone sold to or received a quote from WatchBox or similar?
I am just wondering if it’s even worth pursuing a quote. Does anyone know if they offer reasonable prices compared to market value? Or is it not even worth pursuing? On one hand, it seems like a fairly painless process and I like the idea of not having to deal with the risk of selling person to person.
On the other hand, when I have tried to sell used musical gear to these types of buyers, they have always been incredibly low. Like laughably, not even close to reasonable. Granted, it’s a completely different market. I understand they are resellers and need to make a profit, I just don’t know if they completely lowball. Thanks! |
17 February 2020, 11:30 AM | #2 | |
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Their explanation - there are 3 dings and a few scratches on the watch which will make it tough to resell. The whole thing just had a used car salesman vibe to me, it felt deceptive. |
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17 February 2020, 11:34 AM | #3 | |
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17 February 2020, 11:34 AM | #4 |
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They are reputable but you will be low-balled. Might want to also consider some others as well as a benchmark. I recently had a positive experience with Bob’s Rolex.
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17 February 2020, 11:35 AM | #5 |
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I've dealt with grey dealers before and when you're looking for a watch it's always "in demand and will command a premium and a few scratches here and there shouldn't matter" and when I try to sell the same watch it's "very difficult to sell and the market is soft and minor scratches will take a lot off the value".
Feels a lot like dealing with used car salesmen... |
17 February 2020, 11:36 AM | #6 |
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I’ve had two quotes from and sold one to DavidSW. Super simple process, very fair quote. He covered overnight shipping and paid immediately. Factoring in time sitting on the market, shipping, buyer hassles etc it was well worth it. Not sure about Watchbox but I like his videos. Give it shot. You can always say no.
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17 February 2020, 11:40 AM | #7 |
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I got a laughable low-ball quote from them on a complete set 2006 Yachtmaster platinum bezel. Expect for them to try to squeeze you. I look elsewhere and am very happy I did.
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17 February 2020, 11:40 AM | #8 | |
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You could have had those few imperfections polished for relatively a few pounds not a thousand. Typical sales ploy,offer good price first and then substantially reduce on inspection,very deceptive. I would avoid doing business with them. |
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17 February 2020, 11:43 AM | #9 | |
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17 February 2020, 12:34 PM | #10 |
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That sounds like standard procedure for many buyers. You, the seller invest all of the time and effort to send your item in after agreeing on a fair verbal quote. They get it and nitpick any reason to chop you more on the real appraisel hoping you'll avoid the return hassle and just let them close the deal on you for an undermarket value. Everyone knows what the retail market is nowadays, theres just so much info out there to look up. For a retailer selling used it's not what you sell for, it's what you buy for. That's the job of a good buyer. Whenever I've sold or traded with a dealer it's been F2F only.
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17 February 2020, 01:19 PM | #11 | |
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This ^^ The watch you’re trying to sell is always a dime a dozen and the watch you want is super rare and special. I had one grey even tell me that “we pay based on what you paid when you bought it, that’s how it works” Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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17 February 2020, 01:26 PM | #12 |
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I have used them a few times. I felt like they were pretty good with quotes. Obviously they are never going to pay you what you want because they have to make money also on the deal.
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17 February 2020, 01:38 PM | #13 |
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I’ve tried a few times but personally found Crown and Caliber to give better offers. Now if WatchBox has something you want, then sure. But for a no hassle straight up sale, I go to C&C first.
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17 February 2020, 03:06 PM | #14 |
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Fair and honest, which means they bargain hard. So should you
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17 February 2020, 10:58 PM | #15 |
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Best advice i can give is to sell to DavidSW. He responds quickly and his quotes have always been at least equal to or a bit higher than the other big grey dealers. He pays immediately and has never once lowered his offer after receiving the watch (it helps if you're honest about it in the first place!). When you factor in the time, effort, and possibility for scams from random buyers.....it's an easy decision.
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2 March 2020, 02:57 PM | #16 | |
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I’m trying them now so hope they don’t lower their price. I just shipped my watch to them. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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4 March 2020, 09:30 PM | #17 |
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Curious how the process has gone, or if you have received a final offer. I just shipped one off to them as well yesterday. Initial range was higher than expected.
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5 March 2020, 12:19 PM | #18 | |
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Got my final offer today. It was the same as the quoted offer, which was lower than I expected but just happy to sell the watch. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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