Did a greedy used watch salesman save me from doing something stupid?

[Bigblu10]

Originally Posted by Saturninus

It was not a trusted seller on this forum, as far as I know. It was a shop in South Florida who lists on Chrono24. To be fair to the guy, the theory above about the piece being on consignment could very well be true. I can imagine the owner taking a look at the market and instructing the shop owner to raise the selling price. On the other hand, it could very well be nothing more than straightforward opportunism.

Nevertheless, it left a bad enough taste in my mouth that I am not comfortable buying from them. There will be more opportunities no doubt.

DavidSW has one for sale in the classifieds now gently used. Go with one of the reputable sellers like him here on TRF.

[TheRolexKingofLV]

He did u a favor!

There's plenty of gently used Platinum Daytonas out there being sold buy reputable sellers.

[strafer_kid]

Definitely did you a favour!

[Sal_UKSheffield]

Originally Posted by jimcameron

i wouldn't want any watch that i knew i'd overpaid for.

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[lguevara91]

same thing happened to me on chrono24, only on a sub 10k watch lol! we came to an agreement on price and right as i was about to make the purchase it said item sold, come to see a week later the SAME watch being sold by the SAME dealer... they didn't even have the decency to put different pictures lol! dodged a bullet there!

[zama]

I don't think SS prices are pushing up PM prices, I paid less for my second hand WG Daytona than SS ones are changing hands for in Australia. Look hard and you should get a good deal on a platinum one, or consider the Gold options.

[HogwldFLTR]

I was wondering if the sales person might have originally incorrectly listed the watch price but after reading all the haggling that was going on, no way. How about doing us all a favor and pointing them out so no-one else needs to go through that hassle.

[Saturninus]

Originally Posted by Bigblu10

DavidSW has one for sale in the classifieds now gently used. Go with one of the reputable sellers like him here on TRF.

I'd buy from DavidSW in a heartbeat without reservations. I picked up a piece from Takuya earlier this year and was happy with the outcome. I see the one on the DavidSW, but I'm looking for the diamond dial version. Pricing on the platinum is already tricky, the diamond dial variation adds another variable.

If anyone wants to know what shop to avoid based on this failed transaction, I'll fill you in via PM. I don't necessarily want to trash the guy because he could have had a good reason for disavowing his initial offer. It just felt slimy enough to me to give me pause and make me rethink the timing of a Rolex purchase given the frothiness of the market.

[fskywalker]

Originally Posted by Saturninus

It was not a trusted seller on this forum, as far as I know. It was a shop in South Florida who lists on Chrono24. To be fair to the guy, the theory above about the piece being on consignment could very well be true. I can imagine the owner taking a look at the market and instructing the shop owner to raise the selling price. On the other hand, it could very well be nothing more than straightforward opportunism.

Nevertheless, it left a bad enough taste in my mouth that I am not comfortable buying from them. There will be more opportunities no doubt.

Which model it was and at what price?

[cryptoking]

What seller?