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8 October 2014, 12:34 PM | #91 |
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An old man in a rusty truck, with tons of guns he's selling who doesn't care about money. Who sells a rolex he knows is worth $$$ for 900 ( I don't think op told us what the original asking price was. Just said 900 later he got it )
Sounds like a country western song or something. Oh I forgot the burlap bag .... Fantastic. |
8 October 2014, 01:13 PM | #92 | |
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I also do feel bad for the original owner of my 1665. The fact that only $250 was paid for it was outside of my control and I would have offered the original owner the same amount as I offered the jeweler. I also don't blame the jeweler because he didn't know the current value of vintage Rolex. It is not his area of expertise. Totally different scenario than the OP. Similar price was paid, but a fair price was offered. HUGE difference IMHO. BTW, after the 1665 was serviced, I went back to Matt and offered to make the deal right once again. He wouldn't hear of it. Whenever I'm in need of jewelry, I will be visiting my friend Matt. I did ok on the watch, and he chalks it up to making the money back on the two diamond rings and the earrings I've bought from him.
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8 October 2014, 01:39 PM | #94 |
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Nothing to be proud of IMHO.
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8 October 2014, 02:05 PM | #95 |
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Man this is a tough crowd... guess Ill stick to garage sales and thrift shops. In retrospect I guess I should have just kept my mouth shut about it. This thread is not what I intended. oh well lesson learned. I just got caught up in the moment.
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Welcome to the forum. 😞 I'm not gonna comment on the issue since its a matter of perspective. That said, stick around. We need new members to keep this forum alive n strong. Once u get to know the members here, they can be a charm. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Leaving the transaction/price issue aside... CONGRATS on your first Rolex, and may it not be your last.
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Money means little to him but he did sell a lot of guns at fair prices.... You can still remove the curse by giving the man a decent price.. |
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This has gone too far IMO.
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8 October 2014, 09:19 PM | #105 | |
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The likelihood of The jeweler getting another Rolex that I might buy is pretty low. He just typically doesn't get this sort of thing in his store. He has a 5513 now, but I don't think he will ever sell it.
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8 October 2014, 10:07 PM | #106 |
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He paid the sellers asking price. OP didn't tell him it was worth 900 to rip him off.
How is this any different from a jeweler paying less then $500 to one of there customers for a watch and then re selling it to a forum member here for 1k? Edit (not referring to Jason's deal) So if you seen this sub at a yard sale for $900 you would offer the sellers fair market for it? Yea ok. Some of you should get off your high horse and lighten up. |
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So you don't think the OP knew he was taking advantage of the old man?
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I see this deal no differently. Sure you offered more and that says something about your integrity. But ethically, i don't think it's any different. Purchaser got a great deal and is happy, seller got his asking price for a watch he wore and enjoyed for 20 years and still probably made a small profit on it. In the end everyone wins. We can argue logistics of a sale all day long. But if a buyer and seller are both happy with a sale, I'd say it's an ethical and successful one. Reguardless of what way the scales are tipped. |
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Someone somewhere is having a good laugh at our expense.
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8 October 2014, 11:26 PM | #111 |
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Agreed. Let us not forget that Sam Walton drove around in an old truck.
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Let's just Reset.
Hey guys I really hate how this thread turned out as it was never my intention to argue the morality of taking advantage of an incredible deal. I have read about garage sale and estate find's for years (and have even found a few myself) where people find old guitars, books, artwork, watches and vintage audio gear at literally pennies on the dollar. I've always found the hunt for a great find part of the allure of trading and searching.
I have never seen anything quite like this. Aside from the assumptions being made about the seller, I don't think I've ever heard "seller beware" defended quite like this. Believe me when I say that I do understand where some of you are coming from with regard to the price I paid, I just have a real hard time believing that so many of you wouldn't do the exact same thing were you in my shoes. I met the seller's price without influence and we both walked away happy with the deal. I took a risk by not going through an AD but it looks like it paid off. For me it has to end there and I'm not gonna beat myself up. There's been plenty of other deals that I've taken a bath on because I didn't buy right. However in retrospect I realize that my original post might have came off a little brash, I guess the narrative got a little out of control. That was certainly not my intent, I was just excited to share my find and who better than with a bunch of watch nuts. <--Hindsight has a different opinion. You guys do know most people think we're pretty crazy anyway for caring and spending what we do on "watches" right? Let's just put this ugliness behind us and return to talking about the incredible timepiece that is ROLEX Comacho |
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Sorry Jason. Wasn't referring to your deal only the instance.
If I ask the seller for a price and he gives me one I'm happy with I'm buying it no questions asked. |
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I'm glad op was able to open the case back to verify that this score was authenticated. Some handy work to do at home.
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firstly, where did the op say he did that? secondly, it's not hard to open a caseback. should he want to, i'm sure he could figure it out. but why would he want to? he has ALL MATCHING PAPERWORK. everything matches the serial number on the watch and was in the guys name. this is the type of b.s. that brings this forum down and makes people not want to participate. the op asked for recommendations on who to send the watch to for service, and sounds like he has every intention of doing so. |
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I will clarify that I asked about the original owner, and the jeweler said that he didn't have contact info for the original owner. He just pulled $250 out of his wallet and paid cash for it. No worries my friend
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Hummm... Perhaps you should find out what the "old man" drinks and send him the finest bottle available!
PS- Send it to Tom and he will completely rebuild and service it for you! http://www.dstimeservice.com/index.html
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