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Old 18 May 2019, 04:47 AM   #1
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New Batman Price Sustainability

Thoughts? I believe it will follow the pepsi trend. Seems to be starting out higher but that can be due to the recent craze for GMT specifically. Still trying to understand how it is going for more then a Daytona but I guess it is just the newness of it?
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Old 18 May 2019, 04:53 AM   #2
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Of course it will follow the Pepsi trend. No reason to think it won’t.


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Old 18 May 2019, 05:03 AM   #3
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I think there is too much obsession with grey market prices.
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Old 18 May 2019, 05:25 AM   #4
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Supply is increasing. When that will actually reach the showcases vs the back office safes remains to be seen. 2 different AD’s have told me in the last month that they are receiving more new stock now than they have in 2 years.
Everyone can speculate on sustained prices for vintage stuff, but I don’t think anyone can argue that at some point everyone who wants a modern piece which is still in production, will have a chance to get one at MSRP. The “grey” price bottom will fall out almost immediately when this happens. All opinion
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Old 18 May 2019, 05:28 AM   #5
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My AD sells the Batman same price as the Pepsi.
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Old 18 May 2019, 05:47 AM   #6
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I know nothing, but i feel the BLNR jubilee will decrease more than the BLRO jubilee has. Reson being, it seems the BLRo version is much more desirable than the BLNR version. And many people already have a BLNR on oyster. More so than people having a modern BLRo on jubilee when that new one came out.
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Old 18 May 2019, 05:49 AM   #7
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I know nothing, but i feel the BLNR jubilee will decrease more than the BLRO jubilee has. Reson being, it seems the BLRo version is much more desirable than the BLNR version. And many people already have a BLNR on oyster. More so than people having a modern BLRo on jubilee when that new one came out.
Name of the game right now is scarcity. Until more units become available the price will be high.
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Old 18 May 2019, 05:55 AM   #8
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I doubt prices drop far. Availability will remain an issue I'd expect. It's Rolex's new MO.
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Old 18 May 2019, 06:02 AM   #9
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Hard to saym but does sound crazy that it's going for more than the already crazy price of a 116500.
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Old 18 May 2019, 06:03 AM   #10
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I doubt prices drop far. Availability will remain an issue I'd expect. It's Rolex's new MO.
Time will tell, pun intended. I think their MO is to maximize profits. Empty cases aren’t maximizing profits. Intentionally creating a shortage to increase demand, followed by an increased supply, will
Maximize profits. IMO
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Old 18 May 2019, 06:06 AM   #11
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It's going to follow pepsi's route in 2018.
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Old 18 May 2019, 06:16 AM   #12
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I have the new BLNR on jubilee and would instantly trade it for a 116500 white dial. Doubt I will find someone willing to make this trade though.
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Old 18 May 2019, 07:05 AM   #13
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It's going to follow pepsi's route in 2018.
I agree.
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Old 18 May 2019, 07:27 AM   #14
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I have the new BLNR on jubilee and would instantly trade it for a 116500 white dial. Doubt I will find someone willing to make this trade though.
Uhhhhhhhhh . . . . . . . . . . . . . No.
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Old 18 May 2019, 07:47 AM   #15
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Time will tell, pun intended. I think their MO is to maximize profits. Empty cases aren’t maximizing profits. Intentionally creating a shortage to increase demand, followed by an increased supply, will
Maximize profits. IMO
I think Rolexes are now a Veblen good. On that basis, I believe lower prices or greater supply would counterintuitively lessen demand. The reason everyone wants a Rolex is because they’re worth double retail and can’t be purchased in a store. Drop the market by 50% or make them available again and that paradigm is over. I don’t think Rolex is hurting, they’re just selling higher margin Datejusts and PM models instead of high volume, lower margin stainless.
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Old 18 May 2019, 10:40 AM   #16
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I think Rolexes are now a Veblen good. On that basis, I believe lower prices or greater supply would counterintuitively lessen demand. The reason everyone wants a Rolex is because they’re worth double retail and can’t be purchased in a store. Drop the market by 50% or make them available again and that paradigm is over. I don’t think Rolex is hurting, they’re just selling higher margin Datejusts and PM models instead of high volume, lower margin stainless.
I agree. Rolex has made themselves a Veblen good.
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Old 18 May 2019, 01:40 PM   #17
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It's going to follow pepsi's route in 2018.

Don’t think so ... significantly softer


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