Caller wrote:No need to be so high and mighty about this (that's to Akirk). It's quite simple, what hacks off some members is the thought of other members taking advantage of the sale with the specific intent of immediately flogging it elsewhere to make a profit. We already know of one member who informed us he is keeping CW in profit by spending £27k on sale watches to sell on at a profit.
It's a 'mate' thing, being part of a social club if you like, just expecting reasonable behaviour from others. I don't know if CW are bothered or not, or what they can actually do about it. But it's easier elsewhere, on another forum I use, someone was buying at 'mates' rates on the forum and flogging them at higher prices straight away on ebay. He was banned because it was against the spirit of what the forum is about.
Sorry, not high and mighty - just think that the negativity on here is totally flawed! Nor is it constructive for this forum - there are lots of good things about this forum, but the small minority who concern themselves with telling others how to behave don't improve it!
If this was happening with people purchasing in the sale corner on here, then maybe, just maybe there would be an issue - however even in those circumstances I don't see the problem, a seller doesn't have to sell, and the price is agreed by both sides...
however this is someone buying from CWL in public with no preferential information - CWL are not selling them the watches in advance of anyone else, they are not using secret information gained from this forum or elsewhere - anyone can sign up with CWL to get notification of sales / can follow them on facebook / etc. Anyone can buy those watches by clicking buy and paying for them - anyone can then sell them on - it is a free world, so to complain that someone choose to do it is completely 'dog-in-manger' / 'I don't want to buy these watches, but I don't approve of what you choose to do with them' - utterly ludicrous, what gives anyone on here the right to think that they can tell another member of the public how many watches they are allowed to buy / what they are allowed to do with those watches - the arrogance is staggering!
It is not a mate thing / it is not part of a social club / it has nothing to do with behaviour being reasonable or otherwise - and who is setting themselves up as policeman to decide what is or isn't reasonable? This is a member of the public buying products from a company and then selling them on - it is up to that company to decide whether they like it or not - they can always refuse to sell to him... If he is continually buying (and you can see the sales for the person mentioned here:
http://www.watchroll.com/seller.php?sel ... plates-com) then presumably CWL are happy with that - why do members of this forum feel that they have a better understanding of what is right or wrong in relation to CWL's transactions than CWL themselves?
Fine, if someone doesn't like it - that is a valid, and personal, feeling - however it is not a universally accepted feeling, and the use of pejorative language such as 'taking advantage of' / 'profiteering' etc. is inappropriate / inaccurate - it is a simple commercial transaction like millions of others every day... and whether someone doing that is a member of this forum is irrelevant - a forum is simply a place for disparate people to talk over common interests - just because two people like CWL watches doesn't make them best buddies, or mean that they agree to bond and observe each others' 'rules' and manage their 'sensitivities' - it is no more complex than someone making a purchase, and then selling on to make a profit - they aren't doing it to wind up forum members or to steal watches from under someone else's nose - if someone on here doesn't like it, they can buy the watch concerned - if they choose not to, they have no right to tell someone else what they can do with it or criticise them when they make a perfectly valid and legal decision!
Alasdair