Archive Event - Show us your watches!
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Re: Archive Event - Show us your watches!
So it seems ages ago that I bought this but due to my holiday it has only just arrived. Please find some rough pictures below (stickers still in place as well). You won't be surprised to see that I've bought another C6 to join my tecnicoloured rainbow of other C6's!
Wera said she couldn't believe that this watch wasn't the first to sell! Glad it didn't as I grabbed her at the 11th hour.
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Wera said she couldn't believe that this watch wasn't the first to sell! Glad it didn't as I grabbed her at the 11th hour.
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http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 30&alt=web
Here he goes again .. slight mark up this time, lol! (See eBay link above)
Here he goes again .. slight mark up this time, lol! (See eBay link above)
AliBar wrote:If you are meaning "Mr Dream-Plates", then he only appears to have listed one watch on the back of the Archive Event. All of the other watches have been there for months with numerous relistings. He has presumably "monopolised" these from previous NN sales and, if you look at this E-bay sales history, he seems to be accumulating these bargains at a greater rate than he is selling them. No mixed views to be had... if he wants to play the second market then fair dues... from what I can see he's barely making a profit.MadJam250 wrote:At least the eBay prices aren't overly outrageou... so minimal profit. I have mixed views about this. To go along and wave cash and monopolise an auction must be very frustrating for other bidders, but as others have said it gives others, who couldn't attend, a chance to re-bid/buy.
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Re: Archive Event - Show us your watches!
The mark up on the c60 was about £150.
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Yep. And on the C20. 100% mark up on the C4!
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And the problem is.... ?MadJam250 wrote:Yep. And on the C20. 100% mark up on the C4!
The guy (Dan) is presumably into these watches for business reasons and he ain't doing it for nothing.
The proof in the pudding for all sellers is whether they get a sale that meets their own margins. Will he sell at 100% mark up - who knows. If he doesn't, empathise with the time and capital he has tied up in trying to run a business. If he does, don't be envious, invest your own money and time and make the killing yourself. Welcome to capitalism .
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There's capitalism and there's taking the pi**. A decent profit (he says he makes about 10%) is fine, but selling a watch that is literally worth half of what some poor soul is going to be ripped off for just isn't cricket old bean. Think you will find others on here feel the same.AliBar wrote:And the problem is.... ?MadJam250 wrote:Yep. And on the C20. 100% mark up on the C4!
The guy (Dan) is presumably into these watches for business reasons and he ain't doing it for nothing.
The proof in the pudding for all sellers is whether they get a sale that meets their own margins. Will he sell at 100% mark up - who knows. If he doesn't, empathise with the time and capital he has tied up in trying to run a business. If he does, don't be envious, invest your own money and time and make the killing yourself. Welcome to capitalism .
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Nobody is forced to buy the watches he sells.MadJam250 wrote:There's capitalism and there's taking the pi**. A decent profit (he says he makes about 10%) is fine, but selling a watch that is literally worth half of what some poor soul is going to be ripped off for just isn't cricket old bean. Think you will find others on here feeling the same.
If someone chooses to pay £295 for this particular watch they are doing so because they are happy it is good value. As with everything that has ever been, and will ever be, sold, it is worth what the buyer is prepared to pay for it.
Guess how much it matters how many on here feel the same way as you? Exactly the same as it matters how many don't. This is a forum, not the Watch Police. If you think this company is taking the **** don't buy anything from them. Simple.
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It is clear anyone buying these watches are not au fait with the brand. I have noticed that all of the CW watches he sells are no longer being produced so, in some instances, they could, one day, be a considerable investment (fine). No one au fait with the brand is going to pay these prices which leaves others, not so au fait, paying WAY over the odds, especially as they are unable to check a current web page to see how much they should be worth (cause they are no longer in print) ... sure, if they wish to pay that, then fine, but I can't help someone is laughing all the way to the bank here ... aka, greed. Sure, make a profit, but ripping people off isn't something to be proud of however 'capitalist' it may be. I understand business theory, supply and demand etc, but come on. If you yourself were stung would you laugh it off? No, methinks not. No, this is a forum for fair talk, laughs and being informative and helpful. I am pointing out that someone is ripping people off out there, that's all.Scrogg wrote:Nobody is forced to buy the watches he sells.MadJam250 wrote:There's capitalism and there's taking the pi**. A decent profit (he says he makes about 10%) is fine, but selling a watch that is literally worth half of what some poor soul is going to be ripped off for just isn't cricket old bean. Think you will find others on here feeling the same.
If someone chooses to pay £295 for this particular watch they are doing so because they are happy it is good value. As with everything that has ever been, and will ever be, sold, it is worth what the buyer is prepared to pay for it.
Guess how much it matters how many on here feel the same way as you? Exactly the same as it matters how many don't. This is a forum, not the Watch Police. If you think this company is taking the **** don't buy anything from them. Simple.
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Archive Event - Show us your watches!
Thought this would be a nice "positive" thread, that's why I entitled it "show us your watches" .....oh hum
Wouldn't it be better to start a separate thread on the certain subject that seems to be being discussed?
Just a thought Probably wrong
I'll try again - SHOW US YOUR WATCHES............Please
If there's no more at the moment...fine, I'm sure more will be along soon, and I look forward, as no doubt others will,
to seeing the photos!!
Thought this would be a nice "positive" thread, that's why I entitled it "show us your watches" .....oh hum
Wouldn't it be better to start a separate thread on the certain subject that seems to be being discussed?
Just a thought Probably wrong
I'll try again - SHOW US YOUR WATCHES............Please
If there's no more at the moment...fine, I'm sure more will be along soon, and I look forward, as no doubt others will,
to seeing the photos!!
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That was what I hoped the thread would be for and I was looking forward to seeing some of the prototypes/oddities that I didn't get a chance to go along and see myself.Winnie Bloo wrote:Archive Event - Show us your watches!
Thought this would be a nice "positive" thread, that's why I entitled it "show us your watches" .....oh hum
Wouldn't it be better to start a separate thread on the certain subject that seems to be being discussed?
Just a thought Probably wrong
I'll try again - SHOW US YOUR WATCHES............Please
If there's no more at the moment...fine, I'm sure more will be along soon, and I look forward, as no doubt others will,
to seeing the photos!!
If only Wera could post details of the remaining watches that didn't sell.
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Wera's still on a well deserved holiday, isn't she?
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Yes she is.
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So when Wera returns we might get a chance to buy something interesting
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