Got offered £250 for my C65 Trident LE

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Got offered £250 for my C65 Trident LE

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Clearly not as popular or in demand as some suggest.

Paid £426 after Fathers Day Discount with standard black strap. Am selling with brand new Brown Bader that I paid £69 for at £445 and no interest.

Is also on Ebay at £495 as they will charge me 10% selling fee.

There is another brand new in box that has never been worn for £550 that still hasn't sold.
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Re: Got offered £250 for my C65 Trident LE

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Coggy wrote:Clearly not as popular or in demand as some suggest.

Paid £426 after Fathers Day Discount with standard black strap. Am selling with brand new Brown Bader that I paid £69 for at £445 and no interest.

Is also on Ebay at £495 as they will charge me 10% selling fee.

There is another brand new in box that has never been worn for £550 that still hasn't sold.
Send it back, might be the only way to recoup your total outlay.
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I've worn it
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That's a shame, in which case persevere, it's a great looking watch so it might go soon. Could always ask for offers to see if anyone bites?
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Got offered £250 for my C65 Trident LE

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Tyke wrote:That's a shame, in which case persevere, it's a great looking watch so it might go soon. Could always ask for offers to see if anyone bites?
Yes that was the offer (ebay)


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Re: Got offered £250 for my C65 Trident LE

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Stuff that, worth much more. Just wait it out, someone will bag it. I'd have been tempted if it wasn't a CW!
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Hmmmm
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Hold on to it and wait for the fast re-sellers to clear out. As a very limited edition, my thought is that it will either hold or slightly increase in value. Depends on how much you need the money to move on I suppose.
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Agreed. This watch is worth it. Sometimes these things take a bit of time.
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Re: Got offered £250 for my C65 Trident LE

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You may want to consider shipping outside the UK as well. Shipping to Western/Northern Europe and North America will give you much better exposure. Especially the USA because the exchange rate between the pound and dollar is so low right now.

But... I paid £365.46 for mine new (15% discount + no VAT) so £495 may be a tough sell.
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I always get dreadfully low offers when I've listed on eBay.
Hold out as someone will always offer you more. You may have to re-list it a couple of times but the right buyer will come.
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You can set the EBay listing to automatically reject offers below a certain amount and only forward offers worthy of your attention. It's always a risk but an auction format might yield a better return...
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Re: Got offered £250 for my C65 Trident LE

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Cheers all. Paid £426 after 15% discount and then added brand new brown baden strap that I had already bought to go with my C60. So £500 invested. Have reduced to £445 on here but have gone for £495 on ebay due to fees etc.

I'm in no rush to sell just amazed at an offer of £250 (via ebay message) from someone claiming to be a CW enthusiast and collector.

I have set offers to be rejected well above the £250 offered which is why he sent me a private message.

Let's sit and wait.


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You have my sympathy - I can't sell my mint C8 Flyer even at half price! CW resale values very soft - but might pick up once all the old logo watches are sold off! :-?
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Re: Got offered £250 for my C65 Trident LE

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As others have said, sit it out. I've had some ridiculously low-ball offers on all sorts of items on eBay but the right buyer with the right offer has usually come along in the end. It just takes patience.
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