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25 April 2018, 09:22 AM
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Am I unusual
I would like to sound you out.
One week I like my watch collection then I want to change/ flip some. Is this unusual or is it the nature of the game? I am always changing my likes and dislikes is that usual/ normal? Please put me out of my misery. |
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25 April 2018, 09:26 AM
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I don’t see anything strange about it. I know lots of guys that are chronic flippers and they get their enjoyment out of always having new.
As long as you’re happy with what you have or what you have coming, enjoy! |
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25 April 2018, 09:28 AM
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Real Name: Tony
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I doubt you're the only one.
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25 April 2018, 09:35 AM
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It's Not Unusual....
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25 April 2018, 09:39 AM
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Location: United States
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nope..that's why everyone is a flipper. I was thinking about selling some of my watch as well, but changed my mind later.
It's part of the hobby. |
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25 April 2018, 09:51 AM
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25 April 2018, 10:03 AM
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25 April 2018, 10:06 AM
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Location: USA
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The fun is in the chase.
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25 April 2018, 10:26 AM
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Wear some in rotation and put some away and don't see/wear them. Then reverse order. Also stay away from watch forums or internet sites, as there is always some new watch to enthuse over when you are blasé about what you own. Sadly there is no known cure for your dilema, just temporary measures like this.
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25 April 2018, 10:34 AM
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Happens to me all the time. I don't think its unusual at all.
I'll see something sparkly that catches my eye and then momentarily (for like a day or a week or whatever) I'll convince myself that I like that piece more than some other piece I already own. It's generally just a short term impulsive desire that fades away. And then I realize how much I actually like and appreciate what I already own. If that desire persists longer term however, then perhaps its worth acting on... 
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25 April 2018, 10:39 AM
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I suffer from this
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25 April 2018, 11:00 AM
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I would set down rules, such as no new buys within 2 months, and no new watch sold within 2 months, just so you don't make decisions too impulsively which can lead to seller's remorse.
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25 April 2018, 12:24 PM
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you are crazy! just like me!
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25 April 2018, 12:32 PM
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Real Name: Ken
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I'm the same way. In retrospect, I regret 'trading up' my first automatic watch for something better. Only the first one! No attachment for changing any of the others up.
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25 April 2018, 01:37 PM
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Real Name: Louis
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Not unusual. If you stored your watches in milk, that would be unusual.
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25 April 2018, 03:08 PM
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Not unusual! Sometimes, though, all it takes is seeing that watch in a "different light" literally to bring it all back.
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25 April 2018, 03:11 PM
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25 April 2018, 06:02 PM
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Another question what do you think is a “reasonable amount to lose on a sale” . I always lose money. I buy expensive and sell cheap can’t seem to get the hang of dealing.
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25 April 2018, 06:13 PM
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I’ve never sold a watch and can’t part with any of them
Maybe that’s unusual |
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25 April 2018, 06:15 PM
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Buy well and you don’t have to worry much. Now is not a great time to be buying, even used. So in that case, don’t focus on the money unless it’s too much to loose. |
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25 April 2018, 08:58 PM
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Location: UK
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Not unusual though I think I’ve been cured by my latest purchase! Not had the urge for at least two weeks!
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26 April 2018, 12:13 AM
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Sure, when I browse new watches on ablogtowatch or hodinkee and reading about them, I am often salivating over adding new piece/pieces to my collection...
Then I just pick another watch to wear the next day from my collection and I fall in love with it again... |
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26 April 2018, 12:24 AM
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Real Name: Chuck
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It’s not unusual. I’m not a flipper I find it hard to let go of watches.
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26 April 2018, 12:33 AM
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Real Name: Brian
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Not at all, I think about blowing up my collection about once a month
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26 April 2018, 12:38 AM
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Nice work  OP, I used to be the same way, but I've tried to control myself a bit as I've gotten older. I take a much longer time to decide what I like now. If I'm going to buy a watch now, I make sure I love it. |
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26 April 2018, 01:03 AM
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Totally normal. I can be happy with it one minute, then see something new the next and be thinking about a complete shift.
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26 April 2018, 01:15 AM
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Banned
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Real Name: Alex
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it is very normal, for you to want something and later want another.
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