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Old 31 August 2018, 03:10 PM   #31
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I sell bunch of them to my good friend for MSRP price, but I would get annoyed if he sells it for profit within a year. If I sell him Daytona C for 12K and he sells it for 20K, I would be WTF....
Can I be your friend?
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Old 31 August 2018, 03:13 PM   #32
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There are only a handful of people that I would count as a "very good friend" and not only would I sell them a watch I would make them a great deal on it. If there were any issues with the watch or they simply felt it wasn't for them then I'd buy it back. The value of my close friendships far outweigh anything in my watch box.
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Old 31 August 2018, 03:16 PM   #33
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Old 31 August 2018, 03:44 PM   #34
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I have give watches to friends but I have never sold a watch to anyone.
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Old 31 August 2018, 03:45 PM   #35
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I have a simple rule. I never do any form of business with friends or family. I give gifts, but they are not business deals and they never have any conditions or strings attached. To me business and friendship are like oil and water.
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Old 31 August 2018, 07:09 PM   #36
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It's not ideal in my opinion, he might change his mind in a while and think it's fine to give it back just because you are friends.
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Old 31 August 2018, 08:30 PM   #37
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There are only a handful of people that I would count as a "very good friend" and not only would I sell them a watch I would make them a great deal on it. If there were any issues with the watch or they simply felt it wasn't for them then I'd buy it back. The value of my close friendships far outweigh anything in my watch box.
Agree with this
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Old 31 August 2018, 08:56 PM   #38
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Unless you thought the friend would be insulted or upset if you didn't sell to them, I'd steer clear.
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Old 31 August 2018, 09:01 PM   #39
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On less expensive items I would be happy to sell to friends. On a watch that costs thousands of dollars I would not. Too many chances for an issue and I typically would not push as hard for my best price as I am friends. I also would not want to look at my former watch all the time and think that I should not have sold it or I want another back.
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Old 31 August 2018, 09:32 PM   #40
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better to just gift it to your friend.
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Old 31 August 2018, 09:57 PM   #41
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If it’s a close friend, I give. Not sell.
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Old 31 August 2018, 11:35 PM   #42
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Ifs just a transaction.


That daid i dont really have any REAL friends other than my wife so i am not The best person to answer this
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Old 1 September 2018, 01:07 AM   #43
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I sold one to my friend a few years ago, His wife hated me for getting him hooked on watches, We are still good friends and his wife became his ex-wife. and he still has the watch!
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Old 1 September 2018, 01:33 AM   #44
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Sure why not? A car? No as brian said but rolex are very reliable.
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Is it a good decision to sell your Rolex to a very close friend ?

Sure!
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