Curious for the MSRP only crowd

[Santiago32]

Originally Posted by dannyp

I think that the “buying pieces you don’t want” scenario is more easily explained in reference to those who use “msrp-only” as a proxy for “AD-only” (like me).

Might also apply to those who see desirable watches more as trophies, where being “offered” the watch by an AD is part of the “trophy” itself.

I get that. I myself buy jewelry for my wife. My attitude has always been… I am going to buy it anyways might as well be from my AD.

It’s a game and it’s great if you buy things you already wanted. But if you really wanted a Sea Dweller and bought a “substitution watch” (such as a Panerai) because it‘a available and it moves you closer to get the watch you want. I feel like it may scratch the itch temporarily and never make you truly happy. Of course, if you had a desire for the Panerai then that’s great.

I do know of people that buy things that they did not originally want for the sole purpose of moving up the list. They resell these items for a loss. Those are the behaviors that are odd to me. To your point, we are after the trophy… so to each their own.