Best steals ever?

[Tony64]

Originally Posted by Watchflair

A deal is a deal no more no less.

I personally believe in making low offers, can't hurt. Sometimes they are accepted and many times they are not. Can't hurt to ask.

I wouldn't brag about it though. Karma.

^ a thoughtful response

[Kevan]

Paid full price in an AD last year for a white steel Daytona....

I had waited a long time for the opportunity and little was I to know that it was toward the end of production.

An absolute steal.....

[Nunez. Jacob]

dad bought 75 gmt master rootbeer all original for 1700.00 works great very nice patina

[tomilg]

Not to beat a dead horse, but just a quick follow up to those on our site that say they would always offer a fair deal....

Two scenarios:
You call about a used car and the seller offers you an incredible deal because he didn't take the time to accurately price his product...are you going to correct him and say...I know your offering $3,000 for the car, but the book value is $6,000, so I'll give you the book value.......I don't think so.....

Same thing for those of you buying a house........
The seller offers his home for sale, you submit an offer at his asking price, but the appraisal comes in $10,000 higher than your offer price...in the name good conciousness, are you going to just pony up the extra $10K to the seller, simply in the name of moral fortitude?....I challenge anyone who says they would.....it is no different than buying a watch, a car, or a house, or anything else.

[cda555]

Pawn shops have to make money to stay in business. You have overhead costs, employee expenses, and the risk of possibly buying stolen goods (and thus taking a loss on that when the police come to take it back). Have any of you guys who are judging ever hung out in a pawn shop? Most of the people I have seen are not crack heads and thieves. Sometimes people would rather sell an item low to a pawn shop because they don't want to waste their time trying to sell it for more money on craigslist or forums. Some people place a high value on their time.

[TitanCi]

Originally Posted by HoboDxb

So, I work in a retail store that buys/sells watches.



Had a customer the other day sell me a BRAND new Tudor Pelagos (blue dial and bezel) with extra straps and all, boxed and perfect. For $1200



Couple of days ago, picked up a black dial domed bezel with roulette date 116200 datejust brand new with stickers and all extras for..... $2500.



What are some of your guys steals? :)

Cool fake story.

A. It never happened
B. It was stolen and didn't care how much was sold for
C. You bought replica watches and got burnt.
D. All of the above.


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[JP Chestnut]

Originally Posted by TitanCi

Cool fake story.

A. It never happened
B. It was stolen and didn't care how much was sold for
C. You bought replica watches and got burnt.
D. All of the above.


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Come on dude. Ripping off desperate people around Christmas time is definitely something that you should brag about on the internet

[TitanCi]

Originally Posted by JP Chestnut

Come on dude. Ripping off desperate people around Christmas time is definitely something that you should brag about on the internet

True. Man I'm losing it. What's wrong with me?!


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[JP Chestnut]

Originally Posted by TitanCi

True. Man I'm losing it. What's wrong with me?!


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I dumped cold water on a bum this morning! It was 25 degrees out!!!

[TitanCi]

Originally Posted by JP Chestnut

I dumped cold water on a bum this morning! It was 25 degrees out!!!

If that'll lift my spirits up, I'll brb


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[Tony64]

Originally Posted by JP Chestnut

Come on dude. Ripping off desperate people around Christmas time is definitely something that you should brag about on the internet

^ This sums it up perfectly.

[proudpop]

What a bunch of hypocrites.... the job of the pawn shop is to buy items as cheap as possible and sell them for as much as possible. I'm sure you doctors and lawyers on here only charge a fair rate of $20 an hour right? I'm sure you tech guys only sell your internet company for a a few percent more than what it cost you to develop right? No one would buy stock cheap and sell it high would they?

And this is coming from a cop who does not particularly like pawn shops, but geez...

[chopper7]

Originally Posted by proudpop

What a bunch of hypocrites.... the job of the pawn shop is to buy items as cheap as possible and sell them for as much as possible. I'm sure you doctors and lawyers on here only charge a fair rate of $20 an hour right? I'm sure you tech guys only sell your internet company for a a few percent more than what it cost you to develop right? No one would buy stock cheap and sell it high would they?

And this is coming from a cop who does not particularly like pawn shops, but geez...

[Partagas]

Originally Posted by proudpop

What a bunch of hypocrites.... the job of the pawn shop is to buy items as cheap as possible and sell them for as much as possible. I'm sure you doctors and lawyers on here only charge a fair rate of $20 an hour right? I'm sure you tech guys only sell your internet company for a a few percent more than what it cost you to develop right? No one would buy stock cheap and sell it high would they?

And this is coming from a cop who does not particularly like pawn shops, but geez...

Spot on!

[Ticknaway]

Originally Posted by JP Chestnut

Come on dude. Ripping off desperate people around Christmas time is definitely something that you should brag about on the internet

Regardless of what time of the year it is, you should never brag about ripping someone off! Karmas a bitch!!!

[Brad Clissold]

About a decade ago I was offered a 60's FF No Radiation for $1500. I took it as it was a pretty good deal at the time. Today, it has turned out to be a fantastic one.

I like to focus on this one to help me forget the likely 100 deals since then I lost on!

[Beauregard]

I got pulled over by three CHP cars because the CHP plane had clocked me at "speeds in exes of 160 and never below 115 miles per hour for over twenty minuets." I got away with an 80mph in a 70 zone and a fix-it ticket.

Hands down my "best steal ever."

[Fleetlord]

Originally Posted by HoboDxb

So, I work in a retail store that buys/sells watches.

Had a customer the other day sell me a BRAND new Tudor Pelagos (blue dial and bezel) with extra straps and all, boxed and perfect. For $1200

Couple of days ago, picked up a black dial domed bezel with roulette date 116200 datejust brand new with stickers and all extras for..... $2500.

What are some of your guys steals? :)

The Tudor buy was slightly below HARD CASH market value, but given it was a pawn shop and might sit on it for a LONG time due to not really having the customer base for that watch...it wasn't as much of a "steal" as thought.

Tudor's are quite SOFT right now on preowned market.

Hard CASH on the Datejust complete is around $3200 - $3500. So the purchase was below market, but again, given it was a pawn shop, it is an understandable BUY price.

[gregmoeck]

Buy low, sell high, what's the big deal

[ukflyboy]

The very nature of free trade is that you end up with a deal that both parties agree on, nobody is making people sell low. If the sellers aren't happy with the price they are receiving, they will go elsewhere.

[RKTudor]

Pawn shops typically pay about 40% of anticipated sale price. I wouldn't EXPECT to get more than $3000 for a blue Pelagos regardless if its box and papers and basically new. $1200 likely was the initial offer from the store. Do you all honestly think a pawn shop can offer anywhere near retail and stay in business? If you need quick, easy cash, they can make that happen.

[Widows Son]

I feel like i need to soak myself in bleach after reading this thread.

[minute_man]

Originally Posted by Widows Son

I feel like i need to soak myself in bleach after reading this thread.

+1

I just can't see the point of publicly bragging about such things.

[Gaijin]

Originally Posted by Widows Son

I feel like i need to soak myself in bleach after reading this thread.

[MrGMT]

Got a brand new gmtIIc two tone last year for £6500 was a pretty good deal at the time and from a forum member

[dysondiver]

904l ,,, rocks my world .. 316 is a good safe bet too.

[BomB#Frog]

Wow, there is a lot of moral superiority being thrown around over a couple consensual watch deals. Not to mention a lot of assumptions and stereotypes on pawn shops.

[DocHorton]

Originally Posted by BomB#Frog

Wow, there is a lot of moral superiority being thrown around over a couple consensual watch deals. Not to mention a lot of assumptions and stereotypes on pawn shops.

Agree. Looks like a bunch of communists on here....whatever happened to Capitalism? It's a free market and they are luxury watches for crying out loud. It's not like he's sticking it to people buying bread to eat or medicine for their sick family.

A fair price is one that a buyer and seller both agree on. End Of Story.

Congrats on making some good deals.

[Rybour]

Bought a Rolex 15210 for 1200 B&P, 16013 for 1800.. Cragislist baby

[saf1040]

few months ago I bought a full set Explorer II polar for $3,500. Sold it a month later for 5k.