When is enough enough?

[Cabaiguan]

I’m not sure whether it’s woke socialist university culture or just plain idiocy but there is a lack of general economic literacy on this forum lately.

Maybe I’m just an aging, cranky Gen-X’er.

[m j b]

Originally Posted by airchitect

But it’s not the dealers issue......it’s the idiots willing to pay the price.

I wouldn't have said "idiots" but otherwise I agree.

Originally Posted by Kevin of Larchmont

In November I bought a new Polar Explorer at my local AD for retail. A month later I was in the same store and they had the same watch used in the case marked at almost fifty percent more than I paid. I failed to be outraged.

LOL, thank you for the perspective.

[DuckaDiesel]

Originally Posted by Goin2drt

Amen. I don't care for gray's. I think the AD's aren't much better. I think the model could be fixed and made better. Having said all that the market is what it is and if you want to get mad, get mad at the buyers. The sellers just throw up a price. If someone pays it, why not. I do not blame them one bit.



Been said 1000 times here. If you want to stop the madness, stop buying. Simple supply and demand.

I would really like to know what percentage of buyers is the end user.
There are so many small gray dealers on IG alone that I wonder if they are buying from each other 80% of the time.
Yes the first flipper makes most money by putting the watch into the dealer network but then what happens? How many times that same watch gets sold for “wholesale” price to another dealer.
I cant imagine demand being that high by the end user that every sub and batgril get sold for 30-50% premium. I mean they are all over the forums and IG available for sale all the time and thats just a part of the sales platform.


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[m j b]

Originally Posted by Cabaiguan

Maybe I’m just an aging, cranky Gen-X’er.

GET OFF MY LAWN!

Darn kids.

[garyk]

Originally Posted by 77T

What did you get?

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Hmmm, I would like to know the answer to this question as well?!

[Cambo]

Originally Posted by Kevin of Larchmont

In November I bought a new Polar Explorer at my local AD for retail. A month later I was in the same store and they had the same watch used in the case marked at almost fifty percent more than I paid. I failed to be outraged.

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