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CPTL · 27 February 2008, 05:10 PM

Wanna know how to beat a price increase? It's a simple two-step process:

1. Buy now, before the increase hits on Saturday
2. Enlist the help of Buz, the king of making a deal.

It works.

Fellow TRFers, I am now the proud owner of a brand new, M-serial Explorer-II with a gleaming white dial. This is my third Rolex, but my first BNIB from an AD. It's still got the plastic.

I would like to publicly, loudly, and sincerely thank Buz. About a week ago I put a feeler out in sales corner for an Exp-II. I'm in Iraq, coming back in a few weeks. I really wanted a new Exp-II before the price increase. Buz responded, and within a couple of days he had one for me at his trusted AD in Georgia. He negotiated the price at $4500 for a Z-serial BNIB, and arranged shipping. I wired him the funds.

Buz delivered almost as promised. When he went to pick up the watch, Buz talked the AD out of an M-serial that they had just received, and got them to throw in out-of-state insured shipping--all for the originally quoted price of $4500.

THANKS, BUZ!!

Now, I'm on cloud nine!!

Without further ado...(better pics will follow)

Gaijin · 27 February 2008, 05:27 PM

I love TRF!

Nice job Buz in healping out a member and one of our great servicemen who is deployed and serving in a hostile area. Thanks for your service Kevin!

CPTL · 27 February 2008, 05:28 PM

And thanks as well to Tom, Karis, and a few others that offered to help as well. I know many TRFers would have gone to the same lengths Buz did. What a crowd.

Gaijin · 27 February 2008, 05:50 PM

Come on you others sitting on the fence!

Beat that price increase! Get those Rolex you have been hesitating on! Hesitate no more. The clock is ticking!

The increase is coming within days!!

Chris B · 27 February 2008, 06:32 PM

Many congratulations, love that watch

Quote:

Originally Posted by KansaiVet

Come on you others sitting on the fence!

Beat that price increase! Get those Rolex you have been hesitating on! Hesitate no more. The clock is ticking!

The increase is coming within days!!

Wise words indeed, & don't forget the price increase in late 2009, better grab one now

SPACE-DWELLER · 27 February 2008, 06:38 PM

Congrats, Kevin!

We need a wristshot!

topcat30093 · 27 February 2008, 07:19 PM

Well done to everybody concerned an excellent example TRF's members helping each other out to achieve a common goal.

CPTL · 27 February 2008, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SPACE-DWELLER

Congrats, Kevin!

We need a wristshot!

I'd love to, Bo--it'll have to wait a few weeks, though. It's just one of many things I'm so anxiously looking forward to.

CPTL · 27 February 2008, 09:28 PM

I don't have one of my own yet, but maybe this will appease the masses.

buz-lh · 27 February 2008, 09:38 PM

Thanks for the kind words Kevin but as you mentioned I think most folks here would have been happy to do the same. I look forward to meeting you in Savannah and seeing it on your wrist.

BTW, I took all the pics with the plastic still on so the bezel protector detracts considerably from that beauty.

Robb · 27 February 2008, 09:53 PM

Big congrats Kevin!!!! Wow!!!! It looks amazing!!

mike · 27 February 2008, 09:59 PM

Congrats on a wonderful reference and well done to all.

Robb · 27 February 2008, 10:01 PM

Just noticed the RRR chapter ring!!!!! Very nice!!

CPTL · 27 February 2008, 10:15 PM

Thanks for all the comments! I'm very excited to get this watch. When I first bought my Sub, I was back and forth to the end between the Sub and the Exp-II. Sub won the day because everyone uniformly said "your first Rolex should be a Sub...." Now I have both.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robb

Just noticed the RRR chapter ring!!!!! Very nice!!

Honestly, I have been indifferent to the CRB. This is my first CRB, so we'll see. I don't think I'll notice it that much, but maybe I'll love it--who knows? Who cares? I'm just psyched about the Expy!!

seantk · 27 February 2008, 10:27 PM

Awesome and congratulations on the new Explorer.... Nice gesture from Buz

Sean

redshirt1957 · 27 February 2008, 10:35 PM

Three thumbs up. One for Kevin's service.

One for Kevin.

One for Buz.

Texsubmariner · 28 February 2008, 12:29 AM

That's a great story! Good jobs to Buz and Kevin! Glad to hear you are coming back to the States, Kevin. Godspeed.

kcmo · 28 February 2008, 01:23 AM

Congrats Kevin!!! Awesome!!!!!!!!

And a big cheers to Buz for making it happen

I so need to LEAP off that fence! The watch looks fantastic! Wishing you many happy years with it Kevin

I LOVE TRF

DoxaDavid · 28 February 2008, 01:33 AM

Congrats to you Kevin for your great new watch and thank you for your service and support of our country.

Buz, I am proud to be a forum member of yours. Kudos to you for helping a fellow TRF member out and going the extra mile!

JBat · 28 February 2008, 02:21 AM

Congrats on the beautiful Expy!

BuffaloRolex · 28 February 2008, 10:28 AM

Awesome. This place is full of people who are just great!

mdx77 · 28 February 2008, 11:04 AM

Awesome! And my wife wonders why I spend so much time here......you guys are gr8!

krism06 · 28 February 2008, 11:46 AM

A Bulldog helping a Longhorn. Congrats Kevin. Be safe and thanks for your service. And Buz, my thanks to you also. What a great gesture to a member of our armed forces.

Rob_b · 28 February 2008, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mdx77

Awesome! And my wife wonders why I spend so much time here......you guys are gr8!

I totally agree!

Rob

bgriz · 28 February 2008, 01:29 PM

Thank you for serving our country

Congrats. What a great forum. And for Buz

Lubrifar · 28 February 2008, 01:37 PM

Nice score Kevin! Congrats and good knowing everything worked out!

CPTL · 28 February 2008, 03:16 PM

Thanks for all the comments, guys. And I appreciate your comments about service, but there are probably a dozen of us on this forum. It's as easy as getting out of bed in the morning.

Thanks again.

JJ Irani · 28 February 2008, 03:18 PM

Congrats on a superb acquisition, Kevin.....and glad you were able to beat the price hike!!

ALTAADAM007 · 28 February 2008, 03:45 PM

I agree on beating the price increase. I have three AD's now in my back pocket. I bought 5 in the past 24 hrs. I figure I will keep the best ones and let the others go to members here or even back to the AD. A 90 day return policy with no restock fee rocks at a time like this!

BTW: to the OP Congrats on the new piece and getting a smokin deal!

CPTL · 28 February 2008, 04:01 PM

Thanks JJ! Congrats to you, as well. BTW MSN Money listed NZ (Auckland) as one of the world's best places to retire to. Affordable rents and cost of living, easy access to health care, no cap gains tax, etc. Tough to get residency status though (unless you have a sheep costume?).

Made me think of you and your new place. I'm glad everything worked out for you. We love our watches, but there's nothing like the pride and satisfaction from being comfortable in your home.

27 February 2008, 05:10 PM	#1
CPTL "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Real Name: Kevin Location: Texas on my mind Watch: Sub Date; SS/WG DJ Posts: 2,445	No price increase for me! Wanna know how to beat a price increase? It's a simple two-step process: 1. Buy now, before the increase hits on Saturday 2. Enlist the help of Buz, the king of making a deal. It works. Fellow TRFers, I am now the proud owner of a brand new, M-serial Explorer-II with a gleaming white dial. This is my third Rolex, but my first BNIB from an AD. It's still got the plastic. I would like to publicly, loudly, and sincerely thank Buz. About a week ago I put a feeler out in sales corner for an Exp-II. I'm in Iraq, coming back in a few weeks. I really wanted a new Exp-II before the price increase. Buz responded, and within a couple of days he had one for me at his trusted AD in Georgia. He negotiated the price at $4500 for a Z-serial BNIB, and arranged shipping. I wired him the funds. Buz delivered almost as promised. When he went to pick up the watch, Buz talked the AD out of an M-serial that they had just received, and got them to throw in out-of-state insured shipping--all for the originally quoted price of $4500. THANKS, BUZ!! Now, I'm on cloud nine!! Without further ado...(better pics will follow) Attached Images

27 February 2008, 06:38 PM	#6
SPACE-DWELLER "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Real Name: Bo Location: Denmark Watch: Rolex, of course! Posts: 22,436	Congrats, Kevin! We need a wristshot! __________________ With kind regards, Bo LocTite 221: The Taming Of The Screw...

27 February 2008, 09:28 PM	#9
CPTL "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Real Name: Kevin Location: Texas on my mind Watch: Sub Date; SS/WG DJ Posts: 2,445	Here's Buz's wristshot I don't have one of my own yet, but maybe this will appease the masses. Attached Images __________________ 16610 Submariner Date; D Serial 16234 DateJust SS with WG Fluted Bezel & Jubillee, White Roman Dial; F Serial 16570 Explorer II White Dial; M Serial And Hers: 78240 Mid-Size DateJust SS with Domed Bezel & Oyster, White Roman; D Serial

27 February 2008, 09:38 PM	#10
buz-lh "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Buz Location: Atlanta Watch: Rolex Tudor Pam Posts: 5,108	Thanks for the kind words Kevin but as you mentioned I think most folks here would have been happy to do the same. I look forward to meeting you in Savannah and seeing it on your wrist. BTW, I took all the pics with the plastic still on so the bezel protector detracts considerably from that beauty. __________________ Buz The faster you move, the slower time passes, the longer you live. Peter Diamandis

27 February 2008, 09:53 PM	#11
Robb 2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Real Name: Robb Location: USA Watch: BLNR Posts: 4,939	Big congrats Kevin!!!! Wow!!!! It looks amazing!! __________________ 126610LN l 166610LV l 126619LB l 116710BLNR l 126710BLRO l 126720VTNR l 126718GRNR l 116500 white l 116500 black l 116508 john mayer l 116519LN l 116503 white l 126655 l 226627 Ti Master l 116518LN

27 February 2008, 05:27 PM	#2
Gaijin 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Japan Watch: ing your back. Posts: 16,179	I love TRF! Nice job Buz in healping out a member and one of our great servicemen who is deployed and serving in a hostile area. Thanks for your service Kevin!

27 February 2008, 05:28 PM	#3
CPTL "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Real Name: Kevin Location: Texas on my mind Watch: Sub Date; SS/WG DJ Posts: 2,445	And thanks as well to Tom, Karis, and a few others that offered to help as well. I know many TRFers would have gone to the same lengths Buz did. What a crowd.

27 February 2008, 05:50 PM	#4
Gaijin 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Japan Watch: ing your back. Posts: 16,179	Come on you others sitting on the fence! Beat that price increase! Get those Rolex you have been hesitating on! Hesitate no more. The clock is ticking! The increase is coming within days!!

27 February 2008, 07:19 PM	#7
topcat30093 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: Tony Location: England Posts: 5,460	Well done to everybody concerned an excellent example TRF's members helping each other out to achieve a common goal.

27 February 2008, 09:59 PM	#12
mike "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 22,683	Congrats on a wonderful reference and well done to all.

27 February 2008, 10:01 PM	#13
Robb 2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Real Name: Robb Location: USA Watch: BLNR Posts: 4,939	Just noticed the RRR chapter ring!!!!! Very nice!! __________________ 126610LN l 166610LV l 126619LB l 116710BLNR l 126710BLRO l 126720VTNR l 126718GRNR l 116500 white l 116500 black l 116508 john mayer l 116519LN l 116503 white l 126655 l 226627 Ti Master l 116518LN

27 February 2008, 10:27 PM	#15
seantk "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Sean Location: West Florida Posts: 2,671	Awesome and congratulations on the new Explorer.... Nice gesture from Buz Sean __________________ "Life is frittered away with detail... simplify, simplify!" Henry D. Thoreau

27 February 2008, 10:35 PM	#16
redshirt1957 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Real Name: Bubba Location: Bitsyville! Watch: Blue YM today! Posts: 10,053	Three thumbs up. One for Kevin's service. One for Kevin. One for Buz.

28 February 2008, 12:29 AM	#17
Texsubmariner "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Real Name: Khanh Location: Texas Watch: SSGMTc Posts: 1,227	That's a great story! Good jobs to Buz and Kevin! Glad to hear you are coming back to the States, Kevin. Godspeed. __________________ Sea Dweller M series SS GMT IIc M series Omega SMP Electric Blue Dial Wife's SS WG MOP Ladies DJ Z series

28 February 2008, 01:23 AM	#18
kcmo "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Real Name: Karis Location: USA Posts: 19,377	Congrats Kevin!!! Awesome!!!!!!!! And a big cheers to Buz for making it happen I so need to LEAP off that fence! The watch looks fantastic! Wishing you many happy years with it Kevin I LOVE TRF

28 February 2008, 01:33 AM	#19
DoxaDavid "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: David Location: Minneapolis, Mn Posts: 3,271	Congrats to you Kevin for your great new watch and thank you for your service and support of our country. Buz, I am proud to be a forum member of yours. Kudos to you for helping a fellow TRF member out and going the extra mile! __________________ DOXA-AFICIONADO "It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues. " Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865

28 February 2008, 02:21 AM	#20
JBat "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: John Location: Washington Watch: 16710, 16610, DJ Posts: 7,329	Congrats on the beautiful Expy!

28 February 2008, 10:28 AM	#21
BuffaloRolex "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Real Name: Tony Location: Buffalo Watch: 16613 (blue dial) Posts: 1,329	Awesome. This place is full of people who are just great!

28 February 2008, 11:04 AM	#22
mdx77 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: Kurt Location: Philly Burbs!! Posts: 3,296	Awesome! And my wife wonders why I spend so much time here......you guys are gr8! __________________ “This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the BLUE pill - the story ends; you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the RED pill - you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.” Rolex Submariner 116610LV Hulk \| Rolex GMT 16710 Pepsi \| Omega Speedmaster “Speedy Tuesday” \| Tudor Black Bay 79220R “ETA Rose” \| Tudor Pelagos Blue Dial \| Rolex Submariner Yellow Gold 116618LB \| Rolex Milgauss “Z-Blue” 116400GV

28 February 2008, 11:46 AM	#23
krism06 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New York Posts: 187	A Bulldog helping a Longhorn. Congrats Kevin. Be safe and thanks for your service. And Buz, my thanks to you also. What a great gesture to a member of our armed forces.

28 February 2008, 01:29 PM	#25
bgriz 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Real Name: Brian Location: Chicagoland Watch: ing the markets Posts: 2,194	Thank you for serving our country Congrats. What a great forum. And for Buz __________________ 126600 SD43 Red 126710BLRO GMT II PEPSI 178274 Midsize DJ Rhodium/Roman- Hers 126334 DJ41 in blue, fluted, on jubilee 116509 Daytona WG Panda 114060 Sub no date 126621 YM Chocolate dial Root Beer 126710BLNR Batman 126613LB Bluesy 126711CHNR GMT II Root Beer

28 February 2008, 01:37 PM	#26
Lubrifar Banned Join Date: Jun 2007 Real Name: Mr. T Location: anc/sfo Watch: for the signs! Posts: 776	Nice score Kevin! Congrats and good knowing everything worked out!

28 February 2008, 03:16 PM	#27
CPTL "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Real Name: Kevin Location: Texas on my mind Watch: Sub Date; SS/WG DJ Posts: 2,445	Thanks for all the comments, guys. And I appreciate your comments about service, but there are probably a dozen of us on this forum. It's as easy as getting out of bed in the morning. Thanks again. __________________ 16610 Submariner Date; D Serial 16234 DateJust SS with WG Fluted Bezel & Jubillee, White Roman Dial; F Serial 16570 Explorer II White Dial; M Serial And Hers: 78240 Mid-Size DateJust SS with Domed Bezel & Oyster, White Roman; D Serial

28 February 2008, 03:18 PM	#28
JJ Irani Fondly Remembered Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: JJ Location: Auckland, NZ Watch: ALL SOLD!! Posts: 74,319	Congrats on a superb acquisition, Kevin.....and glad you were able to beat the price hike!! __________________ Words fail me in expressing my utmost thanks to ALL of you for this wonderful support during my hour of need!! I firmly believe that my time on planet earth is NOT yet up!! I shall fight this to the very end.......and WIN!!

28 February 2008, 03:45 PM	#29
ALTAADAM007 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 95	I agree on beating the price increase. I have three AD's now in my back pocket. I bought 5 in the past 24 hrs. I figure I will keep the best ones and let the others go to members here or even back to the AD. A 90 day return policy with no restock fee rocks at a time like this! BTW: to the OP Congrats on the new piece and getting a smokin deal!

28 February 2008, 04:01 PM	#30
CPTL "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Real Name: Kevin Location: Texas on my mind Watch: Sub Date; SS/WG DJ Posts: 2,445	Thanks JJ! Congrats to you, as well. BTW MSN Money listed NZ (Auckland) as one of the world's best places to retire to. Affordable rents and cost of living, easy access to health care, no cap gains tax, etc. Tough to get residency status though (unless you have a sheep costume?). Made me think of you and your new place. I'm glad everything worked out for you. We love our watches, but there's nothing like the pride and satisfaction from being comfortable in your home. __________________ 16610 Submariner Date; D Serial 16234 DateJust SS with WG Fluted Bezel & Jubillee, White Roman Dial; F Serial 16570 Explorer II White Dial; M Serial And Hers: 78240 Mid-Size DateJust SS with Domed Bezel & Oyster, White Roman; D Serial

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