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Lol-x · 23 July 2009, 10:49 PM

How many times have you spent months looking for a watch and then after searching and searching you come across one that looks just like what you have been dreaming about and you are almost deliriously besotted with desire.

So you call the seller.....answering machine.

You email the seller......no response, or 'yeah I've got lots of that model'.

You damn near go out of your brain to get any kind of reply for day after day.......

Then the seller tells you....."That one has been sold.".....but I've got a couple of others of the same model....(which you know are nothing like the quality, condition, price and vintage of the one that you spent hours/days just wanting to buy).

Man I am

Why can't the seller just say "SOLD" on the darn sale, how difficult is that!!!!!!

idk01 · 23 July 2009, 10:58 PM

I fully understand the frustrations, I get it all the time with certain suppliers here in Sydney for parts, they must be that loaded they don't care about loosing a top customer

Don't worry, we can send the heavy mob around

Hey where is your avatar these days? you incognito :-)

Lol-x · 23 July 2009, 11:01 PM

Hi, yeah Dave I'm in a transitional phase

and very very frustrated.

idk01 · 23 July 2009, 11:05 PM

You know the situation, Virtual cup of coffee and a chat any time, or a couple fingers of scotch :-) been thinking about that a few times the last few weeks :-)

onkyo · 23 July 2009, 11:09 PM

Yep, I hear you Steve.....

Was this for a 1655???

AWATCH · 23 July 2009, 11:12 PM

I have had the same frustrations, no response to calls or emails. To me that is just a common courtesy, which to some has just gone out the window

al

Lol-x · 23 July 2009, 11:44 PM

Yep it was a 1655.

onkyo · 23 July 2009, 11:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lol-x

Yep it was a 1655.

Lol-x · 24 July 2009, 01:41 PM

Bait and switch is a well known tactic used by unscrupulous sellers.

They show a great item for sale: condition, price etc.

So you enquire about it......waiting, waiting for the reply.

Then the response is something along the lines of: "Well we just sold that one, but we have several others just as good."

Invariably the ones "Just as good" are nowhere near and nothing like the one first sighted.

allanofcalifornia · 24 July 2009, 01:47 PM

Because it was a scam all along. They never did have that item for sale!!

Buyer Beware!!

Allan

allanofcalifornia · 24 July 2009, 01:49 PM

Looking for another Rolex?

Allan

Lol-x · 24 July 2009, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allanofcalifornia

Looking for another Rolex?

Allan

Been looking for quite a while (months)

but in no hurry.

If the right one comes along that would be just fine, if not then it's just a matter of time.

Actually I am under quite a bit of pressure at work now so I feel that hunting can be a bit of an undesirable distraction and when you find one and it does not work out that is pretty stressful and frustrating and I really don't have a high threshold for that at the moment.

allanofcalifornia · 24 July 2009, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lol-x

Been looking for quite a while (months)

but in no hurry.

If the right one comes along that would be just fine, if not then it's just a matter of time.

Actually I am under quite a bit of pressure at work now so I feel that hunting can be a bit of an undesirable distraction and when you find one and it does not work out that is pretty stressful and frustrating and I really don't have a high threshold for that at the moment.

Good luck on your adventure! I always love the hunt! Any particular one you are hunting for?

Allan

Lol-x · 24 July 2009, 09:30 PM

Yes as stated above I am looking for a 1655

idk01 · 24 July 2009, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lol-x

Yes as stated above I am looking for a 1655

Steve, If you see any here in Syd available let me know, I'll go and check them out for you!

Lol-x · 24 July 2009, 10:55 PM

O.K. will do, thank you very much

23 July 2009, 10:49 PM	#1
Lol-x Facilitator Join Date: Nov 2005 Real Name: Steve Location: Omnipresent Posts: 33,587	Lazy Sellers.....are the pits How many times have you spent months looking for a watch and then after searching and searching you come across one that looks just like what you have been dreaming about and you are almost deliriously besotted with desire. So you call the seller.....answering machine. You email the seller......no response, or 'yeah I've got lots of that model'. You damn near go out of your brain to get any kind of reply for day after day....... Then the seller tells you....."That one has been sold.".....but I've got a couple of others of the same model....(which you know are nothing like the quality, condition, price and vintage of the one that you spent hours/days just wanting to buy). Man I am Why can't the seller just say "SOLD" on the darn sale, how difficult is that!!!!!! __________________ *Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.* ~Abraham Lincoln Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. ~John F. Kennedy ROLEXploitation - yeah I'm a victim

23 July 2009, 10:58 PM	#2
idk01 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Dave Location: Australia Watch: DJ16233TT Posts: 18,485	I fully understand the frustrations, I get it all the time with certain suppliers here in Sydney for parts, they must be that loaded they don't care about loosing a top customer Don't worry, we can send the heavy mob around Hey where is your avatar these days? you incognito :-) __________________ *Apprentice to Terry Newton; Superstar and Fake Sleuth*

23 July 2009, 11:01 PM	#3
Lol-x Facilitator Join Date: Nov 2005 Real Name: Steve Location: Omnipresent Posts: 33,587	Hi, yeah Dave I'm in a transitional phase and very very frustrated. __________________ *Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.* ~Abraham Lincoln Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. ~John F. Kennedy ROLEXploitation - yeah I'm a victim

23 July 2009, 11:05 PM	#4
idk01 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Dave Location: Australia Watch: DJ16233TT Posts: 18,485	You know the situation, Virtual cup of coffee and a chat any time, or a couple fingers of scotch :-) been thinking about that a few times the last few weeks :-) __________________ *Apprentice to Terry Newton; Superstar and Fake Sleuth*

23 July 2009, 11:44 PM	#7
Lol-x Facilitator Join Date: Nov 2005 Real Name: Steve Location: Omnipresent Posts: 33,587	Yep it *was* a 1655. __________________ *Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.* ~Abraham Lincoln Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. ~John F. Kennedy ROLEXploitation - yeah I'm a victim

23 July 2009, 11:09 PM	#5
onkyo Banned Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: Pav Location: Manhattan Posts: 11,495	Yep, I hear you Steve..... Was this for a 1655???

23 July 2009, 11:12 PM	#6
AWATCH "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Real Name: al Location: GEORGIA Watch: Explorer II Posts: 1,759	I have had the same frustrations, no response to calls or emails. To me that is just a common courtesy, which to some has just gone out the window al

24 July 2009, 01:41 PM	#9
Lol-x Facilitator Join Date: Nov 2005 Real Name: Steve Location: Omnipresent Posts: 33,587	Bait and switch is a well known tactic used by unscrupulous sellers. They show a great item for sale: condition, price etc. So you enquire about it......waiting, waiting for the reply. Then the response is something along the lines of: "Well we just sold that one, but we have several others just as good." Invariably the ones "Just as good" are nowhere near and nothing like the one first sighted. __________________ *Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.* ~Abraham Lincoln Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. ~John F. Kennedy ROLEXploitation - yeah I'm a victim

24 July 2009, 01:47 PM	#10
allanofcalifornia "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Real Name: Allan Location: California Posts: 3,210	Because it was a scam all along. They never did have that item for sale!! Buyer Beware!! Allan

24 July 2009, 01:49 PM	#11
allanofcalifornia "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Real Name: Allan Location: California Posts: 3,210	Looking for another Rolex? Allan

24 July 2009, 09:30 PM	#14
Lol-x Facilitator Join Date: Nov 2005 Real Name: Steve Location: Omnipresent Posts: 33,587	Yes as stated above I am looking for a 1655 __________________ *Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.* ~Abraham Lincoln Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. ~John F. Kennedy ROLEXploitation - yeah I'm a victim

24 July 2009, 10:55 PM	#16
Lol-x Facilitator Join Date: Nov 2005 Real Name: Steve Location: Omnipresent Posts: 33,587	O.K. will do, thank you very much __________________ *Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.* ~Abraham Lincoln Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. ~John F. Kennedy ROLEXploitation - yeah I'm a victim

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