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SkunkPrince SkunkPrince
I don't understand this comment. Case and bracelet are solid 18K. A Speedmaster 57 in solid gold (there isn't a 38 with a gold bracelet) is $36,000 MSRP. That watch is $13,500.

£15K GBP is nearer $20K USD

It's a solid gold version of a pretty mundane watch (the Speedy Date). When sold without bracelet those struggle to fetch £4K/$6K, the bracelet adds, what £2K/$2500 tops? Its priced at roughly triple what the market thinks is fair.
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padders padders
£15K GBP is nearer $20K USD

It's a solid gold version of a pretty mundane watch (the Speedy Date). When sold without bracelet those struggle to fetch £4K/$6K, the bracelet adds, what £2K/$2500 tops? Its priced at roughly triple what the market thinks is fair.
Woops, I used 12k not 15k. So the value of the gold is not that high. Thanks.
 
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I hear you, trying to do instant currency conversion on here taxes the best of us. I'll be generous, maybe its only double its real worth.
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alam
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Not a bother as it takes a lot more for anything in life to really bother me, but find it very disingenuous when those selling recently released LE versions try to disguise their flipping-for-profit scheme with a BS story line.
 
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alam alam
Not a bother as it takes a lot more for anything in life to really bother me, but find it very disingenuous when those selling recently released LE versions try to disguise their flipping-for-profit scheme with a BS story line.
I lost money on the sale of mine and got another six weeks of expenses while I try to find a job.

So I hope you're not including me in that.
 
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Totally Unique. Really unique. Very unique.

No. No. No.

It’s either a one of a kind or not. You cannot quantify or hyperbolise this term. Constantly misused in all aspects of life. Drives me mad.

HNY from the unique one and only me....
 
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SkunkPrince SkunkPrince
I lost money on the sale of mine and got another six weeks of expenses while I try to find a job.

So I hope you're not including me in that.

I never saw your FS advert, so no, I was not including you personally - my reference is from others I have seen selling, who were obviously flipping the watch shortly after purchase with a sad story and jacking up the price from its original MSRP.
 
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This is exactly why I wouldn't judge someone was stupid or uneducated for paying a price that they clearly think is fine, for something that they really want. I'm sure I've overpaid for watches, but if I did I didn't give it a second thought - the ones I missed still haunt me...

Like this one recently. Too cautious, thought I had it, lost it last seconds...🙁

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JwRosenthal JwRosenthal
^^^^ as a collector of military watches- this drives me insane.

camouflage does not make a watch military for sure but I will say that the G-shock is probably the most prevalent watch in the modern US military.
 
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camouflage does not make a watch military for sure but I will say that the G-shock is probably the most prevalent watch in the modern US military.
I was thinking more along these lines
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Although I hear this may be the new Coast Guard Uniform 😉
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"Age related wear" = its gone through a garbage disposal, but its 50yrs old so....
 
onlyomega94
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It bothers me when sellers have listings with an asking price and then have an auction starting price at asking price minus 3-5%. What is the point in having an auction at all then?
 
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onlyomega94 onlyomega94
What is the point in having an auction at all then?
Or a reserve that isn't just "safe" but significantly higher than market value.
 
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