I don't know if a private seller believes they will get more from a dealer, I think some individuals feel it is safer and easier to just sell the watch to a dealer. Now, if the seller knows the private buyer, buyer has great references, money in hand, and still sells it to a dealer for less.... all logic is out the window.
I think it’s the same mentality as those who trade a car into a dealer or sell to a place like Carmax- they don’t want to deal with the process of trying to sell privately despite knowing they will taking a loss compared to a private party sale- it’s about personal comfort level and perceived ease of the transaction.
Could be similar to the new car dealership syndrome. A fancy watch shop/dealer store front attracts a certain type of customer that is lulled into thinking this is the way it's done.
When I had the gas station/car repair shop I had many customers that would rather drop their pants, bend over and walk backwards into the new car show room and turn in their used car for a new vehicle rather than sell it for much more privately. They even swallowed the inflated "trade in allowance" while not paying attention to how the new car price tag was bumped up to cover it. Watch shops can delude people into thinking this is the best way to get rid of watches. After all the guy has a shop so he knows what he's doing.
Or is it sometimes just being lazy
I always try to be as honest as I can be when selling anything. I'd rather the buyer be happy with buying some of my junk than trying to bilk the guy for a few extra bucks.
I always try to be as honest as I can be when selling anything. I'd rather the buyer be happy with buying some of my junk than trying to bilk the guy for a few extra bucks.
For a change, we are taking about BUYER honesty in this thread. 😉
Especially if the watch website makes you post 200 times before you can sell your first watch on it. 😀
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Especially if the watch website makes you post 200 times before you can sell your first watch on it. 😀
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All ethics are situational except when they aren't.
Many people who inherit a watch won't even be willing to go as far as registering on a forum like this.
I don't know if a private seller believes they will get more from a dealer, I think some individuals feel it is safer and easier to just sell the watch to a dealer. Now, if the seller knows the private buyer, buyer has great references, money in hand, and still sells it to a dealer for less.... all logic is out the window.
I’d prefer to be honest. Many years ago, when I was a 17 year-old high school student, my girlfriend’s mother offered me her Beatles records when she found out I I was a fan. (Yes, LPs we’re still dominant.). As she was pulling out an old box of records, she recounted her high school days, and how her suitor at the time would buy her the new Beatles albums as soon as they were released, but she never had the heart to tell him she didn’t actually care for the music.
I found myself looking at a set of mint condition, mostly unopened, still sealed in cellophane first edition Beatles LP’s, everything from “Introducing the Beatles” (technically the third album, I think) to “Magical Mystery Tour”. Not the full discography, but close. The Sgt Pepper was unopened, and I just knew that if I opened it, the cardboard dolls would be in there.
Needless to say, I refused her offer and suggested that at the right auction, her accidental collection would fetch a pretty penny.
That was all very noble of you to refuse her offer of her Beatle albums that she never wanted or cared about. But do you ever think she went through the effort to get them to some sort of specialist or auction house? I suspect they just sat in that 'old box of records', never being listened to, never appreciated. Eventually they were, or will be, just junked as 'old stuff'. In my eyes it would have been better for you to graciously accept her offer and enjoy and preserve those early Beatles albums.
My understanding is that this is all manufactured drama. These are all pre-negotiated ahead of time from what people who have been on the show have said, based on what I've read about this show.
That was all very noble of you to refuse her offer of her Beatle albums that she never wanted or cared about. But do you ever think she went through the effort to get them to some sort of specialist or auction house? I suspect they just sat in that 'old box of records', never being listened to, never appreciated. Eventually they were, or will be, just junked as 'old stuff'. In my eyes it would have been better for you to graciously accept her offer and enjoy and preserve those early Beatles albums.
