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  1. jove14 Apr 10, 2018

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    Hi, All.
    I recently put a post on OF asking whether or not I should sell my only Omega as we had fallen on hard times. The hard times have been caused by a succession of major faults to all of the cars we have owned these last four or five years. Both of us are retired, my wife who is in her seventies also has Asthma so cannot walk too far. I myself have Chrone’s disease and last year I had to spend eight days in hospital whilst a stuck kidney stone was removed. Well! The kidney stone symptoms came back in January, when I saw the specialist he told me I am growing stones because of the Chrone’s disease! We seem to be having an unlucky period with cars developing major faults where we then either buy another car or have the existing car repaired, thus depleting our funds! With the car in the garage for yet another repair I decided to ask OF members if they would sell their only Omega watch if they fell on hard times like we seem to have done. I only got a few members replies before a Moderator deleted my post. I did not categorically try to sell my watch on OF I was simply asking members opinions whilst we were going through a sticky patch. I would not ever try to sell my watch on OF I do not have enough post to do so. In my opinion the Moderator was wrong to simply delete my post without knowing all of the facts. The car has yet again been fixed and we are back on the road, how long for this time I wonder? I like OF it’s probably the best watch site I have found. But please don’t judge people too soon there may be extenuating circumstances?
    Joe.
     
  2. Jonathan40 Apr 10, 2018

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    I’m sorry to hear of your terrible bad run of luck with Cars.
    Your watch is a physical item and I’m sure it holds a sentimental value in your life but, it is something you own that does have a value which if the need arose I would sell in a heart beat to facilitate a greater need.
    Hopefully it will never come to that.
     
  3. Maganator Apr 10, 2018

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    Sorry to hear you have fallen on hard times. These things always seem to happen at once. What a run of bad luck.

    If you want to sell the watch and get quick cash just put it on eBay. It wont be as smooth a transaction as you’d get on here but it is a much wider marketplace and you’ll be able to sell your watch without too many difficulties.


    Good luck.
     
  4. heccsat Apr 10, 2018

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    Hi Joe,
    Get better.
    At the end watches are just watches, nothing compared to your other stuff going on in your life. Sell it, and when you get better (health and financial wise too) you buy another one.
     
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  5. 77deluxe Apr 10, 2018

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    Good luck Joe. Get to feeling better. Do what is best for you and your family.
     
  6. vbrad26 Apr 10, 2018

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    I thought this thread was going to be about a Charles Dickens sequel.
    Anywho, sell the watch, you can always buy another one once things start turning around.
    Hope you, your wife and your cars start feeling better.

    I am curious though, being a gear head, what model cars and what sort of major faults?
     
  7. bonerp Apr 10, 2018

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    Agree. I am in a similar position hence why I'm selling one, to help fund legal defence costs from an incident caused by my daughter - god bless her. And also to get rid of some debt ran up by unplanned building work.
    However the point you raise is valid. The watch can be re purchased when times are better. Good luck with (OP) your situation and I hope it rapidly improves.
     
  8. jove14 Apr 10, 2018

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    Hi, vbrad26.
    Its a Landrover Freelander and the fault was a clutch slave cylinder.
    Garage ended up changing both of them, the one inside the bell housing was the most expensive.
    That was really down to 7 hours labour to change the bl**dy thing.
    Has to be a fairly heavy car as we tow a caravan.
    Anyway it's running OK at the moment, touch wood!!
    Thanks to you all for the replies.
    Worse thing is not knowing how often I will now " grow " more kidney stones, you never know I might start a range in necklaces:eek:.
    Joe.
     
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  9. vbrad26 Apr 10, 2018

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    Yikes, labor is definitely what gets you in the end.
    I've got my fingers crossed for you!
     
  10. STANDY schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector Apr 10, 2018

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    Don't worry about the stones as owning a Land Rover and not having a job you will have to sell your kidney soon ;);)

    Sorry couldn't help, 4X4'driver and a Aussie

    A watch doesn't tow a caravan
     
  11. AnotherDon Apr 10, 2018

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    Sorry to learn of your problems, Joe. I have often said, "Gettin' old ain't for sissies!"

    I know how you feel about selling your watch because of the circumstances. A few years ago, our house flooded. And, yes, we had FEMA flood insurance since our house had migrated to a Corps of Engineers 100-year flood plain or rather the 100-year flood plain had come to us. The FEMA flood insurance that they so proudly sell is a joke. There was nowhere near enough money to put the house back together. In addition, the city where we lived decided that our neighborhood was so susceptible to flooding that the best thing for the city to do would be for the city to buy the 51 homes in our neighborhood and turn the area into a park.

    So the wifely-unit and I decided that the best thing we could do is to take the flood insurance money and the money that we were getting from the city buy-out and go buy another home. The problem was that we had to buy this second house and get it ready for move in before we actually sold the old house to the city. You can imagine that this caused a bit of a cash flow problem for us. So, we turned to my watch collection. About two-thirds of my watches went away along with a lot of our savings. My A. Lange und Sohne 1815, a couple of JLCs, and a handful of other watches, including some Omegas, all went away. But now, 6 years later, things are getting back to an even keel. The savings are being rebuilt along with the watch collection.

    I can attest to the fact that it's not fun having to liquidate you possessions because of a situation that you landed in through no fault of your own. But, you do what you have to do. I like my little watch collection, but if they had to be sold to fund rebuilding again, I'd do it in a heart beat. There are a no watches that are more important than taking care of your family.

    Best of luck to you and your situation.

    :)
     
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