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Gav1967
·Thanx for the pointer. Just thought I'd rather see it go to someone who would appreciate it more.
I would like to sell a watch, but have insufficient privileges
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asrnj77
·I pm’d the OP and bought his Ed White for $2500. 
Food for thought though. The 200 post rule does make sense but we put too much faith in it. An ahole doesn’t become a gent when they go from post 199 to 200.
Food for thought though. The 200 post rule does make sense but we put too much faith in it. An ahole doesn’t become a gent when they go from post 199 to 200.
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nonuffinkbloke
·I pm’d the OP and bought his Ed White for $2500.
Food for thought though. The 200 post rule does make sense but we put too much faith in it. An ahole doesn’t become a gent when they go from post 199 to 200.
But what about 1999 posts to 2000 posts. Will I become a gent....🙄.....soon...😕... I'm fed up with being an arsehole!🙁
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Foo2rama
··Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...I pm’d the OP and bought his Ed White for $2500.
Food for thought though. The 200 post rule does make sense but we put too much faith in it. An ahole doesn’t become a gent when they go from post 199 to 200.
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Engee
·I get why someone might want to access sellers here quickly, but if someone is selling, why wouldn't they just list it on ebay or suchlike and post a message on one of the accessable forums here letting members know where they can find the piece? OK, they've got the sellers fees to consider but I'd have thought that the greater competition for a desirable watch in the open market would raise the final price and thus cover those fees.
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JwRosenthal
·I understand the logic of checking here first to sell something. People here know what it is, they know what it's worth and if nice enough, are willing to do the leg work to get it. I inherited a small but valuable collection of fountain pens years ago, I know little about them other than what I researched (enough to know they are $$), and would rather not dicker around with Ebay, sellers returning crap, scammers, etc. I would do the same- go to a fountain pen forum and basically say- here's what I got, who wants to come get it and give me a wad of cash.
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IanES
·I think buyers have enough protection. PayPal 'always' sides with the buyer. So paying with a credit card via PayPal is pretty much risk free. It's sellers who need protecting and that 200 thing doesn't protect sellers at all
So maybe there should be a 200 limit for buyers.
Having said that I still think the 200 rule for sellers is fair. I don't for a minute think that members of the forum need that much protection but if the limit didn't exist then the sales pages would quickly fill up with all manner of internet jetsam and we wouldn't see the wood for the trees.
Also there's a chance that if somebody did inherit an old watch and come here asking for advice there's a fair to middling chance that by the time she/he reached the magic 200 mark they'll know a lot more about their watch, appreciate what they have and not want to sell at all then anyway.
So maybe there should be a 200 limit for buyers.
Having said that I still think the 200 rule for sellers is fair. I don't for a minute think that members of the forum need that much protection but if the limit didn't exist then the sales pages would quickly fill up with all manner of internet jetsam and we wouldn't see the wood for the trees.
Also there's a chance that if somebody did inherit an old watch and come here asking for advice there's a fair to middling chance that by the time she/he reached the magic 200 mark they'll know a lot more about their watch, appreciate what they have and not want to sell at all then anyway.
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kkt
·I think buyers have enough protection. PayPal 'always' sides with the buyer. So paying with a credit card via PayPal is pretty much risk free. It's sellers who need protecting and that 200 thing doesn't protect sellers at all
So maybe there should be a 200 limit for buyers.
Having said that I still think the 200 rule for sellers is fair. I don't for a minute think that members of the forum need that much protection but if the limit didn't exist then the sales pages would quickly fill up with all manner of internet jetsam and we wouldn't see the wood for the trees.
Also there's a chance that if somebody did inherit an old watch and come here asking for advice there's a fair to middling chance that by the time she/he reached the magic 200 mark they'll know a lot more about their watch, appreciate what they have and not want to sell at all then anyway.
The seller gets to see how many posts a potential buyer has, and the seller can even look at all of those posts. The seller can set their own personal minimum posts rule, ask for money wired instead of via paypal, or not as they choose.
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blufinz52
··Hears dead people, not watch rotors.😁 funny thing is i took a screenshot of one last night but couldnt decide if it was too cliche. i may just go for it at this point.
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blufinz52
··Hears dead people, not watch rotors.
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerI understand the logic of checking here first to sell something. People here know what it is, they know what it's worth and if nice enough, are willing to do the leg work to get it. I inherited a small but valuable collection of fountain pens years ago, I know little about them other than what I researched (enough to know they are $$), and would rather not dicker around with Ebay, sellers returning crap, scammers, etc. I would do the same- go to a fountain pen forum and basically say- here's what I got, who wants to come get it and give me a wad of cash.
Hopefully you would read the rules on that forum first. 😀
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gostang9
·Food for thought though. The 200 post rule does make sense but we put too much faith in it. An ahole doesn’t become a gent when they go from post 199 to 200.
It's not the posts... it's what you find in them that counts! 👍
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gostang9
·Food for thought though. The 200 post rule does make sense but we put too much faith in it. An ahole doesn’t become a gent when they go from post 199 to 200.
For anyone that doesn't know, you simply:
1. Click on the UserName
2. Click to go to their "PROFILE PAGE"
3. Click to go to their "POSTS"
--- scroll down the list and you can read each and every post they've ever made
4. You can also click on any post and it takes you to that post in the relevant thread!
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gostang9
·Hopefully you would read the rules on that forum first. 😀
- walking into a crowded coffee shop or bar
- heading straight to the person behind the counter and shouting "what do you have?"
- without ever looking around to see where the line is, how many people are waiting, what signs exist for ordering instructions, what menus are posted...
We would all look down on that "real-world" person... I don't quite understand why we're supposed to be so much more accommodating online... 😕
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JwRosenthal
·It's the real-world equivalent of:
- walking into a crowded coffee shop or bar
- heading straight to the person behind the counter and shouting "what do you have?"
- without ever looking around to see where the line is, how many people are waiting, what signs exist for ordering instructions, what menus are posted...
We would all look down on that "real-world" person... I don't quite understand why we're supposed to be so much more accommodating online... 😕
But to continue your metaphor, if the same rude asshole walked into the same restaurant and announced “hey- I found this old Omega in my grandfather’s dresser and he worked for NASA back in the 60’s”, how many people here would say “oh, he is so rude, he needs to eat here with us for at least the next month or two” vs “hey, let’s go outside so I can see what’s you have in your bag.”
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerBut to continue your metaphor, if the same rude asshole walked into the same restaurant and announced “hey- I found this old Omega in my grandfather’s dresser and he worked for NASA back in the 60’s”, how many people here would say “oh, he is so rude, he needs to eat here with us for at least the next month or two” vs “hey, let’s go outside so I can see what’s you have in your bag.”
Well, the enablers who do this are part of the problem...some openly admit doing it. People come here with these watches and post for sale ads in places where they don't belong in part because it works...
I personally won't reward someone for doing this, but others will.
