Network & Reputation

I understand.

someone understands definitely me

I respect the way you guys feel 100% thank you for verifying account! Thank you sir

It can’t be said that he’s not earning his posts the hard way, and I think we should all try to give this guy a chance to...


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I’d say this is just about right on the line of post farming but not quite there. While his comments are short and relatively meaningless (in regards to substance) (and would be better if he compiled them all in one collective response), they are acknowledgments to the comments left to him. At this rate it is also unlikely he will have much success in a sales section anyways.

As to the typical post farmer, you’ll see they often bring up old (several year old) threads in rapid succession with random comments that add zero value.

For example: thread Title-
Father passed away and I inherited his watch
Post farmer: Congrats! Nice find!

He'll be ready to sell in a week. Now all he needs is a watch.

Hello and welcome to the forum. I would like to wish you the best of luck with your venture. It's a tough cookie to crack. I expect you already know that there are thousands out there who have the same idea. What are you planning to do that makes your venture more likely to succeed? Rolex are difficult to get hold of. What is an aftermarket watch? Are you planning on becoming a grey dealer? Do you have a client base already? I don't think a watch forum like this is going to bring you much in the way of customers and even fewer who would be willing to sell to you, atleast at prices that would make it worth your while. Anyway, no harm in trying I suppose and if it doesn't work out I am sure you have lots of other ideas that might bring home the prize. Good luck.

I don't think he knows what a watch is yet. He's just following the example in the "business plan" which probably used "watches" as the product. 😜😜😜

No, I’m afraid this sounds more like, e.g., https://www.watchtradingacademy.com/

we can get every rolex for retail price ? ..... nice
who are your famous mentors ?
the wus thread is alsmost one year oldand still not a single watch in your inventory ?

@Archer everclear had at least some watches

@STANDY i was so happy that after the first panic and lockdown for 4 weeks we were finally allowed again to have showers and not only "wash hands and don't touch your face" 😁

So page 1 he lost Reputation
By page 3 he lost Network

Good luck buddy

Born and raised in Texas? Sure writes funny even for a Texan.

Guys, I feel you're being a bit tough on the OP. He's trying to start a business and make a living. Give him a break on that.

He's being transparent: he's here to learn. I see no reason why this shouldn't be a place for him to learn, amongst other sources. Just because he wants to use his learning to get his career moving, does that make him less welcome than anyone else? There are many traders and dealers here. As long as he participates in the community with the right spirit I can't see a problem and it's too early to say that he's just here to take and not give.

He's made it clear that he's at least a year away from trading so the accusation of post-farming is a little unfair. Furthermore, he said he is looking to buy low and sell at retail. I think that means he knows he's unlikely to sell within this forum, but he may be able to buy, because it seems to me that prices here are sometimes much lower for some pieces than retailers ask. Aren't all dealers flippers, and do we exclude dealers from buying from here? If a dealer thinks they can make a profit on a piece here surely that's their call, maybe they have a customer they know will pay above top dollar for a certain piece that the dealer can pick up here for "the right price". Having customers waiting, and being able to link those customers to the dealer's network of collectors who sell watches is where they rightly make their profit. Nothing wrong with that. And if he is able to buy cheap enough elsewhere to sell here, who's complaining?

Many years ago I worked in recruitment. The first lesson I learned was that recruiters don't charge for the time they put into making a placement, and they don't factor into a fee all the work they do for the placements they don't make. They charge for access to their network. The key to nearly every business is to build a network and to work it well. That's all the OP is trying to do and while he may be being a little clumsy, I see nothing malevolent in him.

Time will tell, of course, if he's here to be a contributing part of this community or to just to use it.