200 posts is reasonable. Without "power-posting" it would slow down new members (like me) from jumping into the classifieds. I have a couple of vintage omega's that I'll add pics to in the next couple of days.

 

Stay with it as you don't just join OF for the sales forum. It will work out in the end.

 

I'm not asking anyone to wire me any money. However the buyer would want to handle the transaction would be fine with me. PayPal, etc. we would negotiate the PayPal fees if that's how the buyer wanted to do it. Rather than limit the forum, you should make the buyers be aware of wiring someone money. I believe there are less restrictive means to accomplish your intended ends.

 

That's not true. I like luxury watches. I'm by no means a collector though. I was hoping to sell my watch, and this seemed like a reasonable means of doing that. The watch would go to someone who would care for it. I guess I was wrong.

 

I see your point. I'd even be willing to shop the watch to you personally for you to check it out and verify it. From there, once buyer pays, I would give the go ahead to ship to buyer. I'm not saying I disagree with your rules. It just seems restrictive when the onus should be on the buyer.

 

Your point is valid. 100%. I was more interested in selling here because there seems like a larger base of interested buyers I could reach quicker than eBay. Also, my limited experience selling on eBay is that you get a lot of nonsense which I was hoping to avoid. People winning auctions, then not paying a deposit, which means you just have to re-list it. I was hoping for a smooth, relatively stress free transaction. Is there anything you'd be willing to do? If not, eBay it is

 

My 2 cents ( plus PayPal fees)

1- the main difference is you're coming into here to sell. This is not "omega market forum" this is a hobbyist and collectors forum and discussion platform that "happens" to facilitate trades and sales to its members. In other words the primary function is not selling and buying, that is a membership privilege. As such the policies are not geared to facilitate sales, but to protect the integrity of the member base. A great disadvantage you can see on many other forums where people are allowed to just hit and run is that there is often a degradation of the quality, commitment and participation of members. It is great to have the majority of the members here be repeat and long term posters. We end up knowing each other and have less distractions from uninterested members that just want to make a buck. We still like and help newbies, but prefer it when they're in it for the fun of it.

2- if you post your watch on eBay, and your watch is worth attention, I guarantee you it will be seen and discussed by members here. It's not like members here have an exclusivity or non compete clause. If we see something we say something.... And discuss, and encourage and buy. From eBay and other platforms. If you're concerned with fees then that's on you; you can find a way to have people reach you directly on any platform and negotiate a private sale there off, or just accept it as the cost of doing business.

I love the 200 rule. I think it should be increased to birth certificate and proof of life.

 

I sincerely appreciate everyone's "2 cents". It is nice to see people able to explain their views in a coherent, professional, and friendly way. Whether we agree or not, conversation and argument is always nice.

At any rate, I'm not trying to circumvent paypal. The more someone pays for anything (whether is accounting for paypal fees or not) paypal still sees the end result, which is paypals commission. I never said I'm trying to circumvent, I'm merely trying to account for what would come out of my pocket in the end.

Finally, you all seem like very nice people. I've enjoyed this discussion. And I do see and appreciate the views of everyone who disagrees with me. I will be listing my watch on ebay.

If anyone is from the northeast, I wish you the best of luck in the snowstorm.

EF

 

As a law student, i think ¶1 of this post is the best argument anyone has made. Kudos!

 

That being said, I would like to post pictures of watch on this forum, as I have not seen a thread on it (yet). It wont be a for sale ad or anything like that. Would that be allowed? It would just be pictures

 

awesome. thank you. i look forward to many discussions (about things other than the forum rules) in the future.

 

As a new member the main frustration I have is in not being able to buy items as I can respond to the threads. I do understand the need for security and wholeheartedly support that. But is there a way to review at least the ability for a new member to be involved in buying items from this forum?

 

Nothing stopping you sending the seller a PM ( private message ) and negotiating a purchase

 

And as a new member I only feel it fair to say............ah.........just seen that feature Doh.
But thanks

Then my problem is solved

 

Kind of frustrating. I joined this forum as a love for Omega, as well as a rare Omega book that was autographed by a Cosmonaut and Astronaut that I wanted to post for Sale that was given to me by Chuck Maddox. That's right, one of the most knowledgeable men on Speedmasters that I have ever met. He helped me greatly when I wrote for International Wristwatch Magazine.
That being said: Posting 200 posts will take me into the next century at the rate I am able to go through forums, much less look for watches to buy!