Private sales...member comments.

KingCrouchy

It's apparently none of my business. I just find it weird, that on the Forum People Flipping Watches are seen in a bad way. Especially on eBay, with some snarky comments of the members here. (Here an example)
https://omegaforums.net/threads/flippin-longines-misc-longines-transactions.47762/page-2

But when it's done by Members on the OF it's okay and helps with the supply. But apparently that's completely irrational.

shishy

Because OF is a community of different people with differing opinions on the subject. The people calling out flippers in that thread are not the same ones who defend (or remain neutral to) OF members "flipping" on the sales forum. You cannot conflate the two and generalize to the entire forum, and I don't think the forum itself has to take a stance on whether or not flipping is permissible.

At the end of the day, a watch is worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it. I don't see why someone buying a watch for $X and asking $2X is an issue (if they get the price, then great, good for them, and if not, then they'll eventually cave to whatever the market is at anyway).

Dan S

However, I don't particularly like it when someone comes on the forum trying to exploit the knowledge of members for the sole purpose of making money. I don't mind sharing my knowledge and experience with other collectors, people who are trying to learn about family heirlooms, etc. But it feels exploitative for sellers/dealers to use the accumulated knowledge of forum members to turn a profit.

KingCrouchy

Yes, I totally agree with your point. I made the mistake to gain the impression that the behaviour of flipping wasn't welcome and was annoyed when I saw it regularly happen on the forum. I will refrain from judging Members following such activity.

sdre

You have been on the forums officially for about a year, so there's still quite abit of OF that talks about other stuff other than flipping. E.g Universal Geneve Sub forums, Seiko threads etc where there's less talk about flipping because the folks in UG subs tend to be the ones who actively study and share about certain details of an example.

It depends on the Sub forum that you hang out in and you be surprised the kind of content that goes on.

KingCrouchy

I thought this Forum was more about learning about Watches and their past

KingCrouchy

If someone buys and enjoys a watch and sells it at one point for a profit, that's fine. On some you lose on some you make some bucks. But it's not the driver behind the purchase decision.

STANDY

I’ve given away more monetary value

redpcar

The goal for me is to inspire more people to collect whether it be high end or low end watches. If it's a cool watch. I'm in!
Flippers can flip. If they have a watch that I want and willing to pay, fine. But probably not.
Don't want the watch passion to fall into the same hole has Hotwheels, Beanie Babies, Pokeman, baseball cards, depression glass, etc.

Micmicmotorbike

I do feel that u should be able to post comments. But someone pointing out a flaw or an extraordinary high price could be pointed out respectfully.