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Sales regions added to Omega Forums watch marketplace for helping with import tax/tariffs

Trev
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We've added visible sales regions to the sales forums, to easily gauge where an item is shipping from (or where you're located in WTB threads). Currently it's categorized by our most popular tax regions. Creating a new sales thread now has a location selector:
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There's indicators on thread lists in each sales forum:
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And the ability to filter sales by location:
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It's also possible to directly link to a sales forum filtered by location in case you wanted to bookmark, like the US:
https://omegaforums.net/forums/private-watch-sales/?custom_fields[Location]=US

We're still adding some refinements and considering adding additional higher level filters toggles too.

This was primarily setup to help our American friends avoid any unexpected import fees, but should be useful for other transactions too.

Cheers, Trev
 
Ron_W
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Awesome 馃憤馃憤馃憤
you run an excellent site Sirs !
 
Taddyangle
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Very much appreciated. It's become much more difficult to ship overseas.
 
paddymoran
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Thanks Trev, that鈥檚 excellent - say it earlier today. Also helpful in the WTB section.
 
dmtowl
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I'm trying to mark a post as sold that has a location listed: USA and it is giving me this error:
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Any idea? Thank you for implementing this cool feature.
 
Trev
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dmtowl dmtowl
I'm trying to mark a post as sold that has a location listed: USA and it is giving me this error:
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Any idea? Thank you for implementing this cool feature.
Thanks for the heads up, I'll take a look. Does re-selecting US help?
 
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Trev Trev
Thanks for the heads up, I'll take a look. Does re-selecting US help?
I tried reselecting, even switching to another country and switching back to US. This is the culprit thread for reference:
https://omegaforums.net/threads/omega-seamaster-14774-black-gloss-gilt.181924/ Cover Image
Thread 'Omega Seamaster 14774 - Black Gloss & Gilt' 路
Continuing my selloff of watches I have and don't wear enough! Actually bought this piece off of Omega Forums 3 years ago, after purchasing it I wore it <5 times out since, mostly been sitting in...
SOLD
$ 1150 USD
dmtowl 路
 
Trev
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dmtowl dmtowl
I tried reselecting, even switching to another country and switching back to US. This is the culprit thread for reference:
https://omegaforums.net/threads/omega-seamaster-14774-black-gloss-gilt.181924/ Cover Image
Thread 'Omega Seamaster 14774 - Black Gloss & Gilt' 路
Continuing my selloff of watches I have and don't wear enough! Actually bought this piece off of Omega Forums 3 years ago, after purchasing it I wore it <5 times out since, mostly been sitting in...
SOLD
$ 1150 USD
dmtowl 路
Just pushed a fix for this which should be live as soon as Cloudflare's caches clear out. Thanks for reporting.
 
pdxleaf
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Trev Trev
This was primarily setup to help our American friends avoid any unexpected import fees, but should be useful for other transactions too
And to avoid crying after seeing great watches FS outside the US.
 
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Confused as to how all the tariff hullabaloo affects used watches purchased and sold at the discretion of a private buyer and seller...aside from shipping costs, +/- insurance... I understand they are allegedly "supposed" to apply, but how do such transactions necessitate both parties acknowledging the tariff? Out of extreme caution that overseas purchases will be "caught" by customs?
 
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I'm trying add clear markings to Ebay listings in the recommended thread and a flag at the start to make it easier to tell which are in your region while skimming for Americans, Europeans and others. Hopefully that helps make things a bit easier too for buyers

https://omegaforums.net/threads/recommended-vintage-omega-watches-only-on-ebay-not-for-inquiries.1790/ MSNWatch
Thread 'Recommended Vintage OMEGA WATCHES (only) On EBAY (NOT for Inquiries)' 路
We have lots of threads from members asking opinions on watches listed on ebay. How about we turn things around - let's talk about watches on ebay that are worth purchasing. My disclaimer is...
MSNWatch 路
 
sathomasga
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No doubt I'm missing the obvious (it happens a lot), but what is the "TFA" icon that appears on some listings?
 
pdxleaf
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sathomasga sathomasga
No doubt I'm missing the obvious (it happens a lot), but what is the "TFA" icon that appears on some listings?
Two Factor Authentication.
I also didn't understand it until I saw it in another thread. The idea is that a seller who uses TFA is less likely to have their account taken over by a scammer.

You can enable it here:
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