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LouS
··Mrs Nataf's Other SonI prefer "Everyone stay clear, I'm going Ashley on this one."
Scarily Nice Fake Or The Real Thing?
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AJDay
·Going Ashley = Nuclear Option
Yeah, better hope only one person does it... So much game theory here...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auction_theory#Game-theoretic_models
The gist of it: the best strategy is always bidding what you value the watch at...
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dsio
··Ash @ ΩFI've only ever done it ONCE lol
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kyle L
··GrasshopperYou're never going to hear the end of it either...😁
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ulackfocus
·Pfft don't care, got a cool watch out of it, and didn't pay more than I was willing to either! I win!
Yeah, in terms of potentially huge bungles, that worked famously in your favor. You really stepped in shit and came out smelling like a rose!
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dsio
··Ash @ ΩFYeah, in terms of potentially huge bungles, that worked famously in your favor. You really stepped in shit and came out smelling like a rose!
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Sherbie
·Folks, I,d be very wary of Ashley bidding - there is so much schill bidding done on ebay now by devious sellers, that you could end up massively overpaying for this watch.
Its also possible that the seller is also following this thread, and knows of your intent
Better take some "brave pills" before going into the final batle, as the Top Gear team would say
Best of luck to you all, Paul
Its also possible that the seller is also following this thread, and knows of your intent
Better take some "brave pills" before going into the final batle, as the Top Gear team would say
Best of luck to you all, Paul
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MSNWatch
··Vintage Omega AficionadoFolks, I,d be very wary of Ashley bidding - there is so much schill bidding done on ebay now by devious sellers, that you could end up massively overpaying for this watch.
Its also possible that the seller is also following this thread, and knows of your intent
Better take some "brave pills" before going into the final batle, as the Top Gear team would say
Best of luck to you all, Paul
Yes that's why the most reliabe strategy as AJDay mentioned above is you determine the price you are willing to pay and stick to it. I have on occasion "overpaid" for watches I really wanted and would have no trouble making an aggressive bid for this one as well but I am not entirely convinced it is a fully legit, all original example. When you have one of the most uncommon case references combined with one of the most uncommon dial styles with hands that are probably not original to the watch sold by a seller who does not have a strong history selling watches (at least as one can tell on ebay) who hides bidder ID feedback so you have no way of knowing the feedback rating of those bidding - well you can see why I'm on the sidelines for this one.
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watchyouwant
·Achim, most vintage white gold is coated with rhodium as it tends to yellow over time. I would expect that the markers on your watch are still rhodium plated. So while JD was obviously correct, he may have omitted to tell you they were also plated with rhodium (which, incidentally, gram for gram, is more expensive than gold)
Most vintage white gold has colour values in the mid 20s whereas modern white gold can be got down into the teens with the right combination of colourant metals.
Cheers
Desmond
thanks, desmond ! always nice to learn something. have a great 2013 ! kind regards. achim
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LouS
··Mrs Nataf's Other SonFolks, I,d be very wary of Ashley bidding - there is so much schill bidding done on ebay now by devious sellers, that you could end up massively overpaying for this watch.
Its also possible that the seller is also following this thread, and knows of your intent
Better take some "brave pills" before going into the final batle, as the Top Gear team would say
Best of luck to you all, Paul
Rather a good point about the shills.
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dsio
··Ash @ ΩFSupposedly Rolex's white gold alloy is not rhodium plated, but rather is a more expensive alloy with a significant part of the 25% non gold metal being palladium to bleach the metal naturally rather than coating it.
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cicindela
··Steve @ ΩFWell one thing for sure, before anyone bids on this watch you gotta ask yourself one question.
Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?
Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?
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dsio
··Ash @ ΩFWell one thing for sure, before anyone bids on this watch you gotta ask yourself one question.
Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?
Personally I believe that if something is actually rare, and you're buying long on a piece that has some potential for appreciation, bidding up to the value you estimate it to have in a year or even two is reasonable, but only if its beyond reproach.
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Gavin
·Got a reply from the seller. No extra pics as he is selling for his client. That probably explains why admin's in US and the watch is in China. This is what he has regarding the color of the fonts, his client described it as silverish white. Not sure if it helps those who are interested.
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gatorcpa
··ΩF InvestiGatorYeah, better hope only one person does it... So much game theory here...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auction_theory#Game-theoretic_models
The gist of it: the best strategy is always bidding what you value the watch at...
Yes Dr. Cooper.
My strategy is to put the maximum amount I will pay into Gixen.com and they forget about it until the end of the auction. Either I get an email from eBay, or I don't.
To quote another great fictional philosopher, Jimmy Dugan..."There's no crying in baseball!"
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mondodec
·Yes, also if you increase the amount of silver along with the palladium you can get whitest of the white (as far as it goes) and I would expect (thought don't know) that Omega's white gold cases these days would all have colour values in the teens and thus don't need rhodium plating.
There really are two classes of white gold today, usually identifiable by the price. If you want white gold jewelery that isn't rhodium plated you can to specify and pay the considerable premium.
Regards
D
There really are two classes of white gold today, usually identifiable by the price. If you want white gold jewelery that isn't rhodium plated you can to specify and pay the considerable premium.
Regards
D
Supposedly Rolex's white gold alloy is not rhodium plated, but rather is a more expensive alloy with a significant part of the 25% non gold metal being palladium to bleach the metal naturally rather than coating it.
