Speedmaster 50th Anni and a slight wobble.

Evitzee

I'm not sure what your post has to do with someone buying or selling a wristwatch and making a profit. Omega does it every day, about 800,000 times a year, why is it wrong for a buyer to do the same? There was another article in today's WSJ about a jeweler in FL who makes 18k gold holders for JUUL e-cigarettes. For $5,000 dollars you can be the coolest guy or gal in your social circle. And they have sold 15 of them so far. Capitalism brings out all kinds of players, some scumbags and bottom-feeders for sure, but also people like the jeweler who comes up with a silly holder for $5,000. Some would say he is ripping off the buyers, but no one is forcing anyone to buy his product. Just like no one has to sell to real estate speculators or so-called slimeballs after a national disaster. Capitalism is messy, always has been. You can put up all the guardrails or speed bumps you want to try to control the markets, but the best way to control it is to educate people about money and their personal finances, unfortunately we don't do that.

rainking

I've never entirely understood the whole giant backlash on here toward anyone who flips something for profit. I'm not a flipper of watches, but I'm not going to sit here and act like someone who gets their hands on an in-demand model and sells it for a gain is some kind of dbag. It's comical.

Evitzee

I'm not sure what your post has to do with someone buying or selling a wristwatch and making a profit. Omega does it every day, about 800,000 times a year, why is it wrong for a buyer to do the same? There was another article in today's WSJ about a jeweler in FL who makes 18k gold holders for JUUL e-cigarettes. For $5,000 dollars you can be the coolest guy or gal in your social circle. And they have sold 15 of them so far. Capitalism brings out all kinds of players, some scumbags and bottom-feeders for sure, but also people like the jeweler who comes up with a silly holder for $5,000. Some would say he is ripping off the buyers, but no one is forcing anyone to buy his product. Just like no one has to sell to real estate speculators or so-called slimeballs after a national disaster. Capitalism is messy, always has been. You can put up all the guardrails or speed bumps you want to try to control the markets, but the best way to control it is to educate people about money and their personal finances, unfortunately we don't do that.

rominvicta

Had to read some comments here at least twice. IMHO there are far too many people getting part of their daily income via participating in such like OF chats/threads.

nismo

I feel sorry for the people that actually need to do that to get by or just make some difference in their financial situation. Maybe they should reevaluate their life and what they want from it and try to do something productive and add value in what they do.

Reminds me of the people that went to Star Wars land at Disney to steal the sporks to resell on Ebay. Pretty sad. It ended up ruining it (the experience) for the rest of park visitors.

EricCsN

Finally saw them in the flesh, still waiting for mine

Stufflers Mom

The all gold version is very flash, but also out of my price range.

Evitzee

I'm not sure what your post has to do with someone buying or selling a wristwatch and making a profit. Omega does it every day, about 800,000 times a year, why is it wrong for a buyer to do the same? There was another article in today's WSJ about a jeweler in FL who makes 18k gold holders for JUUL e-cigarettes. For $5,000 dollars you can be the coolest guy or gal in your social circle. And they have sold 15 of them so far. Capitalism brings out all kinds of players, some scumbags and bottom-feeders for sure, but also people like the jeweler who comes up with a silly holder for $5,000. Some would say he is ripping off the buyers, but no one is forcing anyone to buy his product. Just like no one has to sell to real estate speculators or so-called slimeballs after a national disaster. Capitalism is messy, always has been. You can put up all the guardrails or speed bumps you want to try to control the markets, but the best way to control it is to educate people about money and their personal finances, unfortunately we don't do that.

LeonDeBayonne

There's nothing wrong with people selling their watches and flippers. But there is some behaviour that is quite contrary to the spirit of a forum where people try to share and gain experience and knowledge. This behaviour is exposed when someone's actions turn out to be totally different from her/his comments (like selling after making a lot of publicity that this is a fantastic watch or the best watch in decades...) How can you trust this person any longer when you are going to seek for advice? Will she/he tell you what's in your best interest or in her/his best interest? And so on... Anyway, it's time to move on I believe...

Stufflers Mom

Spot on, some lack the basic integrity that is required to build trust and run to the mods whenever their modus operandi is exposed and questioned.

taz101

your modus operandi is being a double standards nasty piece of work that all can see now

anyone else you want to tell to take their stickers off as you wait for a courier to collect yours you weirdo?