What?
Let me say that again...
What?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-BEAUTI...CHRONOGRAPH-/291553228959?hash=item43e1ed389f
This is already at twice was they went for a year and a half ago. Lunacy, I say!
$4,200 with 3 days to go? The madness....
@vinn2 might be referring to the 'shill' bidding that goes on, on eBay frequently. Someone the seller knows (or another ID of the seller's) makes sure to bid the price up until it's beyond anyone's reach...馃槻
Did anyone realise that this watch was originally sold for $1,099? Obviously the crystal has been changed to a new one.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nice-Vintage-UNIVERSAL-Geneve-Compax-SS-Chrono-Swiss-Watch-NO-BAND-BUY-NOW-/381366505994?hash=item58cb37120a&nma=true&si=sAaDhFybxRuj25oYa1yHKiFCMOQ%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
I hope not!
This is my auction and my watch.
My auctions start at 99p usually and I have proved before to other forum members calling "shill" that it is not the case.
The paranoia that surrounds auctions surprises me. If I was a shill bidder the moonphase tri compax UG I sold recently would have certainly been shill bid, If I knew it was going to go for that I would have rather held on to it. The watch is going to Hong Kong and has been paid for, if the buyer is reading this and wants to chip in please do so. I also recently lost around 拢1000 on a Heuer 2446 I sold on eBay too so no shill bidding here 馃憤
The only time I will relist a watch is if the buyer does not pay, I will then put that buyer on my blocked bidder list.
My reputation is more important than the watches I sell.
It also surprises me that UG enthusiasts start whinging when certain watches achieve good prices, surely they should be happy?
Thanks Michael
Good catch, man! Can't say anything against you.
About your last comment, though - I don't think anybody becomes happy when watches they love become more expensive. They don't sell - they only buy!
I hope not!
This is my auction and my watch.
My auctions start at 99p usually and I have proved before to other forum members calling "shill" that it is not the case.
The paranoia that surrounds auctions surprises me. If I was a shill bidder the moonphase tri compax UG I sold recently would have certainly been shill bid, If I knew it was going to go for that I would have rather held on to it. The watch is going to Hong Kong and has been paid for, if the buyer is reading this and wants to chip in please do so. I also recently lost around 拢1000 on a Heuer 2446 I sold on eBay too so no shill bidding here 馃憤
The only time I will relist a watch is if the buyer does not pay, I will then put that buyer on my blocked bidder list.
My reputation is more important than the watches I sell.
It also surprises me that UG enthusiasts start whinging when certain watches achieve good prices, surely they should be happy?
Thanks Michael
Glad you stepped in. People are way too fast to call "shill bidding" on this forum, with zero evidence whatsoever. I'll probably be accused of "shill posting" now.
Glad you stepped in. People are way too fast to call "shill bidding" on this forum, with zero evidence whatsoever. I'll probably be accused of "shill posting" now.[
ebay is a bit of a funny place.
lots of things go on and they are very difficult to spot. i don't really like this bidding lark and tend to go for BIN's and maybe make a very reasonable offer if I really like something. When I go for an auction, i will set my ceiling and that it, if it goes above then goodbye. On plenty of occasions I have seen items back on the market. That can raise suspicion and ring alarm bells. However, saying that, there are plenty of buyers that bid for fun rather than to buy so seller is left holding the baby (instead f a nice wad) ...
There are at least three examples I know of in equally good condition so although rare, they do come up every now and then (two in last year). The price this particular compax has reached so quickly has surprised me (and many others). It is rather satisfying to see such demand and can only make one wonder what his rare birds may go for if auctioned. Saying that, many serious bidders wait for the last moment or place auto bids. I am eager to see what the hammer price will be ....
Shame, it would have looked good on my wrist 馃檮 !
I feel like Hodinkee's Bring a Loupe doesn't really bring up some unique or under the radar watches like they used to when Eric Wind was there. I remember everytime my notification popped up about Bring a Loupe or What's Selling Where, I just dropped whatever I'm doing and went straight to the website. But now I probably just see it the next day.
Their stuff are quite mainstream and you can find it yourself with just regular notifications on your search engines.
