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Wishful Thinking - Watches that have unrealistic price expectations

dsio
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People find a watch and think it’s a lottery ticket so often. I guess that makes it all the more special when someone actually does pull a lotto ticket watch, that Paul Newman a new member asked about earlier in the year just sold for a little under 200k in Hong Kong
 
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This one has the potential to be a very nice watch:

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/188446189187

Pictures were taken from the 2nd moon of Mars.

But that price!
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On a positive note, the seller reduced the asking price from 89k to 49k USD. If it is further reduced by a factor of 10-20, maybe it will sell.
 
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This is a unique take on the possibility to get a watch and your money back at a future time. Hard to pass this deal up. But gotta admire the hustle.

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I'm almost tempted to write back.
"Dear M.A.H. Nice watch, I'd like to buy it, but I think we can come to a far better arrangement. Your offer to pay me back $4999.99 as and when you can is generous, but rather onerous for you. And with no disrespect to you - I do not know you - I am running the risk that you will not ever be in a position to pay me back. Rather than have you encumbered by this large debt for the foreseeable future, wouldn't it be better to reduce the sum to be paid back?
I feel that $500 would be both an acceptable amount for me to risk, and for you to carry as a debt here. Can we agree upon that? If so please let me know and I'll pay the $500 for the watch and you can post it immediately. "
 
Dan S
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Ambitious with the non-original parts (bezel, hands, whatever else). I guess they are hoping someone will fall in love with the brown dial.
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Passover
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The other way around, 500€ for this black dial Constellation, sold at once (unfortunately not to me)

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OneTwo
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Not a watch but watch related and thought y’all would get a laugh outta this.

Just under a mellow $9k for a supposedly NOS 2913 / 14755 Seamaster 300 bezel. I know these things are rare to find in this type of condition, albeit I’m skeptical of it really being Bakelite, but that asking price is about the going rate for a great condition whole watch.
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https://ebay.io/m/lidZyZ
 
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