How Much Have You Lost In This Hobby?

[Syd]

Me?
1) My first POS Quartz Breitling rep (loss of $200)
2) Rolex Explorer stolen in shipping ($278)
3) Defective Daytona repairs ($150)
4) Another Daytona traded with defective Speedmaster (loss of $178)
5) Another undisclosed defect from a PAM 113 sale (loss of $250)

So roughly about a $1G so far. :shock:
But I'll keep buying to replenish my losses.

 

[d4m.test]

I pay EVERYTHING with paypal SO EVERYTHING IS COVERED if the item is not recieved.

 

[Sylar]

One piece comes to mind for me. Its a Mont Blanc timewaler that I purcahsed for 250 from a local guy who I later found out brought from Andrew. I found out cause he did not remove one of the water marks from andrew pics. I then found his site and realized the watch was worth about 100 bucks.

I never wanted to pay the hundreds of dollars that other sites sold their reps for as I knew there is no way they cost that much to make them.

 

[sexybeast]

i have spent a G or so buying watches that i thought i liked but ended up not liking so much.

 

[efnstefn]

I lost my left nut when my old lady kicked me in the boy-girl zone upon learning that I spent $800 on mods to a rep.

 

[pugwash]

I pay EVERYTHING with paypal SO EVERYTHING IS COVERED if the item is not recieved.

Not when you're buying counterfeit ...

 

[Maikel]

I've spend at least 2G on watches and straps and lost about $300 on a watch that was send for modding.
Still waiting for my watch since Feb. this year...but there is still hope....I hope :wink:
Sold a few watches for almost the half I paid for to buy a super rep, but haven't seen them lately though.

 

[Jurgenk]

the money is one thing... some even say they've saved money by not buying overpriced gens...

but the main thing i have missed is the time spent researching these freakin watches, studying their imperfections and strategizing their fixes.

TOO MUCH TIME THAT I SIMPLY DON"T HAVE!!!

could have saved myself a bundle of that by just dropping 6g's on the gen panny that I wanted all along, if that would promise me the discipline not to waste any more time on these watches...

of course i realize this is a learning process and a great hobby... i've just got to cut back on the time!

 

[pamfried]

WOW

I pay EVERYTHING with paypal SO EVERYTHING IS COVERED if the item is not recieved.

Looks like dealers have to be VERY AFRAID to deal with YOU :roll: :roll: :roll:

 

[Hellcat]

$31.02 ..........yup, thats the amount. I bought a Fossil off Ebay and hate it. My own damn fault, I should have paid more attention to the ad, its like a 32mm, yeah, like a kids watch, but it was advertised as a mens...I guess if you got VERY TINY wrists or your a midget it would look OK on you, but not for me......

 

[By-Tor]

I pay EVERYTHING with paypal SO EVERYTHING IS COVERED if the item is not recieved.

Another one goes to the blacklist.

 

[E J]

comradeandrew wrote:
I pay EVERYTHING with paypal SO EVERYTHING IS COVERED if the item is not recieved.



Another one goes to the blacklist.

Hey I also pay for tons of stuff with paypal (reps included), and I am also covered, difference is I am covered by the dealer I deal with (Andrew)...

 

[willster]

Guess I prefer to look at it as what I have gained from Reps......so far have spent in the neighborhood of $4500 USD.....got some great looking and working reps...and some not so great.

all part of the game.....

have gained some nice watches.....a priceless education.....and in the company of some great people

Come to think of it....have lost far more on cars and marriages that went bad.....so I guess I cant complain
:lol: :lol:

 

[ssalxpanerai]

I will be very careful to discuss nicely with the dealer before agree to buy. Though some flaws exist, I try to fix it myself or with watchsmith if needed.

So far I don't consider it a lost. I take it as a knowledge. There is no free lunch and it does as well with knowledge. You have to pay to get knowledge. If one considers USD1,000 lost, how much we gain and learnt from it is more value. Especially for me, I can apply some knowledge in rep watch I learnt in comparison of my job from time to time. The rep watch, dealer, and you guys teach me a lot. Thanks for this good thread.

 

[rdorman]

$0.00.

 

[piratedzeus]

Let's see
- Nymphomariner: 6€ return postage, 15€ for selling it used
- PO: 12€ return postage
-beginmariner: 10€ for selling it used
- second nymphomariner: 15€ repair fee
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58€
Quite much.

 

[dvburns]

I have spent some money but I have lost nothing. In fact, I have only gained in so many ways. Insight into a fascinating hobby. The generosity of knowledge, assistance and fellowship of the forum members. The appreciation for what it takes to produce finely crafted objects of mechanical and physical beauty. The humor, the sarcasm and the wisdom of people from around the world. The sense of community and sharing a common interest. And finally, the beautiful watches that arrive miraculously from distant lands I may never see.

Worth every dollar, every cent.

 

[amptor]

Me?
1) My first POS Quartz Breitling rep (loss of $200)
2) Rolex Explorer stolen in shipping ($278)
3) Defective Daytona repairs ($150)
4) Another Daytona traded with defective Speedmaster (loss of $178)
5) Another undisclosed defect from a PAM 113 sale (loss of $250)

So roughly about a $1G so far. :shock:
But I'll keep buying to replenish my losses.

1) My second POS which was automatic (russian made watch? I have no idea) blue submariner which was brass plated with chrome or something, I sold it on rwg for $5 including shipping (loss of $70)
2) Shipping fees to return watches that were incorrect to a dealer (loss of $40)

My canal street quartz day-date rolex still works, but it was handed down to me. I wore it when I was like 9 years old and kept it in pretty good shape, lost the rolex crown from the crown! I bet you can still buy thousands of these in NY. It was just a novelty, now things are serious. Replica collecting is as serious business as buying a genuine watch!

Shouldn't count, but I have a relic watch sitting on this desk which I bought for $60 from Sears years ago and it is a POS. Plastic dial, plated case which was turning green until I washed it with hand soap last night, dead battery, scratched caseback from trying to replace the battery. Who knows, maybe it is a fake watch, after all they do make replicas of these in Shen Zhen.

Anyway I'm done with this hobby for a while unless I can find a very decent quartz omega (yes I said quartz, I already own a couple autos. I find the seamaster with quartz movement is a stunning watch).

 

[jockl1978]

This is my first post (after two month of reading) on this great forum, thought I would jump in here as I have already suffered some losses in my first purchases:

- Got a ETA Noobmariner LV, am happy and wanted to make photos for the eyecandy section - realize there is written SIWSS MADE !!! (in the process of negotiation for a new dial)
- Try to buy from another member a Ruby PAM 036 - you can read it in the scam section: I was not the only one fooled (members name "Red"), paid it by paypal and got a mere $9,90 out of $200 back after filing complaint - just for the people who think they are covered...

but it is still a great hobby: purchased also a UPO (a very nice watch), and have a breitling on the way - never look back to my 3 year old scratched swatch

 

[amptor]

Right, I'd have to agree a replica is by far superior to my older watch I bought at the mall. Also sometimes they cost half as much depending on the movement and style. I bought an airking for $35 + s/h and it holds up a lot better than a $80 sears watch, no tarnishes and barely hardly even a scratch. I'd rather get the "is it real?" question than wear the other piece of junk.