with inflation and as you've been here at least a year.... well that should be Got£2Mate by now!!!Hahahahah. Right that does it, I'm changing my username
with inflation and as you've been here at least a year.... well that should be Got£2Mate by now!!!Hahahahah. Right that does it, I'm changing my username
@Feefo I can't not agree more with you bro !Putting a watch for sale is for me an uneasy experience, I want everything to be right and I probably shake at least as much as the final buyer until the watch reaches him and he's happy with it.
Another bothering aspect is annoying prospective buyers. The insecure, the lazy, the brazen, self-entitled folk who think they're buying on amazon or who simply think they're smarter than everyone else. I'll start off with a couple of examples and hope you can share your experiences as well, so maybe some of those buyers will read this and learn a bit about "buying etiquette".
Those who...
You put a watch for sale for, say 630$, shipping included. You even post "open to reasonable offers". You receive a PM: "I'm taking it for 500 now". You either ignore the buyer or answer "what did you drink?" or even "F*** off". The prospective buyer reports you for being "rude".
Those who....
You put a ZF 15500 for sale. You receive a PM: "What's the difference between ZF and APSF of this model? Which one is more gen-like in terms of dial color? How is the quality of the case finishing? Will someone recognize it's a fake watch?".
Those who...
You sell a diving watch. Buyer receives it and sends you a PM: "The watch doesn't work! It will only run for a couple of hours and the small wheel can't be pulled, it's stuck!". You answer: "Did you perchance unscrew the SCREW-DOWN crown?". Answer: "The what?"
Please share your experiences, I'm sure there's more annoying and hilarious anecdotes to tell.
To be fair, the vast majority of cars I have seen AND gone to look at have been utter garbage. Not sure if @Dave2302 shares the sentiment but I’ve found that there are just as many “super expert” car sellers as there are buyers. I’m near NYC and can confidently say the motto around here is “ridden hard and put away wet”This also often happens when you sell a car privately. Karl Arsch then brings his friend with him, who is of course a super expert in the field. He then grumbles about every little shit and tells you how run-down this rust bucket is. Fine. If the car is so terrible, why don't you buy another one, you honks ;-)
100% agreed, 50 + years in the Motor Trade and I've never had a complaint, but then I don't sell anything as a Trader, the only cars are sell are well maintained from my own fleet, and thus I rarely get any complaints at all, and if I do it's normally something small which, within reason I will fix for free if within the first 3 months, but then again, just like the Watches here, I choose the buyer !!Not sure if @Dave2302 shares the sentiment but I’ve found that there are just as many “super expert” car sellers as there are buyers.
Adding this right next to "you plums"I mean come off it?
Adding this right next to "you plums"
Dildos post count: 1 or 2 at the time of messaging me and I don't think they were nice posts..............................................................................................
I personally feel compelled to answer all pm's, even if it's to simply say no. If I have concerns on noobs I'll openly tell them, I even pushed one or two to get certified before I sold to them. Sometimes I'll simply take time saying there's high interest and I'll get back if I choose to sell to them.This thread is hilarious, I really feel for some of you guys. Haven’t sold anything yet, no immediate plans to either but I can feel the frustration
By the way ghosting works both ways, couple of times I was ghosted as a buyer and you just chalk it up to experience and move on. It’s not very nice as it only takes 2 minutes to communicate with someone.
One guy had a watch that V1 had a known issue with the spelling of the month on a month/day complication. This was before I’d completed any purchases on M2M and read all the advice about not being rushed and ask what you need to etc. Seller advised it was V2 and the month spelling was correct, said he’d send me a picture when he got home from work. Got home and saw from the sales thread that the watch was sold.
Other time guy had an ad on M2M that had been up just over a month, no serious interest from the thread activity. Watch came with various straps including one custom one, quite expensive but not my style at all. Asked him if he’d consider selling the watch with just the base strap. No answer, next thing sale is withdrawn.
I don’t know if this is unreasonable but how hard is it to say, no mate not willing to split the package, thanks for your interest.
I had a asker once with a very new account.
I initially refused then pm back to say that if he got Certified then I would do the sale
The response was « I am here to do business, not to make friends »
Well ok then…you be you
I hope you gave him your PP for upfront payment towards a consultancyThe same guy contacted me 1 month afterwards to ask for help with his QC
I sent him to @RepPossessedI hope you gave him your PP for upfront payment towards a consultancy
I'm stealing this, happened really, it's too much fun to not share it (note: this is a PM convo, not in response to any sales ad):
them : hello i like the closest to gen Datejust that you have
me : i dont have any datejusts
them : how about Submariners then ?
me : i have 2 subs , they are both vintage
them: how much ?
me : how much what ?
them : money
me : money for what ? what are you talking about ?
them : i want to buy vintage sub
me: ok
them : how much ?
me :dude im not selling vinatage subs , i only have 2 and im keeping them
them : do you accept paypal ?
me: im not selling subs , you need to contact one of our TDs
them: i've tried and no one accepts paypal
me : well most times you need to be an established customer for them to accept PP
them : send me your paypal address
me :why ?
them :i send you the money , you send me the clock
me : i just told you , im not selling my subs , i like them
them : i send you paypal , you send TD paypal , you send clock to me
me : no thats not going to happen
them : do you have any closest to gen Daytona ?