There is a no profiteering rule in the M2M section. Where are watches being sold for more then the TD charges?
The more people that own a specific model......means more people selling them. I'm not sure what kind of answer you expect as to why people are selling them. They get bored, thought they would like it, need to free up funds for other purchases, have unexpected bills to pay etc. The rep watch market isn't like used cars. The sooner you forget about price and start thinking about not having Customs clearance issues, VAT, shipping speed, and a solid QC, the happier you will be. This hobby isnt for cheap people expecting a $500 watch for $300
You are discounting the add on fees such as shipping costs. While a VSF sub may cost 500 on the dealer website, there are shipping fees and transaction fees involved pushing the cost to the original owner up. For example shipping costs to the US for puretime is $35 on a watch, then add payment fees on that and you are adding 10% to the cost posted on the website. For someone to sell the same hypothetical watch for $450 means they have taking upwards of a $100 hit, or roughly 20% off of their total outlay. Looking at it this way, how much more of a discount would you want for a watch that is in your part of the world already, shown to be functioning and shipping to you with no customs concerns ?
Maybe you're confusing conversation thats not sugar coated with people giving you a hard time. Flame free ≠ coddling lol. I think you are getting very good and informative responses to your original post that was essentially questionless, a mere observation passing in the wind so to speak. You didn't really state a purpose within your post. What are you hoping to get out of it? Are you not appreciative of the replies? I think you're reading too deeply into the text. Theres nothing heating up, unless you decide to turn up the temperature.
