Adrian-VTA
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Post by Adrian-VTA on Feb 16, 2018 15:36:22 GMT -8
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pip
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Post by pip on Feb 16, 2018 16:14:38 GMT -8
Im missing my golf tips.
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ausimax
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Post by ausimax on Feb 16, 2018 19:18:25 GMT -8
I like it, something a little bit different, the seller has a couple of interesting pieces as well as a heap of "Genuine" recycled Indian specials.
Seems to be the order of the day, several ebay sellers and a couple on gumtree who appear to only deal in ex Indian Seiko's, Citizen's and Orient - all genuine of course.
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Mr.Jones
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Post by Mr.Jones on Feb 16, 2018 22:57:33 GMT -8
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Post by pollythecat on Feb 16, 2018 23:49:19 GMT -8
If Josh decides to get a spoon watch best make it a blokes version not the woman's type in the OP.
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Adrian-VTA
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Post by Adrian-VTA on Feb 17, 2018 15:27:20 GMT -8
Yuck why would you bother? With the Indian crap I mean. I must be doing this wrong, I get bugger all for genuine vintage pieces. Maybe if I paste them in nail polish or something I'd get more. I like it, something a little bit different, the seller has a couple of interesting pieces as well as a heap of "Genuine" recycled Indian specials. Seems to be the order of the day, several ebay sellers and a couple on gumtree who appear to only deal in ex Indian Seiko's, Citizen's and Orient - all genuine of course. |
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ausimax
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Post by ausimax on Feb 17, 2018 17:09:12 GMT -8
Yuck why would you bother? With the Indian crap I mean. I must be doing this wrong, I get bugger all for genuine vintage pieces. Maybe if I paste them in nail polish or something I'd get more. I like it, something a little bit different, the seller has a couple of interesting pieces as well as a heap of "Genuine" recycled Indian specials. Seems to be the order of the day, several ebay sellers and a couple on gumtree who appear to only deal in ex Indian Seiko's, Citizen's and Orient - all genuine of course. You and me both, I just sold two watches for break even value, just covered the original cost of the watch plus the parts I had to buy, just as well this is only a hobby for me, even if I only get back costs it allows me to buy more stock to work on, if I were doing it as a business - I would be doing something else! And finding watches, and I mean common run of the mill models, not collectors dreams, is becoming increasingly more difficult, everyone thinks their old clapped out watch is worth a fortune. And then you have to compete with the Indian resellers, and they sell them at a higher price than I can get, and if you read their feedback everyone is delighted with their genuine vintage watch. I can't imagine why anybody would be buying vintage watches if not for the historic value, I mean the common models, and an over polished case and a repainted dial don't have any historic value for me! |
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HiBeat
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Post by HiBeat on Feb 17, 2018 19:04:47 GMT -8
Jonas that was amazing to dig up that NY Post article.
horrid watch except when viewed in its Time Warp perspective.
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Adrian-VTA
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Post by Adrian-VTA on Feb 17, 2018 21:40:41 GMT -8
I've noticed that weird trend with AU sellers, not so much US/ROW. The deals for the less desirable stuff is on YJ now. I put an upper limit of $30AU on them and can buy a boxload of repairable watches very quickly. I'm talking old 7006's etc. I see a base 7N43 on gumtree for like 350AU, or a DIESEL watch for a few hundred...whaaa??   Yuck why would you bother? With the Indian crap I mean. I must be doing this wrong, I get bugger all for genuine vintage pieces. Maybe if I paste them in nail polish or something I'd get more. You and me both, I just sold two watches for break even value, just covered the original cost of the watch plus the parts I had to buy, just as well this is only a hobby for me, even if I only get back costs it allows me to buy more stock to work on, if I were doing it as a business - I would be doing something else! And finding watches, and I mean common run of the mill models, not collectors dreams, is becoming increasingly more difficult, everyone thinks their old clapped out watch is worth a fortune. And then you have to compete with the Indian resellers, and they sell them at a higher price than I can get, and if you read their feedback everyone is delighted with their genuine vintage watch. I can't imagine why anybody would be buying vintage watches if not for the historic value, I mean the common models, and an over polished case and a repainted dial don't have any historic value for me! |
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GuyJ
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Post by GuyJ on Feb 18, 2018 5:46:21 GMT -8
The state of that....  |
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Post by pollythecat on Feb 18, 2018 12:10:57 GMT -8
The state of that.... Yea, and then some. I always wonder what kind of knobhead buys this crap. |
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Post by Mike_B on Feb 18, 2018 12:43:28 GMT -8
Can I just say that I like those spoon watches but I bet that does not surprise any of you.
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Adrian-VTA
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Post by Adrian-VTA on Feb 18, 2018 14:59:39 GMT -8
That's understandable, they are really cool. Can I just say that I like those spoon watches but I bet that does not surprise any of you. |
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Adrian-VTA
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Post by Adrian-VTA on Feb 18, 2018 15:03:10 GMT -8
This kind of guy (as in the ones either side of our former PM) -  The state of that.... Yea, and then some. I always wonder what kind of knobhead buys this crap. |
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pip
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Post by pip on Feb 18, 2018 15:44:05 GMT -8
This kind of guy (as in the ones either side of our former PM) - Which one is the former PM...? |
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