trandy
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Post by trandy on Jan 8, 2015 9:00:51 GMT -8
Before the internet arrived how did you find used or vintage watches? Did you pound the sidewalks checking every jewelry store and pawn shop? Check the newspapers? Visit flea markets? Antique shows? Inquiring minds want to know.  |
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Post by Groundhog66 on Jan 8, 2015 9:08:42 GMT -8
I've only been into the hobby, since 2008... :-/
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sdoocms
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Post by sdoocms on Jan 8, 2015 11:18:44 GMT -8
The Internet was well established when I decided to start collecting watches.
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cd_god
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Post by cd_god on Jan 8, 2015 11:36:11 GMT -8
If it wasn't for the internet I would only have 1 watch and whole lot more money.
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Post by lordflagpolecrabtree on Jan 8, 2015 11:58:51 GMT -8
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Post by philsinclair on Jan 8, 2015 13:27:52 GMT -8
Yeah. All of the above plus thrift shops. The other thing that happened was after a while, they would call me whenever something interesting would come up. The Internet was not necessarily a good thing for me . It gave me assess to more stuff but you guys as new collectors drove prices up way past what I had been paying.
I don't like selling on the eBay but people who know me will often approach me when they want a good watch.
Cheers Phil
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longbike
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Post by longbike on Jan 8, 2015 20:57:56 GMT -8
I was after Internet : And I wound up with all of you guy's and getting into debt like all of you are doing.   7dfe79adc2f0. And also sometimes I just sit and look at all these watchs and and why am I like all these guys on here ?  |
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tritto
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Post by tritto on Jan 8, 2015 22:38:02 GMT -8
My first vintage was an internet purchase in 2008. I'm guessing there were more 'old' watches around in garage sales and charity stores but I never looked pre internet. I only wish I got into vintage Seikos when the net was new and there were unmolested bargains to be had on a regular basis. My only decent charity store find was a 6139 7080 with a scratched crystal and sticky pushers. At $10 I snapped it up quick smart.
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cobrajet25
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Post by cobrajet25 on Jan 8, 2015 22:58:44 GMT -8
Been in this since 2002...the internet has obviously led to an explosion in all kinds of collecting.
I have found a few at thrift shops, but without the internet I wouldn't even know what to look for there!
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Adrian-VTA
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Post by Adrian-VTA on Jan 9, 2015 0:32:19 GMT -8
I used to work in the model kit/die cast/radio control etc industry back when I was a lad. While not the exactly the same, a lot of the collecting habits were similar. I'm not super old, I'm 35.
The guys used to trawl what we call here "trash and treasure", which is basically a huge car boot sale, go to swap meets, lots of phone calls and networking. Some of the dudes would go to the US or Japan and bring back cartons of gear. A lot of the hobby stores had a huge secondhand sections and the prices they charged were maybe 1/2 new. Most of the kits were usually just opened, perhaps with a few parts taken off the sprue.
A thing to note is because of considerably lower demand, this stuff could be picked up for pennies and in large quantities from the car boot sales.
The internet has been a boon for collectors because it gets rid of that huge hassle and you can collect, more efficiently. That means your wallet gets drained faster.
You can now easily get all that stuff you just couldn't find. Demand goes up, the price becomes astronomical as people realise this stuff is actually worth something.
Back then you could swap a used SEIKO for a can of Coke in the schoolyard and a lot of kids had their parents hand me downs. You pretty much had to wear a watch then because mobile phones weren't really around and they didn't tell the time.
I remember seeing used watches in bulk at the trash and treasure for a few bucks each, the value was near nothing unless you had a luxury brand. I wasn't into it then and nobody really thought about having more than one watch. I always had my 7006-8040 and thought it was pretty cool, why would I want more?
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martog
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Post by martog on Jan 9, 2015 1:02:38 GMT -8
I was after Internet : And I wound up with all of you guy's and getting into debt like all of you are doing. 7dfe79adc2f0. And also sometimes I just sit and look at all these watchs and and why am I like all these guys on here ? Louis Love the post we all told you some time ago it was a disease that doesn't go away. My first watches were in the late 1970's these were 2 old manual wind Timex watches, there were no pawn shops then these were given to me by an uncle and I wore them out over the years. The 1979 I went to Singapore on a family holiday and saved long and hard for a 6105-8110 my Dad went dollar for dollar for me. I still have the watch in the family I actually gave it to my brother many years ago for a birthday present and subsequently it has had a ground up resto, and is a beauty again but I can't seem to get it away from my brothers grip. From there looking in the newspaper regulary going to Sunday markets, then the internet hit and bingo all the watches you want. Its still a disease for me but over the years I have changed my direction many times to where I am know. Cheers Mark |
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