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I got to be honest, I was kind of expecting to get flamed in this thread. But almost everyone has been helpful. I really appreciate that.
I agree C24 is not a great place to buy or sell, but they do a good job as a website, especially the My Collection. I guess it makes you feel good thinking your collection is worth $$$$ when it's actually worth $$$ haha |
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C24 is a good barometer of the market, but it is vitally important to note that watches outside of the U.S. usually list and sell for more than stateside. This has been the case for decades, probably because there’s appreciably more stock in the U.S. and other factors like the customary +20% VAT on new watches over there in the EU.
As one person already replied, C24 is usually between 6-10% higher than what are essentially private sales on this and other direct-to-buyer forums where C24 commissions are eradicated. Furthermore, many overlook that even though stateside is usually less expensive across the board, dealers in Europe know that shipped watches into Europe usually get hit with 20-25% tax (VAT + import duties). So yes, you will note the disparity when comparing C24 and say the recommended sellers on this forum, but the reasons are purely economics and not a good comparison of true watch values.
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If you don't ask, the answer is always no.
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It's fair to make any offer you want, but the general mindset among sellers seems to be that the Daytona will continue to increase in price. Consequently, they may not be willing to do a discount. A seller that is not extremely well established and immediately agrees to a 20% discount off that bat could potentially be a red flag, as well.
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I have bought two Rolex watches grey. My AD has supplied the bulk of my Rolex collection. I found C24 useful for scoping potential sellers. The two sellers I ended up using for my grey purchases both had good reputations and the negotiations were conducted outside C24. Although the C24 Escrow (or whatever it is) facility may be useful to some buyers, I think that if I'm buying an expensive watch knowing I can fall back on a conflict resolution system if it goes wrong, then I probably shouldn't buying it. |
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Is it rude, unrealistic or both?
From my experience…
MSRP OF 10k for example. Grey(i.e. DAVIDSW) sells for 20k, Chrono24 values as 19-22ish, you will maybe get a few hundred off from top greys, but if one sells private on their own, the buyer pool is WAYYYY smaller and no benefit for someone to get it from you or me for 16-19 when they can buy from trusted seller for a little more. Sooo… MSRP: 10 Grey: 20 Grey will pay you max 13-16 to buy your watch Private sale 14-17 and a whole lot of risk so might as well just sell it to grey for small hit. Above pretty much ensures that price at the grey asking of 20, or if lucky, 19.5ish. You can do better on a trade but not much budge lately. |
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If you offer 20% below you probably don’t get an answer and will be considered wasting their time.
No answer is also an answer though, just try and good luck ![]()
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I'd be surprised if Grey Dealers have 20% worth of margin in a Daytona
Even if they are getting them direct from ADs, whatever margin they have in the Daytona would be required to cover the loss they'll eventually take on all the Lady DJs and Cellini they had to bundle it with |
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That doesn't mean that prices aren't kept artificially high. - There is more demand than supply for hot watches - A lot of hot watches end of in the hands of grey market dealers directly from ADs - This in turn makes the supply even smaller - Those grey dealers then have the power to set the price, and they watch each other closely / talk to each other often It's like an unofficial cartel :) |
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Not rude but definitely unrealistic.
Many sellers on Chrono 24 have a set low price and will not entertain offers below that price. I have made offers at significantly lower prices on Chrono 24 and once in a while they do get accepted. Just this week I offered £ 2150 on a watch priced at £2450 and it got accepted. Chances of that happening with Daytona are zero to nil though. |
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All depends on the watch, hot models no way. Sellers that have fixed prices wont move in general. As someone said try to contact the store directly to get some discount if you dont care for the chrono24 protection.
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If a piece has been sitting for a while, especially in this market, it's not priced right. It's definitely reasonable to make an offer in the neighborhood where they are moving. People price with a bit of room to work with.
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I find the promotional "discounts" on the Grey sites funny.
Create a price and then discount from it? Really? |
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Yea good idea on waiting for your ad on a Daytona. I’m sure they’ll be very accommodating
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By todays Rolex market 5% would say is not offensive / realistic.
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OP might also be looking at the algorithm’s current and historical data where as both play a part in valuation. A price on a model could look inflated by unsold asking prices but wouldn’t be adjusted until sold, all the data is rolling and aggregated. That’s why you’ll see fluctuations daily on the model. Only if every model sold at once would you know it’s true valuation.
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Is it rude, unrealistic or both?
If you’re looking to bargain you’re looking at the wrong watch. Dealers aren’t in a rush to unload Daytona’s as they aren’t dead money. They rarely go down in value and they draw good trade ins.
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You can ask from the person you're dealing with but I doubt if you would get YES' as an answer.
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I'd say make an offer at what ever you are comfortable with and think is fair. I have sold or traded a few watches on TRF; I have never minded people making offers, even crazy low ball ones (why not give it a shot). My complaint with low offers are those that take being declined personal. I once had a low ball offer I declined and then received numerous PMs berating me and telling me I was lying in my ad etc etc. So, to me, it's not the offer but how it's relayed.
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So out of curiosity, I wanted to know what I could get for my brand new TT Explorer. I posted some pictures and send it to Bob's watch to see how much I could get for it. Guess what, they email me back saying that they have so many TT explorer, that they're not even going to give me a quote! I did not expect that at all! I thought maybe $1k or 2k over MSRP, but not giving an offer means there's actually more supply than demand! which is the opposite of what you'd expect on any Rolex today.
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Yeah, sucks if you bought it to flip . That’s how it used to be for all sports models outside the SS Daytona. GMTs and Subs were trading for 1-2k below msrp Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Indeed. I also got the TT Explorer, it’s not a hot seller at all. They sit around at dealers. I couldn’t live with the size so eventually sold it for a shade above retail. Was glad I unloaded it, no regrets. On a smaller wrist though, it looks fab. |
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At the AD I thought it looked fabulous on my wrist. But I haven't been able to pair successfully with anything other than the sweater I wore when I purchased that day. So I'm planning to buy more thin crew neck dark sweater soon. Also wife hasn't worn it once because it's gold and we can't really wear it daily. So haven't bond with it. I'm still hopeful that I will when I figure out the right cloths and occasion to wear it with
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If you don't ask, you'll never know. All they can say is no.
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you can always try to ask for a 20% discount but don't expect a reply |
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