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10 November 2008, 07:14 AM
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AD's backdoor selling to wholesalers and used Dealers
I was at a VERY reputable used dealer in my town.
He sells 8-10 rolex watches a week. Guess how he gets them??? Dealers are required to buy a certain amount of watches every year. They backdoor the overstock to used dealers and wholesalers. He made a call while i was standing there and could buy right then a few z and m serial subs. They offered him a M sub for $3500.00 I saw 3 m serial subs this week at various used dealers in my town. all were "new" but have to be sold as used. Highest priced ss sub was $3900.00 Ad markup is crazy.... |
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10 November 2008, 07:21 AM
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10 November 2008, 07:25 AM
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40% off msrp is their cost usually. If they make 15% in wholesale they are good.
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10 November 2008, 07:36 AM
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Wish I was living in the US!
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10 November 2008, 07:49 AM
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I'm in the wrong part of the country for those kind of deals...
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10 November 2008, 07:51 AM
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10 November 2008, 08:00 AM
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$3500 for a sub!! thats an awesome price!
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10 November 2008, 08:23 AM
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10 November 2008, 08:36 AM
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Thats one reason why the Daytona is so "rare." They go out the back door before they hit the case. Thats why you can get brand new ones all day long here in Miami.
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10 November 2008, 08:54 AM
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Wait just one minute!
It almost seems to me as I read this that Dealers sell watches for more than it costs them to purchase those exact same watches wholesale from the manufacturer.
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10 November 2008, 09:02 AM
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Where? where in Florida? I don't see GM dealers making that kind of deal here on TRF or other forums?
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10 November 2008, 09:13 AM
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well, for starters, join NAWCC and go to their meets, and you will find plenty of watches at wholesale, in face-to-face deals with reputable people.
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10 November 2008, 09:15 AM
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10 November 2008, 09:48 AM
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I really don't want to know what's going on at the AD's back door!
 
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10 November 2008, 09:36 PM
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lol
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10 November 2008, 10:30 PM
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All the AD's have been doing this for years. Rolex maintains margins and does not outlet like other makes, some makes outlet for 10-20% of retail that is why Rolex maintains excellent resale value.
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11 November 2008, 12:56 AM
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Wouldn't this be very appearant to Rolex by the way the warranties are filed (or not)? I would imagine that they would be able to figure out exactly what was going on and they would frown on that!
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11 November 2008, 01:04 AM
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I guarantee you that in foreign countries, the market-up is even more.
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11 November 2008, 01:08 AM
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11 November 2008, 02:19 AM
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11 November 2008, 03:38 AM
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