Psychology..... Should I purchase?

[77T]

Originally Posted by ducatiride1

I'll wait for the one that I really want.

Sound, disciplined decision.

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[SeikoBake]

I’d buy the Subdate. In Mexico you get a tax refund of 8.9% so keep that in mind.

[alphasports]

Here's a concept: be happy with what you have.

[GradyPhilpott]

Originally Posted by 214270Explorer

Were it me, I would say "Thanks, but no thanks; I badly want the LV and would prefer the Sub go to someone who REALLY wants and would appreciate it."

And what of the "available now Sub" when you get tired of it because it is not what you really wanted and you still do not have your LV?

"IF" your AD is a reasonable and caring one, your lack of taking their current Sub should impress them somewhat and they will hopefully realize what a serious person you are. A good impression is a lasting impression.

That sort of thing can go a long way in an AD's attitude toward you. (At least, that attitude seemed to have worked for me getting two hard to obtain models, when I passed over a GMT that I had no interest in. My Sales rep was surprised when I passed and said what I really wanted first was an Explorer, which they did get for me months later. Later came a Milgauss.)

Buying "just because it is there and is hard to get" is a selfish, childish act that ultimately deprives some one else of getting their dream watch.

What if the role was reversed and you were denied an LV due to someone else scarfing it up "because it was there and is hard to obtain?"

I bought my BLNR sight unseen, because it was available and hard to get, even though at the time I had no interest in buying a GMT, but man am I glad I did.

I even experienced some buyer's remorse while waiting for it to arrive, but once I laid eyes on it, I was convinced that it was the best watch buy I'd made to date.

It was so much more visually stunning than any picture could convey and to this day, I am so glad a took a chance and bought a watch that I wasn't that interested in buying at the time.

I do agree that snatching up watches, just to cash in on the high-demand market is ethically questionable, but sometimes going out on a limb yields some nice results.'

[DoctorA]

I wouldn’t buy it

[Pw92676]

Originally Posted by brandrea

I’d never buy a watch I wasn’t Gaga over ... hard pass.

Totally agree.

[golfski]

Don't buy it just to flip it. That is why prices are going up, everyone is buying them to sell them, no one is buying them to just wear and keep forever. If we all just bought what we would keep, prices would come down fast.

However, you have people who will just test drive it because they can get it from AD and still sell it for more than MSRP used. This just means less unworn stuff for us that have no AD relationship and it costs more $.

[SkyJuice]

If got extra dough, a sub is hard to turn it away.