Poll: AD vs. Gray Market

[BMAN8]

I like to buy from an AD for peace of mind. On the other hand, I'm not adverse to buying used either privately or through a reputable GM dealer. Cheers!

[Omega_Precision]

Originally Posted by Mosco

It must be that lawyer language.... I'd rather decipher ancient hieroglyphs...

And as for your question, Brian - no offense, but YAWN... This must be the 20th time it has been brought up just since December. Also, the poll itself is skewed - you should have added: "will never buy from an AD, cause if I don't want to deal with under-informed, over-pampered stuffy salespeople (and pay a hefty premium for it)".... How's that for a generalization? I think polls like this are an insult to GREAT GM dealers, such as our own Tempoking, and David W, Bernard Watches, Alan Furman, and the list goes on and on.

Just FUY, the price difference between GM and AD is usually more than 20%, (more on different brands) but, of course, you make it a point to visually skew the poll topping it off at '16% or more', kinda like buying a car advertised for 'under ten thousand' which costs $9,999. You should be in marketing.

BTW, I was looking for an IWC Big Ingenieur (newer model), found one at my AD who offered me 5% off (even though I have bought over $100,000 worth of goods from them when I was young and naive). Then, I went to my friends at ProWorth and got the SAME watch at 30% off, brand-new, with all of the correct warranty paperwork.

Brian, you know I have no problems with you at all, I love your posts (most of them anyway ), but I find this poll useless and insipid.

Have you seen the prices at Bernard?

[Mosco]

Originally Posted by Omega_Precision

Have you seen the prices at Bernard?

Of course - but they negotiate. The prices listed are with much 'fudge room', as they say.

[emagni]

Bought my first Rolex watch from a grey dealer. Got 5% more off from the grey than the family's AD. Bought my next three Rolex watches from ADs since there weren't that much difference in price from what I negotiated from the AD compare to what was offered in the grey market. Of course, this was when the economy was still doing well and some of these were newer models. My last purchase was from GM dealer and I save a lot....more than what I could ever get from an AD even in today's market, even after doing business for 10 years. Most of them are only offering 25% off of high end models. It really depends which market you live in or buy from...here in Houston, we have not yet experience the type of recession some parts of the country are going through.

For me, it was all about who I can trust and hope much i can save. Really the balance of the two. I don't discriminate between different type of vendors, only accountability and price. I treat each transaction uniquely and my greatest friends are negotiation and price competition......period.

For me, everything being equal, anything more than $100 conveniently swings me the other cheaper way. I save that for me and my wife to go out for dinner and celebrate our new purchase!

[Mosco]

Originally Posted by emagni

Bought my first Rolex watch from a grey dealer. Got 5% more off from the grey than the family's AD. Bought my next three Rolex watches from ADs since there weren't that much difference in price from what I negotiated from the AD compare to what was offered in the grey market. Of course, this was when the economy was still doing well and some of these were newer models. My last purchase was from GM dealer and I save a lot....more than what I could ever get from an AD even in today's market, even after doing business for 10 years. Most of them are only offering 25% off of high end models. It really depends which market you live in or buy from...here in Houston, we have not yet experience the type of recession some parts of the country are going through.

For me, it was all about who I can trust and hope much i can save. Really the balance of the two. I don't discriminate between different type of vendors, only accountability and price. I treat each transaction uniquely and my greatest friends are negotiation and price competition......period.

For me, everything being equal, anything more than $100 conveniently swings me the other cheaper way. I save that for me and my wife to go out for dinner and celebrate our new purchase!

Best answer thus far!

[tthopp05]

AD for me.