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Old 29 March 2020, 02:36 AM   #1
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I would like to see anyone who charges above MSRP to go down in flames!
Hah - I am always surprised to see how many Americans on this forum that actually hates the free market. I have a suspicion that the thinking is “I love the free market.....unless it to my disadvantage!”
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Old 29 March 2020, 02:48 AM   #2
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Hah - I am always surprised to see how many Americans on this forum that actually hates the free market. I have a suspicion that the thinking is “I love the free market.....unless it to my disadvantage!”
We love the free market. The greys had their day.. now its our turn to get watches we WANT for MSRP or 20% off. The greys are about to get their lunch eaten. Free market for the win.

Its like people who buy multi million dollar homes then default on them. I am not happy peoples lives will be ruined but I will happily buy that house for 50% off on the back side. Free market win.
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Old 29 March 2020, 02:57 AM   #3
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We love the free market. The greys had their day.. now its our turn to get watches we WANT for MSRP or 20% off. The greys are about to get their lunch eaten. Free market for the win.

Its like people who buy multi million dollar homes then default on them. I am not happy peoples lives will be ruined but I will happily buy that house for 50% off on the back side. Free market win.
Yes, this is exactly what I wrote - “the free market is great.....unless it is to my own disadvantage.”
The free market is great when grays are supplying watches at a 20% discount from MSRP. But anyone daring to charge over MSRP should go down in flames!

I am not saying you have said this, but have seen quote a few posts in this forum along these lines.
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Old 29 March 2020, 03:09 AM   #4
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The free market is great when grays are supplying watches at a 20% discount from MSRP. But anyone daring to charge over MSRP should go down in flames!

I am not saying you have said this, but have seen quote a few posts in this forum along these lines.
Right... hoping the market swings back in " your " direction by someone elses demise is all part of the free market.

I hope the greys squirreled their profits away while the getting was good because the party of the century is over, possibly forever.
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Old 29 March 2020, 03:10 AM   #5
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Right... hoping the market swings back in " your " direction by someone elses demise is all part of the free market.

I hope the greys squirreled their profits away while the getting was good because the party of the century is over, possibly forever.
I’ll be so happy to have true WIS back in the game. It was so much better 10 years ago discussing watches. Nowadays EVERYTHING circled back to money/investment/profit/availability. Just want to return to buying watches because you like them and being appreciative if it holds 75% its value.
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Old 29 March 2020, 05:30 AM   #6
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Right... hoping the market swings back in " your " direction by someone elses demise is all part of the free market.

I hope the greys squirreled their profits away while the getting was good because the party of the century is over, possibly forever.
I am not talking about hoping the prices going back down. That is indeed part of a free market, if the demand suddenly isn’t there anymore. But this forum have been full of posts with how unethical and greedy and what not, for people to sell watches above MSRP, and at the same longing back to when these exact gray dealers sold watches with a 20% discount.

And also, unless a person or a business have treated you badly, it says a lot about a person to hope of someone’s else demise - it is absolutely possible to hope for prices to go back down, without anybody’s business going under. But then again - I remember one of your earlier posts, where you didn’t really mind some people suffering if it meant that you could get your Sky-Dweller quicker, so not really surprised.
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Old 29 March 2020, 05:35 AM   #7
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And also, unless a person or a business have treated you badly, it says a lot about a person to hope of someone’s else demise - it is absolutely possible to hope for prices to go back down, without anybody’s business going under. But then again - I remember one of your earlier posts, where you didn’t really mind some people suffering if it meant that you could get your Sky-Dweller quicker, so not really surprised.
The greys and flippers buying all the available stock of sky dwellers only had thoughts of gouging and taking advantage of me for something I should be able to easily get at msrp. Now their business model is blowing up in their face and I should feel bad for them ?? LOL. Hardly.
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