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Old 24 February 2010, 10:44 AM   #1
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Ever buy back your watch?

You guys ever sell a watch, regret it and buy it back or buy the same exact thing to replace it?
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Old 24 February 2010, 10:46 AM   #2
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you guys ever sell a watch, regret it and buy it back or buy the same exact thing to replace it?
dssd?
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Old 24 February 2010, 10:48 AM   #3
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I have sold 3 and bought all 3 back at different times. One Air-King I have owned 4 times.

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Old 24 February 2010, 10:53 AM   #4
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It happens Jason,
I even Sold a watch to a dealer and then bought the watch back from a local guy in my town and it was the same watch and still had my hand writing on the box...
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Old 24 February 2010, 10:56 AM   #5
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I sold a vintage watch once and regretted it ever since, I keep looking I'll find another one someday.
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Old 24 February 2010, 10:57 AM   #6
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It happens Jason,
I even Sold a watch to a dealer and then bought the watch back from a local guy in my town and it was the same watch and still had my hand writing on the box...
Haha. Makes me feel better.

And yes, Dalip, it was the DSSD. It's only been gone 4 days and I can barely sleep at night ;) The only reason I sold it was because I had a bunch of people I work with (who are twice my age) making comments on how I "must be a big shot" to be wearing that, which I don't understand because everyone I work with makes well into the 6 figures. It's not like we are a bunch of blue-collar warehouse workers (Hahaha. Sorry I had too.)
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Old 24 February 2010, 10:59 AM   #7
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Yep....Sold my fist Sea Dweller and bought another one back 4 months later!!
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Old 24 February 2010, 11:02 AM   #8
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Old 24 February 2010, 11:25 AM   #9
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i have bought and sold three daytona's now i have a daytona zenith, for keeps.
Bought and sold a sea dweller, bought it again and will not let it go.bought and sold a gmt pepsi now i'm buying one for keeps. i had a patek 5146 and sold it back to the original seller who badly wanted it . Sometimes you don't know what you got until its gone ......
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Old 24 February 2010, 11:27 AM   #10
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I had my 1995 seadweller for 12 years and sold like a dumb --- .its funny sometimes i felt like that watch was my best friend we went thru alot of trials and tribulations together.
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Old 24 February 2010, 11:30 AM   #11
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I have sold 3 and bought all 3 back at different times. One Air-King I have owned 4 times.

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Hold up a second... you bought and sold that same AK 4 times? Or the same model?
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Old 24 February 2010, 11:31 AM   #12
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It happens Jason,
I even Sold a watch to a dealer and then bought the watch back from a local guy in my town and it was the same watch and still had my hand writing on the box...
LOL! That's an awesome story - hope you at least got it back at a lower price than your original sale!
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Old 24 February 2010, 11:42 AM   #13
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Seller's remorse

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You guys ever sell a watch, regret it and buy it back or buy the same exact thing to replace it?
The DSSD, just had to have it back. Next on the list is my beloved Milgauss GV
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Old 24 February 2010, 11:44 AM   #14
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Never! And I have no plans to! I've gotta like it a lot before I buy it.
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Old 24 February 2010, 11:49 AM   #15
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Same old same old

This all makes me feel better! I have bought, sold, bought, sold and bought the exact same watch before.

I once sold a Daytona and bought it back with my name on the original paperwork and didn't know it until it arrived on my door step.
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Old 24 February 2010, 11:52 AM   #16
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Hold up a second... you bought and sold that same AK 4 times? Or the same model?
The SAME Air-King.


I bought a 95/96 used from Air-King in 1999.

Sold it to a friend in 2002.

Bought it back from him when he needed money in 2005.

Sold it to another Coin Dealer I know in 2008.

A Pawn Broker friend called me 2 days after I sold it saying he needed a Rolex to sell a customer of his, I bought it back from the dealer I sold it to for 250.00 over what he paid me 2 days before, and I sold it for another 250.00 over to the pawn broker.

His customer got short on money and sold it back to me in Dec 2009.

I currently have the Air-King for the 4th time.

Wanna buy it??

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Old 24 February 2010, 11:58 AM   #17
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Yup, I once made the mistake of selling my white roman DJ....immediately regretted it and replaced it (bought a new one, not the same one I had)
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Old 24 February 2010, 12:16 PM   #18
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Old 24 February 2010, 12:19 PM   #19
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You guys ever sell a watch, regret it and buy it back or buy the same exact thing to replace it?
I actually sold an AP Royal Oak back in 2006 and I found it online a couple years later being sold by the dealer that bought it from me. I had to almost pay double for it but it made sense as it was my original watch.
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Old 24 February 2010, 12:20 PM   #20
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Sorry Jason, did you sell it to someone on this site?
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Old 24 February 2010, 12:22 PM   #21
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The SAME Air-King.


I bought a 95/96 used from Air-King in 1999.

Sold it to a friend in 2002.

Bought it back from him when he needed money in 2005.

Sold it to another Coin Dealer I know in 2008.

A Pawn Broker friend called me 2 days after I sold it saying he needed a Rolex to sell a customer of his, I bought it back from the dealer I sold it to for 250.00 over what he paid me 2 days before, and I sold it for another 250.00 over to the pawn broker.

His customer got short on money and sold it back to me in Dec 2009.

I currently have the Air-King for the 4th time.

Wanna buy it??

-Eddie
LOL... now that's a great story! Throw some pix up if you can...
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Old 24 February 2010, 12:27 PM   #22
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Sorry Jason, did you sell it to someone on this site?
Should have listened to you Mike ;)

He is on the site now. He registered after I told him about it. I met him in Chicago off TimeZone.
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Old 24 February 2010, 12:36 PM   #23
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I'm afraid of selling my watches as it will be hard to find one in my same condition.
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Old 24 February 2010, 12:45 PM   #24
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Oh yeah. I sold a PAM once, shipped it overnight and bought it back from the guy before he even received it!

The wife was a bit hurt since I had bought it on our honeymoon so I explained to him and gave him shipping $$ and $100 for his trouble. Nice guy.
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Old 24 February 2010, 01:33 PM   #25
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I sold my Ulysse Nardin MMD last year and I kinda want one back...
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Old 24 February 2010, 02:28 PM   #26
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O well, it was just a mistake. I do the same stuff sometimes. I rember when I got my new blackberry bold I sold my iphone 3G, and for couple days I missed somethings about it. That's a little different story but I have been there. :)
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Old 24 February 2010, 02:39 PM   #27
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I traded an X-serial SeaDweller once. I missed it so bad that I bought another SeaDweller back almost immediately. I have bought 2 more SeaDwellers since, and now have 3
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