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16 September 2013, 05:25 AM | #1 |
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Rolex BLNR "the bruiser" sales question.....
For the most part I have stuck to the 47mm watches but in recent months I purchased a Rolex DSSD on a whim and fell in love with the size and fits well with anything I wear so I began thinking maybe I could go with a smaller watch. I saw the BLNR nicknamed "the bruiser" at my local AD. I began to call all AD and not a single discount. So my question is if that is so why do I see so many turning up on the sales forums on various watch sites? I'd really like to have this model but I'm not paying sticker for any watch. I can only assume either there is no discount and folks used credit to buy them and are selling them online and using funds for another piece or there is a discount and I haven't found it yet. What do you guys think???
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16 September 2013, 05:56 AM | #2 |
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No discounts are to had on that bad boy, especially from an AD. I've only known of one person from what I can tell on the web that used a cc, but that was on a whim and he did get a great discount at an international airport.
All the people you see really did buy it as they can afford it and have no problem paying it's price, I wouldn't either if I liked it. Then of course some trade and flip watches to buy it but the value of the BLNR is still retail. It's a hot watch watch right now and scarce in some areas, one of the best sports watches Rolex makes....so if you wanna play you're gonna have to pay. (At least for a year or so) |
16 September 2013, 05:59 AM | #3 | |
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16 September 2013, 06:07 AM | #4 | |
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We BOTH knew that if I did not buy this watch at full retail, someone else would. Probably within an hour or two. Capitalism 101. Supply vs demand. If you want a discount, keep searching for a used one as they do show up from time to time. Or just wait a year when the newness burns off. To soften the blow, the AD did throw in about $200 of goodies to take home. NO REGRETS! |
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16 September 2013, 06:07 AM | #5 |
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I got a small discount, about 3.5% uk AD dealer :-)
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16 September 2013, 06:12 AM | #6 |
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I really like the watch but it's like a car, I never try to paid sticker. lol.
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16 September 2013, 06:26 AM | #7 |
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My local dealer always offers 18% off anything I want, but I spent ridiculous money there. I still buy most stuff elsewhere usually, because I can get better discounts than that on most watches if I spend the time looking...
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16 September 2013, 06:49 AM | #8 | |
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16 September 2013, 06:55 AM | #9 |
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16 September 2013, 06:55 AM | #10 |
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Would agree - over time, there can be little doubt that this will be available with some degree of discount. I would think that most ADs need to keep cash flowing and their stock moving. As someone else in this thread has stated, there are plenty of these in circulation!
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5 October 2013, 07:38 AM | #11 |
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I got 7% off on mine
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5 October 2013, 07:47 AM | #12 |
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5 October 2013, 07:50 AM | #13 |
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5 October 2013, 08:03 AM | #14 |
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They're not coming in to my AD very quick, so far they have only had one and it was for someone who was #1 on the waiting list and must have spent even more than the insane money I have spent there. I did get to try that one on and boy I loved it. It seems like the TRF trusted sellers here are now offering small discounts.
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