Linking to previous SC ad when selling a watch on SC
Just wondering what the forum etiquette on this as it’s happened to me a few times recently.
Example 1: A Forum member got in touch as they now own a watch I sold via the forum 5 months ago. The person who now owns the watch isn’t the person I sold the watch too. They were asking if they could link to my original sales ad in their sales post. I declined as the watch is now 5 months older and has had two new owners, so linking to my old ad has no value. I haven’t seen the watch since selling so can’t attest to its condition.
Example 2: Recently my Tudor Pelagos blue was sold via the forum. The new owner decided it wasn’t for him and put a sales ad on the forum linking to my original advert. This watch was subsequently traded to someone else...This new owner has also put the watch up on SC and also linked to my original advert. Again the watch now has had two new owners (albeit for a short time, just under 3 weeks) so what value is there linking to my original advert? Again I can’t attest to its current condition.
Personally I think if you’re selling a watch regardless of how long it’s been owned then you should do your own sale ad.
What is the forums view.
Cheers
Mike
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Linking to previous SC ad when selling a watch on SC
Quote:
Originally Posted by
mart broad
I purchased the watch in question however it was not for me so i posted it on the SC with fresh photo’s and a link to the original advert with a note asking if this was ok not having had a reply i assumed rightly or wrongly that it was ok a simple no it’s not via a PM would have sufficed as you have been monitoring the watches progress.
I totally agree however that new and current photo’ s or the condition if it has altered should accompany any SC listing.
Hi Mart, I wasn’t that fussed enough to ask you to amend the advert after you had already put the link in but had you PM’d I would probably have declined. Again it’s not a big deal that you linked, the topic is purely to gauge the forum view and to see if it aligns with mine.
As for people stating that linking to previous advert proves/displays provenance...not sure I completely agree with this. How do people know that the watch in the current advert is the same as the one from the original ad? Yes you buy the seller but a forum member with little feedback can try and piggy back off the feedback of more established members. Not saying this has happened my in example but linking to the previous ad proves nothing to me.
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