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    I’ve been into Watchfinder today

    What a pleasant experience, I had a 116610LN Sub to sell. I sent them the basic information last week and got the valuation back the same day. Walked into WF Leeds this morning and came out 15 mins later with the top end of the valuation they sent me.
    I expected all sorts of haggling and them doing a “we buy any car” type chipping of the price but no. I would certainly use again.

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    My experience too with all Rolex sales to them. They also quote super fast for Rolex watches. They tend to 'haggle' with the perceived lesser watches....i.e anything not Rolex

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    So didn't fancy offering it the forum?

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    I would delete if I were you. Like you delete your comments on the Draft Thread

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    I don’t blame you for selling to WF.
    I’ve thought about selling some of my Rolex sports models here but with the amount of grief some people cause it would be easier and less hassle to move them on to WF.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Onelasttime View Post
    So didn't fancy offering it the forum?
    I’m afraid I’m not brave enough to launch onto sales thread with a Rolex. I had a price in mind and WF came back on the nose. I really like the sales section on here and have bought and sold plenty of times but the R word seems to bring out the worst in some people.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ashtons99 View Post
    I’m afraid I’m not brave enough to launch onto sales thread with a Rolex. I had a price in mind and WF came back on the nose. I really like the sales section on here and have bought and sold plenty of times but the R word seems to bring out the worst in some people.
    You are not alone... just sayin. Martyn

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ashtons99 View Post
    I’m afraid I’m not brave enough to launch onto sales thread with a Rolex. I had a price in mind and WF came back on the nose. I really like the sales section on here and have bought and sold plenty of times but the R word seems to bring out the worst in some people.
    Same here. Sold my SubC to WF in June. Wouldn’t have bothered on here because of the crap those threads descend into. Yet happily advertised (and sold) a Tudor yesterday.

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    I’m not privileged enough to use the for sale section here - but frankly I’d be scared to death putting something up there, having witnessed some of the abuse on some people’s threads. In fact I’d side with you and ask watchfinder first.

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    I have often thought about this. I think the issues on here happen whenever watches are advertised over RRP.

    Unfortunately the market value of certain Rolex is above RRP and selling on here above that is not usually the done thing. Whereas WF will happily offer above RRP and not flame you.

    If I came to a point of wanting to sell some desirable pieces I would thing long and hard about advertising on here. I cannot remember the last time I saw a BLNR, BLRO or Sub on the Sales Corner here.



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    I'm glad it went so smoothly for you. I'd feel much safer taking in person than posting, which is why I'm assuming WF not as feasible an option for those living outside of London?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jukeboxs View Post
    I'd feel much safer taking in person than posting, which is why I'm assuming WF not as feasible an option for those living outside of London?
    Quote Originally Posted by Ashtons99 View Post
    Walked into WF Leeds this morning.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Ashtons99 View Post
    What a pleasant experience, I had a 116610LN Sub to sell. I sent them the basic information last week and got the valuation back the same day. Walked into WF Leeds this morning and came out 15 mins later with the top end of the valuation they sent me.
    I expected all sorts of haggling and them doing a “we buy any car” type chipping of the price but no. I would certainly use again.
    Had a similar experience with them when I sold them a Lady Datejust TT for the better half. Was an easy sale and sent it same day courier for about £100 which was well worth it considering the price they offered.
    Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.

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    Glad I have seen this,I have an appointment with them tomorrow the estimate seems fair so fingers crossed.
    It’s got to be better than the watch club anyway.

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    If I had a sports model Rolex I’d probably use them to. However they offered a pathetic amount for my -69 Speedmaster . I can imagine situations where during a probate , unwitting relatives being completely ripped off. Alternatively an Old Boy one time owner falls for the rip off offer.
    Randomly 2 months after the pathetic offer they were all over me offering 4 x’s more.
    Not overly impressed I have to say.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Boss13 View Post
    I have often thought about this. I think the issues on here happen whenever watches are advertised over RRP.

    Unfortunately the market value of certain Rolex is above RRP and selling on here above that is not usually the done thing. Whereas WF will happily offer above RRP and not flame you.

    If I came to a point of wanting to sell some desirable pieces I would thing long and hard about advertising on here. I cannot remember the last time I saw a BLNR, BLRO or Sub on the Sales Corner here.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Ukboweldoc View Post
    I’m not privileged enough to use the for sale section here - but frankly I’d be scared to death putting something up there, having witnessed some of the abuse on some people’s threads. In fact I’d side with you and ask watchfinder first.
    Quote Originally Posted by senwar View Post
    Same here. Sold my SubC to WF in June. Wouldn’t have bothered on here because of the crap those threads descend into. Yet happily advertised (and sold) a Tudor yesterday.
    Quote Originally Posted by MartynJC (UK) View Post
    You are not alone... just sayin. Martyn
    Quote Originally Posted by Ashtons99 View Post
    I’m afraid I’m not brave enough to launch onto sales thread with a Rolex. I had a price in mind and WF came back on the nose. I really like the sales section on here and have bought and sold plenty of times but the R word seems to bring out the worst in some people.
    Quote Originally Posted by Loupe View Post
    I don’t blame you for selling to WF.
    I’ve thought about selling some of my Rolex sports models here but with the amount of grief some people cause it would be easier and less hassle to move them on to WF.
    Unfortunately this seems to be becoming a common view on here, which is a shame for those who would want to buy Rolex, and the fundraiser which might benefit from the sales.
    Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sean View Post

    WF have had a number of large robberies over the years. Shame really, I never really know what I want to buy until I see it.
    Leeds has no stock in the window anymore.

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    It is a shame that so many forum members are using WF as their first port of call for sales (this is not just aimed at the OP, it seems many are using their services), it really speaks of degradation of trust in the forum, it probably means less money to the vendor, it certainly needs more money from any buyer of the same watch if they have to buy from WF, and it means less money fro the fundraiser.
    Any one of these is a shame in a community like this, all of them at once seems a real loss.

    I hope that those who snipe at sales posts, and therefore contribute to the absence of marketable sales on SC, may think again about their position.
    I know that there are other factors (postage of a sports Rolex is an issue in itself), but a distinctly tart environment on SC seems to be puttng off what would be very welcome sales posts.
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    Personally my next major (for me) watch purchase will begin with a WTB in the appropriate forum it’s unlikely to be a Rolex but if an explorer2 or GMT Master come within reasonable reach of my budget and I posted a wtb for one then I would hope a prospective seller would contact me before watch finder.
    I can totally understand the reluctance of some to post certain pieces as being for sale after some of the small minded pedantry displayed from certain quarters.


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    Quote Originally Posted by LeeG View Post
    Glad I have seen this,I have an appointment with them tomorrow the estimate seems fair so fingers crossed.
    It’s got to be better than the watch club anyway.
    I think nearly every Secondary dealer is better than Watch Club when it comes too offers. They have a continuous supply of in demand watches but with the level of estimate, not sure who would want to accept but appears their clientele are quite happy to deal with them.

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    Don’t just rely on WF for prices.... Mark Worthington beat them by some margin when I moved on a few Rolex watches recently..

    Very professional service, and fast payment, made for a far easier time than selling on here.

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    Well I bought my DSSD from Sales Corner and couldn’t have been happier.

    In contrast, my only experience of Watchfinder to date was a completely derisory offer from them on a Panerai - almost £2000 less than I eventually sold it for!

    Just saying...

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    Pre-Richemont, WF would usually have a grand either way on a part-ex, now they seem to work on £3k either way margin.

    They've gotten very greedy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by alanm_3 View Post
    Pre-Richemont, WF would usually have a grand either way on a part-ex, now they seem to work on £3k either way margin.

    They've gotten very greedy.
    Someone has to pay for the TV adverts...

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    I didn’t start the thread with the intention of promoting negative comment on Rolex sales on here. It was really just to reflect my pain free experience with WF. Whether it would have been less positive with another watch brand I don’t know.

    Certainly though the way a number of seemingly innocuous Rolex SC threads have spiralled into acidic exchanges did put me off chancing it on there. I’m on a number of forums for various communities, cars, motorcycles, cycling, shooting, fishing and generally comments on sales threads are quite restricted, in fact on some no comments are permitted. I don’t think this a totally healthy situation as very often subsequent comments can be quite helpful to potential buyers but I think there has to be a limit of tolerance. Then again the forums rules and conditions are unambiguous and you either use the facility knowing that or move on.

    I’m quite happy to use the forum as a reference and educational tool and to pick up the occasional bargain but it is a brutal place now and again if the vultures are circling.

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    If I was selling my Rolex SC would be the first place I would try, It would go up at market value with a good explanation and images, if any one tried to thread crap it then I would hope the rest of the forum would see who the knob head is and rightly flame the muppet.

    I think it's an over reaction and a lot of people are jumping on the bandwagon fearing the worst, a quality Rolex at market value should always sell and unless you are pushing the profit margins no one should say anything.

    29/10/19 - 23.00hrs
    6 Rolex sales over the first 2 pages of SC, non of them have any arguing, bitching, moaning..
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    I often use WF to get a guide on pricing compared to what I perceive I might be able to sell here for.

    Earlier this year I sold my Hulk here (in seconds) for the price WF offered me. I did an easy face to face (quicker than WF process).

    In contrast last year I sold 7 in demand Rolex (pretty much my entire collection) to WF for a combined amount that was more than I would have got here (some were over and some were less, but overall was higher) in one easy transaction rather than 7 sets of haggling, packing, posting and insuring. So very happy with them.

    I've never sold anything other than Rolex to WF as I've got better prices on Forums.

    In response to OP question I buy across the spectrum. Mostly Forums, but also nee and pre-owned from ADs (Laing, Pragnell, WOS), new from grey's (Heritage, Iconic, Chronext), pre-owned specialists (WF, Swiss Watch Co) and Boutiques (Panerai, Rolex). When I lived in tax advantageous countries I used to buy quite a bit from Ashford in the US and some SE Asian grey's, but now I'm back in then UK the tax burden writes of any non-European purchases - and once tax taken into account the UK is probably the cheapest overall place for expensive watches.

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    Quote Originally Posted by murkeywaters View Post
    If I was selling my Rolex SC would be the first place I would try, It would go up at market value with a good explanation and images, if any one tried to thread crap it then I would hope the rest of the forum would see who the knob head is and rightly flame the muppet.

    I think it's an over reaction and a lot of people are jumping on the bandwagon fearing the worst, a quality Rolex at market value should always sell and unless you are pushing the profit margins no one should say anything.

    29/10/19 - 23.00hrs
    6 Rolex sales over the first 2 pages of SC, non of them have any arguing, bitching, moaning..
    ^^^^^ this

    The whole notion of profiteering is daft, market value is key, I note that I haven’t seen a house for sale at the price the seller bought it at in 1995

    Given like it or not that the Rolex sports market has made sourcing a fairly priced watch at a decent price near impossible it is a real shame that members feel they can’t offer them here because they will for some models will be asking over rrp. So what!!!!

    The advertised price will be fair to the market conditions at that point in time or it’s not, if it’s not, it won’t sell, don’t understand the flaming that does happen. All this has done has narrowed the opportunity for members in having an opportunity to own a watch that otherwise might be hard to find.

    Surely buying a watch here from a trusted member at the trade purchase price is better than going to WF or anywhere else and paying the markup on top?

    I’d love to get a new Pepsi GMT but I ain’t paying £15k from WF, I’m sure they offer around £11/£11.5, if someone stuck one the SC for that, I’d be having a chat with them

    Is the advertised price on the SC what you are willing to pay, yes or no, if no, move on, but let’s see some nice kit back on the SC and let the buyers decide if the selling price is fair, not the keyboard warriors who had no intention of buying in the first place

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    I forgot to add that Sales Corner here has been the most regular place for me to both buy and sell, and you meet some super people doing so. Most transactions couldn't be smoother or more trusting.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ASW1 View Post
    I forgot to add that Sales Corner here has been the most regular place for me to both buy and sell, and you meet some super people doing so. Most transactions couldn't be smoother or more trusting.

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    I recently received a quote from WF with the intention of gauging value and then listing on SC for a little under the WF offer.

    WF offered £20+K for my SS ceramic Daytona.
    I felt I could not list for anywhere close to this value on SC without having the thread crapped on.

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    Wow. That sounds great. Simple transaction and as you say, no chance of being accused of profiteering.

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    I’ve been into Watchfinder today

    Quote Originally Posted by Van Diemen View Post
    I recently received a quote from WF with the intention of gauging value and then listing on SC for a little under the WF offer.

    WF offered £20+K for my SS ceramic Daytona.
    I felt I could not list for anywhere close to this value on SC without having the thread crapped on.
    Why not? I can’t see anything wrong in this current market for a seller to say here is proof of what WF have offered me, I want £XXXXX as I think it would be nice to keep it within forum, any agro and it’s off the WF...

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    Quote Originally Posted by murkeywaters View Post
    Why not? I can’t see anything wrong in this current market for a seller to say here is proof of what WF have offered me, I want £XXXXX as I think it would be nice to keep it within forum, any agro and it’s off the WF...
    May work in principle but hardly ever works in practice for me. Had my SC Submariner thread crapped on last year.

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    I can understand selling to WF, but who in their right mind is buying SS pieces at these prices

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chiefs View Post
    I can understand selling to WF, but who in their right mind is buying SS pieces at these prices

    Looking at the numbers available in the Secondary market currently, not that many by the look of non shifting secondary dealers stock.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Van Diemen View Post
    May work in principle but hardly ever works in practice for me. Had my SC Submariner thread crapped on last year.
    It seemed like a reasonable sales thread to me at the time. Didn't deserve the first comment let alone the rest. I would have thought people would want watches like that on SC.
    Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.

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    Quote Originally Posted by murkeywaters View Post
    Why not? I can’t see anything wrong in this current market for a seller to say here is proof of what WF have offered me, I want £XXXXX as I think it would be nice to keep it within forum, any agro and it’s off the WF...
    WF or any 3rd party has no business on SC.

    Seller can ask what they want - if a buyer wants the watch they will negotiate a mutually agreeable price (via PMs). Seller has no need to justify the price or other people to cr*p all over their posts with their opinions of fair market values etc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MartynJC (UK) View Post
    WF or any 3rd party has no business on SC.

    Seller can ask what they want - if a buyer wants the watch they will negotiate a mutually agreeable price (via PMs). Seller has no need to justify the price or other people to cr*p all over their posts with their opinions of fair market values etc.
    What you say is correct, but only if the watch is listed on SC in the first place, if everything ends up going to WF then there is no Rolex on SC, that may be the future of this forum which in my mind is quite sad, surely there is a middle ground that makes buyers and sellers happy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by murkeywaters View Post
    What you say is correct, but only if the watch is listed on SC in the first place, if everything ends up going to WF then there is no Rolex on SC, that may be the future of this forum which in my mind is quite sad, surely there is a middle ground that makes buyers and sellers happy.
    Simple solution is to stop random comments from people who have no interest in buying. Just leave the original post up there as a sales post. All subsequent business is done through PM.

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    I’ve been into Watchfinder today

    Thanks for the heads up on non-London WF locations, that was news to me. Always nice to have another option, when the time comes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ashtons99 View Post
    Simple solution is to stop random comments from people who have no interest in buying. Just leave the original post up there as a sales post. All subsequent business is done through PM.
    There is no perfect solution, and I personally prefer that TZ-UK allows posting on Sales Posts. It can add context to the post, about both the watch and the seller.

    We live in a relatively free society where you should be mature enough to both empower and trust people to do the right thing. Let's not turn this into a nanny state IMO :)

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    I sold my Rolex 114300 OP to the Manchester branch yesterday and couldn't be happier with the service and price received, the top end of the online quote, £400 more than David Worthington offered and £700 more than Watchfinder quoted a year ago, no drama, all done in 15 minutes and payment done online.

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    Quote Originally Posted by inthered View Post
    I sold my Rolex 114300 OP to the Manchester branch yesterday and couldn't be happier with the service and price received, the top end of the online quote, £400 more than David Worthington offered and £700 more than Watchfinder quoted a year ago, no drama, all done in 15 minutes and payment done online.
    £700 more than quoted a year ago. Are 114300s increasing in price?

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    Quote Originally Posted by cheesycake7 View Post
    £700 more than quoted a year ago. Are 114300s increasing in price?
    They look to be selling used for retail. I guess it's just the trickle down effect of the availability issues.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MarkR View Post
    They look to be selling used for retail. I guess it's just the trickle down effect of the availability issues.
    Or at a grand over retail...

    https://www.watchfinder.co.uk/Rolex/...d1c6117&rank=1

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    Quote Originally Posted by MarkR View Post
    They look to be selling used for retail. I guess it's just the trickle down effect of the availability issues.
    Ahh ok. Thought they were quite readily available (well, for some colours). Also considered selling one of mine cause a DJ41 Wimbledon is available to me. But that’s for another thread...

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    Quote Originally Posted by DarkHarlequin View Post
    Oh whaaatttt?! That’s bonkers.

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    i've sold several watches to watchfinder always got a good price and no hassle

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    Quote Originally Posted by Van Diemen View Post
    I recently received a quote from WF with the intention of gauging value and then listing on SC for a little under the WF offer.

    WF offered £20+K for my SS ceramic Daytona.
    I felt I could not list for anywhere close to this value on SC without having the thread crapped on.
    quite true...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ashtons99 View Post
    I’m afraid I’m not brave enough to launch onto sales thread with a Rolex. I had a price in mind and WF came back on the nose. I really like the sales section on here and have bought and sold plenty of times but the R word seems to bring out the worst in some people.
    +1 lots of people with chips on their shoulders!


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