The Eddie's on ebay thread.

**swanbourne** · 6th June 2022, 10:35

Where I can positively identify scalpers, I block them from ordering again. I currently have 24 people blocked from ordering but you should bear in mind that by blocking scalpers, this is lost revenure for me.

Eddie

**Saint-Just** · 6th June 2022, 11:12

Originally Posted by swanbourne

Where I can positively identify scalpers, I block them from ordering again. I currently have 24 people blocked from ordering but you should bear in mind that by blocking scalpers, this is lost revenure for me.

Eddie

I am not sure I understand this: There are quite a few threads on regulars complaining they didn't manage to get their watch despite being there, fingers ready, as you open the shop's doors.
This to me says that the current limiting factor (how many you can package and ship in a week) is what limits your revenue, not the fact that a few people may be blocked as there seems to be more than enough of a queue to replace them. But of course I do not have the data that you have.

**Templogin** · 6th June 2022, 13:34

Agreed. Any of the unsold of the 200 limit could be put in SC, and I am sure that they will go quickly.

**wbilly** · 7th June 2022, 20:20

FYI: a Smiths Vanguard PRS-32 Panda sold on eBay USA for $810 on June 6.

**markrlondon** · 7th June 2022, 21:15

Originally Posted by wbilly

FYI: a Smiths Vanguard PRS-32 Panda sold on eBay USA for $810 on June 6.

That's a surprisingly good price!

Since you're telling us after the sale, do I take it you were the buyer? ;-)

**wbilly** · 8th June 2022, 14:57

Originally Posted by markrlondon

That's a surprisingly good price!

Since you're telling us after the sale, do I take it you were the buyer? ;-)

If only! Bad timing for me.

**markrlondon** · 9th June 2022, 00:34

Originally Posted by wbilly

If only! Bad timing for me.

Oh well.

**Taiken** · 12th June 2022, 17:12

Man, some of these scalpers are of their rockers...

I really hope most people who wanted a white dial everest or expedition got in their order today so as to not have to deal with these guys.

**swanbourne** · 13th June 2022, 07:59

Originally Posted by Saint-Just

I am not sure I understand this: There are quite a few threads on regulars complaining they didn't manage to get their watch despite being there, fingers ready, as you open the shop's doors.
This to me says that the current limiting factor (how many you can package and ship in a week) is what limits your revenue, not the fact that a few people may be blocked as there seems to be more than enough of a queue to replace them. But of course I do not have the data that you have.

There was more than £3000 of orders from blocked buyers yesterday (and automatically cancelled). Since Shopify records these orders as actual orders, they are included when the store closes once 200 orders have been received and therefore this is lost revenue.

Eddie

**Kingstepper** · 13th June 2022, 08:13

Originally Posted by swanbourne

There was more than £3000 of orders from blocked buyers yesterday (and automatically cancelled). Since Shopify records these orders as actual orders, they are included when the store closes once 200 orders have been received and therefore this is lost revenue.

Eddie

If always happening, maybe tweak that 200 limit upwards slightly?

**Raffe** · 13th June 2022, 08:57

Originally Posted by swanbourne

There was more than £3000 of orders from blocked buyers yesterday (and automatically cancelled). Since Shopify records these orders as actual orders, they are included when the store closes once 200 orders have been received and therefore this is lost revenue.

Eddie

If anything, this will tell you that the block was correct as they keep coming back for more because they have a good business buying from you and selling via eBay.

As Kingstepper suggests, increase the 200 limit to 210 and you'll be fine? Or there maybe a parametrisation that Shopify doesn't count them (not familiar with settings, but sounds strange that they would allow blocking but then count these orders towards the max).

**Saint-Just** · 13th June 2022, 09:48

Originally Posted by swanbourne

There was more than £3000 of orders from blocked buyers yesterday (and automatically cancelled). Since Shopify records these orders as actual orders, they are included when the store closes once 200 orders have been received and therefore this is lost revenue.

Eddie

I understand. If this cannot be changed, it means that instead of selling the 200 on Sunday you have a little extra capacity. Would it not be possible to make a flash announcement in one of the Hotchpotch subform (for the restricted access to members) and reopen the shop the next minute once it has been reset for the extras?
That would allow you to recuperate the lost revenue at full capacity, if technically feasible.

**Mj2k** · 13th June 2022, 14:42

No idea if that is feasible but sounds a nice work around for the lost revenue. But still means Eddie is posting more than 200.

I’d love to order some new natos but don’t want to drop the average revenue per transaction down vs his ability to sell watches.

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**Saint-Just** · 13th June 2022, 15:23

Originally Posted by Mj2k

No idea if that is feasible but sounds a nice work around for the lost revenue. But still means Eddie is posting more than 200.

I may have misunderstood but if £3000 in revenue are lost every week it means those watches, counted within the weekly allocation by the software, are not effectively sold because the buyer is blocked. Therefore putting them in a flash sale on a week day wouldn’t increase the burden on P&P.

**sweets** · 14th June 2022, 10:02

It does seem one of those annoying unintended outcomes, if the banned "traders" are still blocking the purchases of others by reservinvg a "sale". Even if they do not actually receive the watches.

**Taiken** · 17th June 2022, 04:20

https://www.ebay.com/itm/18530263509...UAAOSwwjNiEENl

What a bargain...

**abraxas** · 17th June 2022, 14:50

Originally Posted by Taiken

....
What a bargain...

Is this a new record?

**chrisgillett** · 19th June 2022, 09:19

Originally Posted by abraxas

Is this a new record?

Only if it sells…

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**markrlondon** · 26th June 2022, 14:24

I occasionally watch Time Factors watch prices on eBay and I recently saw a never worn Jubilee in the USA open at $0.99 in a standard auction. I remembered to watch the auction to see what it went for.

It finished at 14:00:01 (UK time) today at $820.00, or £667.21 (according to eBay's slightly optimistic currency convertor).

I thought that this was a rather interesting observation of the open market value of the Everest PRS-25 Jubilee.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Smiths-Ev...-/295053227795

**TheGent** · 1st July 2022, 20:01

Lots of timefactors watches listed this weekend….

**twhp101** · 1st July 2022, 22:58

Originally Posted by TheGent

Lots of timefactors watches listed this weekend….

That Matt Cliff fellow from Aylesbury seems to have tried a couple recently and realised they're not for him. Shame...

**neilF183** · 2nd July 2022, 07:11

Originally Posted by TheGent

Lots of timefactors watches listed this weekend….

Think there's a couple of seller offers available this weekend. I got £1 fees my dad got 80% final fee

**TheGent** · 2nd July 2022, 08:51

Originally Posted by twhp101

That Matt Cliff fellow from Aylesbury seems to have tried a couple recently and realised they're not for him. Shame...

Probably doesn’t realise Eddie has a return policy (said sarcastically)!

**TheGent** · 2nd July 2022, 14:17

And “2handsome4u” seems to be buying to sell as well.

**twhp101** · 2nd July 2022, 23:16

Alan from St Helens also joining in

**twhp101** · 2nd July 2022, 23:21

Originally Posted by TheGent

And “2handsome4u” seems to be buying to sell as well.

Posted a serial number too...

**TheGent** · 3rd July 2022, 06:58

Originally Posted by twhp101

Posted a serial number too...

I can’t quite make them out from the photos.

**twhp101** · 3rd July 2022, 08:34

Originally Posted by TheGent

I can’t quite make them out from the photos.

The Expedition appears to be 11211000, although you're right they aren't great photos

**redhed18** · 4th July 2022, 01:32

Originally Posted by twhp101

The Expedition appears to be 11211000, although you're right they aren't great photos

There's almost 0 chance it ends in 00...

**Raffe** · 4th July 2022, 05:22

Originally Posted by redhed18

There's almost 0 chance it ends in 00...

1%, isn't it?

**twhp101** · 4th July 2022, 10:05

Originally Posted by redhed18

There's almost 0 chance it ends in 00...

Ah well you say that, and I'm aware that Eddie keeps 001, but all these Everests are I would think made from the same case type, and Eddie has easily sold more than 1000 of all types, so as unlikely as a 000 ending seems, it could be case number 1000 of the Everests.

Will get a screenshot

Edit - screenshot attached

**twhp101** · 5th July 2022, 11:27

Broadarrow PRS3 on at pretty strong money
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/363896410...mis&media=COPY

**redhed18** · 8th July 2022, 00:23

Originally Posted by twhp101

Broadarrow PRS3 on at pretty strong money
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/363896410...mis&media=COPY

That guy is just taking the piss... I mean c'mon, enough with these flippers who hang onto a watch for ...18 years and then .... SELL IT. Jeez.

**bobc** · 20th July 2022, 16:46

PRS10 on ebay.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155080307...mis&media=COPY

https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink/top...ink_source=app

My old one in fact, sold on here 25 June 2022 for £115. The seller has even used some of my photos. Says in the description that her partner had owned this for 10 years.

The watch is being sold from the same town that I posted it to. First name is the same.

I have taken screen shots of all the Ebay listing.

**blackal** · 20th July 2022, 16:59

Originally Posted by bobc

PRS10 on ebay.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155080307...mis&media=COPY

https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink/top...ink_source=app

My old one in fact, sold on here 25 June 2022 for £115. The seller has even used some of my photos. Says in the description that her partner had owned this for 10 years.

The watch is being sold from the same town that I posted it to. First name is the same.

I have taken screen shots of all the Ebay listing.

Shameful.

**twhp101** · 20th July 2022, 17:19

Originally Posted by redhed18

That guy is just taking the piss... I mean c'mon, enough with these flippers who hang onto a watch for ...18 years and then .... SELL IT. Jeez.

Missed your rather sarcastic response.

From the description the seller appears not to know much about the watch. If as you say it was a genuine seller who had owned it for 18 years, they would know what movement was in it.

Looking at the sellers other items I don't think the listing is by a genuine collector, but rather a reseller trying to capitalise on the current popularity of Timefactors products.

We all know that Eddie makes a great product. What this thread aims to highlight is when sellers buy purely to make a profit when reselling at expense of the genuine fans who wish to enjoy Eddie's products. My post above was pointing out someone attempting to do that.

The PRS3 above was listed at £500 and didn't sell, and then relisted at £420 and didn't sell. My original point stands that it was in fact listed at pretty strong money.

**twhp101** · 20th July 2022, 17:21

Originally Posted by bobc

PRS10 on ebay.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155080307...mis&media=COPY

https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink/top...ink_source=app

My old one in fact, sold on here 25 June 2022 for £115. The seller has even used some of my photos. Says in the description that her partner had owned this for 10 years.

The watch is being sold from the same town that I posted it to. First name is the same.

I have taken screen shots of all the Ebay listing.

Agreed with blackal, that is shocking behaviour

**Raffe** · 20th July 2022, 17:22

Originally Posted by bobc

PRS10 on ebay.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155080307...mis&media=COPY

https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink/top...ink_source=app

My old one in fact, sold on here 25 June 2022 for £115. The seller has even used some of my photos. Says in the description that her partner had owned this for 10 years.

The watch is being sold from the same town that I posted it to. First name is the same.

I have taken screen shots of all the Ebay listing.

number2 ???

Wow, didn't expect that.

**blackal** · 20th July 2022, 17:27

Originally Posted by Raffe

number2 ???

Wow, didn't expect that.

Heavy poster, long time here - "credit to the forum"

.

**markrlondon** · 20th July 2022, 18:11

Originally Posted by bobc

PRS10 on ebay.
[...]
My old one in fact, sold on here 25 June 2022 for £115. The seller has even used some of my photos. Says in the description that her partner had owned this for 10 years.

Hah. I take no sides but it isn't even possible to have owned a sapphire PRS-10 for 10 years!

I can't recall exactly when the sapphire PRS-10 was introduced but it is certainly much more recent than 10 years ago.

**blackal** · 20th July 2022, 18:14

Originally Posted by markrlondon

Hah. I take no sides but it isn't even possible to have owned a sapphire PRS-10 for 10 years!

I can't recall exactly when the sapphire PRS-10 was introduced but it certainly much more recent than 10 years ago.

Sounds like his son has logged on to his laptop while he was on holiday..............

**Raffe** · 20th July 2022, 18:28

Originally Posted by blackal

Sounds like his son has logged on to his laptop while he was on holiday..............

Most probably. Or his wife.

Must check the 'Dear Wife' thread.

**Raffe** · 20th July 2022, 20:43

Originally Posted by bobc

PRS10 on ebay.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155080307...mis&media=COPY

https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink/top...ink_source=app

My old one in fact, sold on here 25 June 2022 for £115. The seller has even used some of my photos. Says in the description that her partner had owned this for 10 years.

The watch is being sold from the same town that I posted it to. First name is the same.

I have taken screen shots of all the Ebay listing.

Originally Posted by number2

I can't help thinking that's £85 more than he paid for it...

**bobc** · 20th July 2022, 21:00

Just to add, bought it on this forum for the same price as it was sold for.

**Ruggertech** · 20th July 2022, 23:09

For anyone fancying a Willard this is a great alternative (not affiliated to the seller or listing in any way).

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125422479...mis&media=COPY

**Ruggertech** · 21st July 2022, 14:50

Originally Posted by bobc

The watch is being sold from the same town that I posted it to. First name is the same.

The first name has now been edited to read "my husband". Strange that....

**number2** · 21st July 2022, 16:18

Sorry guys, pure laziness on my part - things are slow on SC so I had Juliette stick it on eBay, if anyone wants it for what I paid

I'll put myself on the ''naughty step'' re SC for 6 months,

Prat, muppet, etc etc.

**Templogin** · 21st July 2022, 17:31

Barbed wire waistcoat for sale. Would suit sinners! One size fits all.

**number2** · 21st July 2022, 17:35

Originally Posted by Templogin

Barbed wire waistcoat for sale. Would suit sinners! One size fits all.

How much?

**Templogin** · 21st July 2022, 17:46

It's a bit more to you than anyone else!!

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