guess what. my quest for the watch continued after a short break.
one of the lessons learnt from previous seller - make sure seller has watch
now, i found the seller who has the watch. in fact, this seller has 2 pieces. i am not sure if this seller has a shop front. maybe have, maybe dont have. one of the local shops who is selling the watch i wanted quoted me price X. this seller quote me X + few hundred dollars more.
not sure what this seller is thinking. how can quote so high? if no shop, price should be lower than the shop who quote me. so i contacted the seller to check if price is negotiable. seller say can lower. quote me a price that is matching the shop.
to me it does not make sense still. if i buy from this seller, if there is any issues with the watch, i am on my own. if the price the seller quote me is X - couple of hundred, i will take the risk. the savings is enough to entice me. but now, the price is same, i might as well go to the shop to buy.
i then quoted the seller a price of Y which is couple of hundred above the last price from the seller in my previous thread. seller responded say no. price X is firm
after another week, this seller has yet to sell either of the 2 pieces. by now, the seller posted a message with price negotiable. so i contacted the seller if the price is negotiable. guess what? he say he willing to meet my previous buying price which is Y.
i inform the seller that i was no longer interested to buy the watch. this is because the price difference between this seller and the shop is 200. for 200, i know that if the watch has any issues, i can go to the shop and get the shop to handle any issues for me. with this online seller, i am litereally on my own. if the online wants to help, it will be great. if not, for 200. i rather go to shop and buy.
the purpose of this post is to share couple of things
1) do your own homework before buying regardless whether buying from online or physical shop
2) be patient. never rush
3) decide the amount of savings you get that is enough to swing you to get from a PI.
enjoy the journey in buying the watch.
i hope there wont be part III.
one of the lessons learnt from previous seller - make sure seller has watch
now, i found the seller who has the watch. in fact, this seller has 2 pieces. i am not sure if this seller has a shop front. maybe have, maybe dont have. one of the local shops who is selling the watch i wanted quoted me price X. this seller quote me X + few hundred dollars more.
not sure what this seller is thinking. how can quote so high? if no shop, price should be lower than the shop who quote me. so i contacted the seller to check if price is negotiable. seller say can lower. quote me a price that is matching the shop.
to me it does not make sense still. if i buy from this seller, if there is any issues with the watch, i am on my own. if the price the seller quote me is X - couple of hundred, i will take the risk. the savings is enough to entice me. but now, the price is same, i might as well go to the shop to buy.
i then quoted the seller a price of Y which is couple of hundred above the last price from the seller in my previous thread. seller responded say no. price X is firm
after another week, this seller has yet to sell either of the 2 pieces. by now, the seller posted a message with price negotiable. so i contacted the seller if the price is negotiable. guess what? he say he willing to meet my previous buying price which is Y.
i inform the seller that i was no longer interested to buy the watch. this is because the price difference between this seller and the shop is 200. for 200, i know that if the watch has any issues, i can go to the shop and get the shop to handle any issues for me. with this online seller, i am litereally on my own. if the online wants to help, it will be great. if not, for 200. i rather go to shop and buy.
the purpose of this post is to share couple of things
1) do your own homework before buying regardless whether buying from online or physical shop
2) be patient. never rush
3) decide the amount of savings you get that is enough to swing you to get from a PI.
enjoy the journey in buying the watch.
i hope there wont be part III.
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