Have the chance to buy this....
Have the chance to buy this....
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Chris200

Original Poster:

591 posts

268 months

Wednesday 22nd January 2014
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.... at a VERY silly price brand new. Question is should I (not actually keen on it myself) and sell it on for a profit?

It is brand new and from a very well know high street jeweller. If I was to sell it on, what sort of price could I expect to get either private or trade?

http://www.thbaker.co.uk/Breitling-Stainless-Steel...

Spice_Weasel

2,368 posts

284 months

Wednesday 22nd January 2014
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Realistically I believe you'd struggle to get 50% of RRP as a trade bid. Watches.co.uk have one (an Aug 2013 model so not old) here for £2995:

http://www.watches.co.uk/watch/14757s/breitling-ch...

They will have paid the owner £2000 ish, maybe a little more.

For a private sale, who knows? You'd be competing with the one above (an almost new watch at 60% of list price) and they will offer a warranty and dealer services etc (I appreciate yours would have the full warranty remaining) but a private sale may be viewed as more risky so you would need to price yours to beat it.

Chris200

Original Poster:

591 posts

268 months

Wednesday 22nd January 2014
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Appreciate your feed back. The one I can buy is less than that new, so just weighing up my options.

yeti

10,704 posts

306 months

Thursday 23rd January 2014
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At best you'll bust your gut for a couple of hundred, not worth the grief.

I bought one in the US very cheaply, brand new from an AD for £2k, limited edition too, thinking to make money or break even after a few months. Watchfinder gave me £1300 for it. An undesirable watch sadly, no-one really got it.

andy tims

5,606 posts

277 months

Thursday 23rd January 2014
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Limited appeal = very risky.

Chris200

Original Poster:

591 posts

268 months

Thursday 23rd January 2014
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Yep agree with the above after looking into things. It's prob cheep for a reason.

michael gould

5,698 posts

272 months

Friday 24th January 2014
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Chris200 said:
Yep agree with the above after looking into things. It's prob cheep for a reason.
Probably a good decision .....
But at least you received good council from this forum before taking the plunge smile

GC8

19,910 posts

221 months

Friday 24th January 2014
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Counsel

I quite like it, which is unusual for a Breitling. Original Navtimers and 60s stopwatches excepted.

michael gould

5,698 posts

272 months

Friday 24th January 2014
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GC8 said:
Counsel

I quite like it, which is unusual for a Breitling. Original Navtimers and 60s stopwatches excepted.
Never could spell smile