buy watch from rude dealer @ lower price or pleasant dealer @ higher price

[Shanghaied]

Clocking has a point, but only to the extent that one 'takes the bait' and enters into a deal only to see 'fresh' pieces at lower price. But that happens everyday, and as they say in Chinese - 没有后悔药.

To me the experience of purchasing a watch, be it from a dealer, AD or an individual, is as important (but not the sole criterion) as the experience (I call it 'fun') in hunting for a watch. It involves 'extensive' research and constant vacillation over the model that I want. It may take me some time to 'muscle' enough courage to make the move - the adrenalin takes over after that.

And that is why a pleasant seller makes the experience more worthwhile.

[triton]

food for thought comment. keeping the watch and reminds you of nasty experience.

cant live with the idea that everytime i look at my timepiece reminds me of a nasty experience...
unless it's meant to be flipped...

[clocking]

Let's put two point of views..
Rude sellers, how rude can that sellers be, are you buying the set or seller.
Pleasant sellers, how pleasant can that sellers be, are you going to stay a night with that seller.

If I going to get myself life insurance Pleasant agent is necessary for follow up.
If I going for 2 days stay at any resorts for holidays pleasant services worth my memory.
If I going for my lunch at the same place everydays pleasant food services is a good break.

If I wow rich and famous, I buying goods and services. Used not for me, willing to pay for premium price, just for pleasant services. For one single timepiece, in the same time I paying for my pride..

If I not rich that I am not but willing to get one luxury timepieces but I carefully searching for best values. Oops look at that Rolex DSSD full set like new year 2013 dec selling at $10300K. seller or dealer, talk on the phone damn rude, go for view also damn rude. something like, how bro like or not if not don't waste my time lah, if like let me know how how, if you don't like nevermind many ppl want to buy.

Put it this way, you can get at 11K with pleasant services, fine sound good why not, how long that pleasant services last you. You text the seller next day just for chatting, and next day and next day and next week and next weeks, you thing that pleasant services last, try lah, the only last you is the 11K DSSD, nothing more nothing less.

Don't let rude seller earn your money, DSSD 10300K like new 2013 dec set. Buaya on standby lol, buaya repost next day with pleasant services at 11K. Who me ohh I willing to drop humble for 10300K, in the end of the day I got to see the watch everydays not the rude seller or dealer..


Like I said (please vote wisely)
you never know next day rude seller or dealer posting Rolex president 18K White Gold Day Date diamond Dial full set at 13K. How bro, haha nee how mah..

[assrex]

I would rather go for pleasant buyer...

[triton]

it is 7-7 now. some would choose to pay more to get better service. some would choose to save money and endure the bad service

[kel12]

cant live with the idea that everytime i look at my timepiece reminds me of a nasty experience...
unless it's meant to be flipped...

[clocking]

$500 super different leh.
(please vote wisely)
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[Zodiac]

I will go for the rude one with cheaper price...
Buy and go, never to see him again... maybe

[alantannottam]

need to keep few factors constant.

• there are 2 sellers in the market. one is rated as rude by buyer while the other is rated as pleasant by buyer
• each seller has the same watch buyer is looking at.
• the condition of the watch is rated the same by buyer
• the price difference is 500.
• the lower priced watch is sold by a rude dealer
• the higher priced watch is sold by a pleasant dealer
• ignore the fact the watch is rare find in the market or not.

given such factors. if you are a buyer who will you go to.

given these factors, i will deal with the cheaper rude seller.
I am not going to be face to face with that smelly face for long time, buy and go.
And its the watch i am after, not the seller.

but if i am to consider the aftersales services or followup, it will be different case.

[wolfeyes1974]

I always give my money to the nicer fella.

Kuailan with me and still get my money?
No way!

In fact i also prefer to sell to nicer fella.
Kuailan with me, i wont sell.

And to be fair, i am always very nice to my buyers and sellers.

Sorry maybe i am no more young and green and i can afford the money.
So i dont accept punks and kuailan

my exact sentiments. same principle applies to retailers...

[Trinidad]

I always give my money to the nicer fella.

Kuailan with me and still get my money?
No way!

In fact i also prefer to sell to nicer fella.
Kuailan with me, i wont sell.

And to be fair, i am always very nice to my buyers and sellers.

Sorry maybe i am no more young and green and i can afford the money.
So i dont accept punks and kuailan

[shuseido]

For above situation, I will very much like to drop the deal and take my time to look for another deal.

If die die have to choose one, I will go for the lower price... because $500 is considered not a small amount to me. I will just close one eye and save $500. :P

[visvim]

I would go for pleasant buyer.

Simple fact is - Buy thing must be happy. If I can't "look over" the $500, then I rather don't buy at all.

[Oceanklassik]

need to keep few factors constant.

• there are 2 sellers in the market. one is rated as rude by buyer while the other is rated as pleasant by buyer
• each seller has the same watch buyer is looking at.
• the condition of the watch is rated the same by buyer
• the price difference is 500.
• the lower priced watch is sold by a rude dealer
• the higher priced watch is sold by a pleasant dealer
• ignore the fact the watch is rare find in the market or not.

given such factors. if you are a buyer who will you go to.

With all things 'constant' and equal, I will buy the less expensive watch.

Based on the above parameters I would personally drop the deal. To me, the process of buying is as important as the process of hunting, and there are only so many watches one can buy (or is willing to hold). One has to pass 'prize' catch at some point in time, if not because of funding or timing then at least because it is not part of one's plan at that moment.

Conversely, if I were the seller, I would be very much inclined to deal with pleasant (and reasonable, rational) prospective buyers, as opposed to 'rude' buyers. In any case it is always very subjective - some people have a lower threshold for what is perceived to be 'rudeness', even if the other side does not mean it as such.

Appreciate OceanKlassik's point of view and defusing of what could have been a 'tricky' situation. May I speculate that it was a timepiece that OceanKlassik truly desired? The deal would not have gone through if there was no highly persuasive factor.

I recognised that the seller was a genuine, 'no-nonsense' seller who wanted a quick and easy deal. So there was some "expectations" on each other which I think a proper communication would do good. As much as the seller vouched on his own respectable and honest reputation, I too, wanted him to understand that I needed some kind of security in such a purchase. I did not doubt the seller at any point in time throughout the deal. But I wanted to buy with a peace of mind. So the deal was successful eventually.

But I was prepared to lose it if the seller decided to withdraw or changed his mind to sell the watch to someone more 'convenient' and I would respect that. It's his watch after all. But I was glad it went through and we actually sat down for a good chat over a drink after the deal went thru'

[Shanghaied]

Based on the above parameters I would personally drop the deal. To me, the process of buying is as important as the process of hunting, and there are only so many watches one can buy (or is willing to hold). One has to pass 'prize' catch at some point in time, if not because of funding or timing then at least because it is not part of one's plan at that moment.

Conversely, if I were the seller, I would be very much inclined to deal with pleasant (and reasonable, rational) prospective buyers, as opposed to 'rude' buyers. In any case it is always very subjective - some people have a lower threshold for what is perceived to be 'rudeness', even if the other side does not mean it as such.

Appreciate OceanKlassik's point of view and defusing of what could have been a 'tricky' situation. May I speculate that it was a timepiece that OceanKlassik truly desired? The deal would not have gone through if there was no highly persuasive factor.