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I wrote a long and well written post about this but somehow I lost it....cliff's notes...

The price your watch sells for is exactly the price that someone else is willing to pay for it and what you are willing to sell it for

Hi,

You can not compare US to UK prices its just not a like for like market, and short of hopping on a plane you are never going to get the same prices and discounts in the UK. Its one of the things I find strange about some of the US adverts, when a seller puts CONUS on the advert, they are taking out the UK market for what would be $50 more in shipping costs, but would still be a great buyers price for us in the UK.

Still that’s another thread, back to your Datora.

To me its still on the high side, if it had been a black dial I would be offering you £2600'ish, I got my 2 year old Navi World for a similar price with an additional Breitling leather strap, private UK sale a year ago.

You sound to be putting a little too much value on what is a 5 year old watch, and if it not been serviced in that time thats a few more £'s off the value. The dealer will always have a margin he can play with, so what he is "offering" you is the price he thinks its worth plus however much of his percentage profit on the watch he is selling you, he is willing to give to you to make the deal.

Also remember that 90% of us are just window shopping, good luck with the sale and hope any prospective buyers are not reading this.

Oh and by the way, I like the way you are doing this, open and honest, cards on the table and following the rules, its a shame more people dont do that, if Roff had $10 for everytime he has to say read the rules, he would have even more great watches than the already has.

Ian