In my own case, there are a few instances in which I have regretted selling watches, but not many where I have been so remorseful or sad that I have actually attempted to buy the watch back from the new owner. The Super Autavia was a rare circumstance, in which the Buyer had pushed me hard to sell the piece to him (because of some other side-deal / misunderstanding) . . . then Buyer was in a crunch and needed cash, so he pushed me just as hard to buy it back from him!! I was happy to cooperate and send him his money back!!
Jeff
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: Hello David and Jeff, how beautiful your "returners" are,
: my compliments indeed!
: I find the sheer concept of seller's remorse very interesting: I
: have just a few pieces, but I don't think I'd be able to part
: with any of them any time soon.
: First there's the 'affection' factor: the fact it is in the
: collection means I wanted it badly, I saved for it etc., so it
: may not be getting a lot of wrist time (and in fact I tend to
: wear always the same two or three) but it's 'dear' in all
: senses.
: Secondly, often transactions bear indirect costs with them such as
: customs duties, S&H etc. and you hardly ever get to recover them
: in a subsequent sale.
: In the end, the very thought of possible future seller's
: remorse seems right now enough to prevent me from selling any
: watches. Of course, that is until my tastes vary considerably or
: if I should accumulate a much larger collection in time, I
: reckon...
: Cheers.
: Fabrizio
