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Re: $200 over dealer cost is fine for a Planet Oce
In Response To: $200 over dealer cost is fine for a Planet Ocean.. ()

: but too high for a 'plain Jane' Seamaster such
: as a 2254.50.

You're not being realistic AT ALL. I know that you're the guy who buys lots of expensive watches from the same dealer, so he gives you extremely high discounts that aren't available to the rest of us.

However, in the "real world" of watch buying for the rest of us, $200 over MSRP is an EXTREME BARGAIN. Think about it....dealer cost on a 2254.50 is $1100. If he sells it for $1300 ($200 over cost), that is still 35% off MSRP. Most gray market dealers won't even go that low, let alone an authorized retailer.

And a PO for $200 over cost??? I think if we could all get PO's for $1957 Omega would have to shut down production of all other watches just to cover the orders for new PO's.

I know you probably think you're trying to help, but you're misleading people into thinking they can just walk into an authorized dealer and get a new Omega at a rock-bottom price. It just doesn't work that way.

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